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  • July 14, 2026

    Top Enviro Policy Developments From The First Half Of 2026

    The first half of 2026 saw the repeal of a key rule underlying federal climate regulation, the rollback of pollution limits on industrial chemicals like ethylene oxide, and a blanket exemption from species protections for Gulf oil drillers. Here, Law360 takes a look at the top five developments in environmental policy and regulation so far this year.

  • July 14, 2026

    Norfolk Southern Asks High Court To Revisit Mallory Case

    Norfolk Southern said Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 Mallory ruling invited plaintiffs lawyers to wield state business-registration laws to sue out-of-state companies, and the dispute urgently needs to be revisited to stop litigants from unconstitutionally interfering with interstate commerce.

  • July 14, 2026

    DC Circ. Asked To Force FCC's Hand On Petition Against Fox

    An advocacy group urged the D.C. Circuit Tuesday to compel the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider weighing Fox's character fitness as a broadcast licensee after its Philadelphia TV station aired Fox News' 2020 cable election coverage.

  • July 14, 2026

    The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2026: Midyear Report

    A key high court win for the Federal Communications Commission and its plans to reshape the regulatory code, reorder the nation's telecom priorities, and take broadcasters to task for purported leftward leanings all headlined a busy first half of 2026 in telecom law.

  • July 14, 2026

    Mich. Panel Says Airbnb Guest Is Condo Invitee In Injury Suit

    An Airbnb guest who broke his arm after slipping on ice at a northern Michigan condominium complex can proceed with his lawsuit after a state appeals court ruled for the first time that short-term renters are invitees of condominium associations when using common areas. 

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