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  • November 05, 2026

    DOJ Can't Tie State Grants To Immigration Enforcement

    A Rhode Island federal judge has granted a coalition of states' bid to permanently bar the Trump administration from conditioning federal public safety grants on the states' cooperation with the administration's immigration enforcement priorities, vacating the funding conditions as unlawful.

  • November 05, 2026

    FTC Claims Amazon Inflated Ad Auction Prices By 250%

    The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states have revealed new allegations against Amazon in their sprawling antitrust fight in Washington federal court over online search advertising auctions, including new details alleging Amazon secretly raised advertising prices by as much as 250% to increase its revenue by $87 million worldwide.

  • November 05, 2026

    Home Depot, Others Fight Bid To Merge Tariff Refund Suits

    Home Depot said it opposed combining every proposed customer class action over increased costs from tariffs into multidistrict litigation, claiming there are too many economic differences between the suits. 

  • November 05, 2026

    Justices' Intel Ruling Could Aid 401(k) Alternative Asset Push

    Following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent oral arguments in Anderson v. Intel, a decision favoring Intel over a prudence claim against fiduciaries based on underperformance by comparing two funds that aren't meaningfully similar would undercut the most common litigation theory against including alternative investments in 401(k) plans, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • November 05, 2026

    How Cos. Should Prepare For Democratic Oversight

    Companies should begin preparing now for a new, Democratic-majority Congress — understanding how the oversight landscape has changed in recent years and monitoring leadership elections, new rules and potential select committees, say attorneys at Wiley.

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