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January 12, 2026
Local Governments Ask Texas Judge To Keep NFA Intact

Two U.S. cities and a Texas county asked a federal judge to knock down a bid by gun rights groups to repeal the National Firearms Act, saying that without the law, criminals would have greater access to especially dangerous weapons, such as short-barreled rifles.
January 12, 2026
Ex-Goldman Exec Faces July FCPA Trial Over Ghana Deal

A Brooklyn federal judge Monday teed up a midsummer trial for a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing Ghanaian officials to secure a power plant deal.
January 12, 2026
UNC, Ex-Provost Eye Deal In Open Records Lawsuit

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and its former provost are in settlement talks to resolve the ex-provost's lawsuit alleging UNC board members violated open meetings law by using auto-deleting messaging platforms and unlawfully closing public meetings.
January 12, 2026
SEC Draws From BigLaw To Appoint Enforcement Deputies

Two former BigLaw attorneys, one of whom served as counsel to President Donald Trump during his first term in office, have joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as deputy directors of enforcement, the agency announced Monday.
January 12, 2026
Boston Demoted Police Official Who Probed Fraud, Suit Says

A high-ranking Boston Police Department official claimed Monday in Massachusetts state court he was demoted in retaliation for continuing an investigation into paid detail fraud after the police commissioner told him that the findings would give the department "a black eye."
January 12, 2026
Ad Tech Rivals Say 'Unique Harms' Make Complaints Separate

Google's advertising placement technology competitors have told a New York federal judge their half-dozen complaints should remain separate, arguing that letting the search giant tee up a consolidation motion would hamper, rather than streamline, their antitrust claims, which followed the U.S. Department of Justice's successful litigation against the company.
January 12, 2026
Joint Cannabis Firms Settle Antitrust, 'Gun Jumping' Claims

Four Connecticut cannabis companies and their principals have agreed to pay $416,000 to settle claims that they violated state marijuana, antitrust and unfair trade practices laws by skipping a mandatory merger review process, the attorney general's office said Monday.
January 12, 2026
Solar Co. Blames Broker's Error For $6M Tariff Bill

A renewable energy company wants its customs broker and agent held responsible for over $6 million in antidumping and countervailing duties it had to pay on imported solar panels due to the broker's alleged failure to properly record them.
January 12, 2026
Texas AG Investigating Major Grocery Chains' Pesticide Use

The Texas attorney general's office on Monday said it has started an investigation into major grocery store chains in Texas that the state accuses of spraying organic produce with pesticides without informing consumers.
January 12, 2026
Gov't Defends IRS, SSA Handing Taxpayer Data To ICE

The Trump administration has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to block the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration from sharing taxpayer addresses with immigration enforcement officials, saying the data sharing pacts are legal.
January 12, 2026
DC Circ. Told $100K H-1B Fee Threatens Congress' Tax Power

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the D.C. Circuit to bar the Trump administration from charging employers its new $100,000 H-1B visa fee, arguing it presents a "grave threat" to Congress' exclusive power to levy taxes.
January 12, 2026
Fenwick Adds Former SEC Corporate Finance Division Atty

Fenwick & West LLP has hired a longtime financial law-focused attorney in Washington, D.C., who is joining the capital markets and public companies practice as a counsel after more than 17 years with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
January 12, 2026
Minn. Lawmakers Demand ICE Halt Native Detentions

Members of the Minnesota Legislature's Native American Caucus are demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement stop targeting Indigenous individuals after four Oglala Sioux tribal members were detained in Minneapolis amid continuing immigration raids.
January 12, 2026
Neb. Bill Would Allow Income Tax Deductions For Tips, OT

Nebraska would allow individual income tax deductions for tips and overtime pay under a bill introduced in the state's unicameral Legislature.
January 12, 2026
How AI Is Causing Real Copyright Uncertainty

As artificial intelligence is used increasingly to generate images, sounds, software and other products, attorneys say they are left navigating an uncertain landscape when it comes to securing copyright protections for AI-assisted outputs, with few signs of clarity on the horizon.
January 12, 2026
Justices Sign Off On Dismissal Of FIFA Bribery Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday erased criminal bribery convictions against a former media executive and an Argentine sports marketing company stemming from the FIFA corruption probe, following through on federal prosecutors' surprising decision to abandon the cases last month.
January 12, 2026
High Court Won't Hear Citigroup Appeal Of Fraud Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up Citigroup's appeal of the revival of a nearly decade-long suit alleging the bank ran a massive cash advance fraud scheme.
January 12, 2026
Justices Won't Review Who Can Protest Gov't Contracts

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to tackle an en banc Federal Circuit decision limiting who qualifies as an "interested party" allowed to protest a government contract award at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
January 12, 2026
Justices Won't Hear Duke Energy Monopoly Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a ruling that revived antitrust claims from NTE Energy Services accusing Duke Energy of squeezing it out of the power market in North Carolina.
January 12, 2026
Justices Stay Out Of Nuke Waste Storage Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the D.C. Circuit's dismissal of an anti-nuclear group's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of a temporary nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico.
January 12, 2026
High Court Won't Hear Whistleblowers' FCC Fraud Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review whether the D.C. Circuit erred by rejecting two lawyers' claims that entities linked to UScellular defrauded the government by falsely claiming small business credits in a federal spectrum auction.
January 09, 2026
Ex-DOJ Civil Antitrust Head Joins WilmerHale

WilmerHale announced Monday it hired Ryan Danks, who until last month had headed up the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's civil enforcement program, as a new partner.
January 09, 2026
SEC Drops Action Against Ex-Rio Tinto CFO After 8 Years

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday dropped an enforcement action accusing Rio Tinto PLC's former chief financial officer of violating accounting and auditing rules, bringing a close to long-running litigation the regulator launched against the mining giant in 2017.
January 09, 2026
Mylan, Aurobindo Must Face Generic Drug Price-Fixing Claims

A Connecticut federal judge on Friday refused to hand a quick win to Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Aurobindo Pharma USA in sprawling antitrust litigation against 26 total pharmaceutical companies, ruling that a coalition of states has enough evidence to raise a genuine dispute about whether the companies conspired to fix drug prices.
January 09, 2026
Wash. AG Aims To Weigh In On Constitutionality Of Email Law

Washington state's attorney general intends to weigh in on a proposed class action accusing apparel maker Hanesbrands Inc. of flooding consumers' inboxes with misleading marketing emails, responding to Hanes' argument that the state's Commercial Electronic Mail Act is unconstitutional.

Expert Analysis

Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments

2025 was a remarkable year in the world of web tracking wiretapping litigation, not only for the increased caseload but also because of numerous developing theories of liability, with disputes expected to continue unabated in 2026, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
M&A Midmarket Shows Resilience Amid 2025 Challenges

Midmarket mergers and acquisitions showed a slight decline in volume but climbed in value for much of 2025, particularly in the private equity space, indicating that the middle market M&A environment is cautious but steady heading into 2026, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.
Series

Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.
2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation

A series of thematic shifts defined banking regulation in 2025, including a fundamental reform of prudential supervision, a strategic easing of capital constraints, steps to streamline merger reviews, and a new framework for fair access and entrants seeking to offer banking services, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
What 2025 Transpo And Logistics Legal Trends Mean For 2026

2025 was challenging for the transportation and logistics sector, with emergent trends including dramatic federal policy shifts, developments in tort risk, and a host of mergers and acquisitions — but a review of these themes offers a useful playbook for where the industry is headed in 2026, says Jonathan Todd at Benesch.
How Cos. Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules

Despite uncertainty from New York’s new ban on artificial intelligence and computer algorithms for setting rents, and efforts to further restrict individualizing prices based on consumers' personal data, property managers, software providers and merchants can take several steps to stay compliant, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.
Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action

The cryptocurrency enforcement landscape evolved in 2025, marked by federal deregulatory trends and active state attorney general enforcement, creating both opportunity and risk for businesses navigating the digital asset market, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
How CFTC Enforcement Shifted In 2025 And What's Next

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pivoted sharply under acting Chairman Caroline Pham in 2025, resulting in a pared-back enforcement docket, sweeping policy changes intended to provide greater transparency, and a renewed focus on fraud prevention and maintaining market integrity for the CFTC's core markets, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
Learning From 2025 FCA Trends Targeting PE In Healthcare

False Claims Act enforcement trends and legislative developments from this year signal intensifying state and federal scrutiny of private equity's growing footprint in healthcare, and the urgency of compliance, says Lisa Re at Arnold & Porter.
Reviewing 2025's State And Federal AI Regulations

In light of increasing state and federal action to oversee the use of artificial intelligence, companies that develop or deploy the technology should keep abreast of current and forthcoming AI laws and consider their applicability to their business activities, says Jessica Brigman at Spencer Fane.
How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
4 Privacy Trends This Year With Lessons For Companies

As organizations plan for ongoing privacy law changes, 2025 trends that include a shift of activity from the federal to the state level mean companies should take an adaptive and principle-based approach to privacy programs rather than trying to memorize constantly changing laws, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
Opinion

A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.
Investment Advisers Should Stay Apprised Of New AI Risks

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently issued annual examination priorities reiterate a host of regulatory implications for investment advisers using artificial intelligence tools, highlighting that meaningful ongoing due diligence can help mitigate both operational and regulatory surprises amid AI's rapid evolution, says Christopher Mills at Sidley.