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June 06, 2025
Boston Feds Must Do 'More With Less' On White Collar Front
Defense attorneys say they see early signs of an uptick in white collar prosecutions under new Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley, though depleted resources in the prominent Boston office and an overwhelming focus on immigration could limit the number of high-profile cases in the near future.
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June 06, 2025
Trump Seeks High Court's OK On Education Dept. Job Cuts
The Trump administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a Massachusetts federal judge's order halting massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that the judge's finding that almost 1,400 employees must be reinstated to ensure the department's continued operation "has no basis in reality."
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June 06, 2025
Judge Questions Trump's Ability To Change Voting Law
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday questioned assertions by the government that President Donald Trump is authorized by the Constitution's "take care" clause to impose sweeping changes to federal election procedures despite existing statutes.
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June 06, 2025
Mass. Judge Blocks Trump's Harvard Foreign Student Ban
A Massachusetts federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's proclamation suspending entry of foreign students coming to the U.S. to study at Harvard, saying the university has shown that it will sustain immediate and irreparable injury absent a restraining order.
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June 06, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Winston, Stibbe, Weil, Goodwin
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Chart Industries Inc. and Flowserve Corp. merge, Aedifica NV and Cofinimmo NV unite, Sanofi buys Blueprint Medicines Corp., and Kimberly-Clark Corp. sells a majority stake in its international tissue business to Suzano.
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June 05, 2025
Harvard Expands Challenge To Trump's Foreign Scholar Ban
Harvard University on Thursday expanded its lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's efforts to block international students from studying at the nation's oldest college to attack a presidential proclamation that restricts Harvard's foreign students based on supposed national security concerns.
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June 05, 2025
4 AGs Urge FDA To Lift Abortion Pill Restrictions
Attorneys general from California, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey on Thursday urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone, saying they aren't necessary under statutory requirements for an FDA drug safety program.
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June 05, 2025
States, Attys, Groups Push 8th Circ. For ND Tribes' Voting Rights
Nineteen states, 16 former federal attorneys and a slew of civil rights groups are backing two North Dakota tribes in their efforts for an Eighth Circuit rehearing, arguing the appellate court's semantic shift regarding voting rights presents important questions that merit its full consideration.
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June 05, 2025
Liberty Mutual Must Face Retirement Plan Class Action
Liberty Mutual can't knock out a class action claiming it saddled its employee 401(k) plan with high fees and deficient investment options, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Thursday, saying workers had demonstrated the company's actions cost them money.
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June 05, 2025
Del. Court Scuttles Salvage Co. Investor's Doc Suit Appeal
An ocean salvage company stockholder's attempt to refloat a rejected Delaware Court of Chancery suit for documents on a more than decade-long treasure hunt off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, sank again Thursday after a vice chancellor found that a magistrate in chancery made the right call.
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June 05, 2025
Maryland Judge Halts 'Mass Closure' Of AmeriCorps Programs
A Maryland federal judge on Thursday temporarily enjoined the Trump administration's "mass closure" of AmeriCorps programs in two dozen states and ordered more than 750 national service members be restored, but declined to vacate the firing of AmeriCorps' paid staff.
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June 05, 2025
Former NFL Great Says Travelers Won't Cover Water Claim
Former New England Patriots linebacker Andre Tippett and his wife are suing a Travelers subsidiary over its denial of coverage for nearly $400,000 worth of water damage to their Massachusetts home, according to a complaint filed on Thursday in state court.
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June 05, 2025
Students Removal Case Witnesses Fear Retaliation, Orgs. Say
Potential witnesses are afraid the government will retaliate against them if they testify in a free speech case brought by academic organizations over immigration officials' detention of non-citizen students and faculty for expressing pro-Palestinian views, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court seeking a protective order.
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June 05, 2025
Judge Wants Details On Harm From Trump Wind Farm Pause
A Massachusetts federal judge Thursday asked a coalition of states and a clean-energy advocacy group for more specifics about the harm they allegedly will be caused by the Trump administration's decision to pause wind farm permitting, and said he wanted to move forward with a trial "promptly."
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June 05, 2025
Justices Nix Mexico's Cartel Violence Suit In Win For Gun Cos.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a suit by the government of Mexico against Smith & Wesson and other major gun companies, finding in a unanimous opinion that the alleged ties between the firearms makers and cartel violence south of the border are too speculative to stand up in court.
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June 04, 2025
Trump Takes New Tack To Ban Harvard's Foreign Students
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will restrict Harvard University's international students from entering the country based on supposed national security concerns, less than a week after a Massachusetts federal judge indicated she will block the administration from banning the university's foreign students.
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June 04, 2025
1st Circ. Upholds Block On Trump's Education Dept. Job Cuts
The First Circuit on Wednesday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump to greenlight massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, finding that the administration had not provided enough evidence to overturn a block put in place by a Massachusetts federal judge.
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June 04, 2025
Ex-Potomac Law Partner Joins Pierson Ferdinand In Boston
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has added a former Potomac Law Group partner with experience representing OpenSky in patent fights involving VLSI to the firm's intellectual property department in Boston.
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June 04, 2025
Nationwide Hit With Suit Over Dropped Pet Coverage
A group of pet owners on Wednesday accused Nationwide of a bait-and-switch after it canceled one pet insurance plan for more than 100,000 pets, telling a Massachusetts federal court that the insurer dropped coverage for pets with old age or significant medical needs despite promising not to.
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June 04, 2025
CFPB Resumes $4.2M Redress After Pressure From States
California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation said Wednesday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now making good on a $4.2 million redress plan for former students of a shuttered sales-training firm, following agency delays and subsequent pressure from various states.
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June 04, 2025
Deportees Urge Justices To Keep 'Basic Measure Of Fairness'
A class of deportees who are being sent to countries where they have no prior ties asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to leave in place a preliminary injunction requiring that they be provided a meaningful opportunity to challenge their destinations, calling it "a basic measure of fairness."
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June 04, 2025
Fed. Circ. Upholds Moderna's IP Win Over COVID Vax
A Delaware federal judge rightly interpreted claims of two Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. patents, which means Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine doesn't infringe them, the Federal Circuit said Wednesday.
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June 04, 2025
Boston Condo Owned By LLC Wins Partial Exemption
A Boston condominium owned by a single-member limited liability company is eligible for a partial tax exemption as a primary residence, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board said in an opinion released Wednesday, reversing the determination of the city board of assessors.
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June 04, 2025
Mass. Board Upholds Home Value Despite Owner's Claims
A Massachusetts homeowner's claims of groundwater contamination, nearby illicit activities and noxious odors fell short of the evidence needed to reduce the property's tax valuation, a state board said in an opinion released Wednesday.
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June 04, 2025
Chip Trade Secret Conviction Specific Enough, 1st Circ. Hints
The First Circuit on Wednesday appeared skeptical of arguments that jurors who convicted a former Analog Devices Inc. engineer of possessing trade secrets improperly glossed over the difference between what was described in the indictment and what was actually found during a search of his electronic devices.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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Drug Kickback Ruling Will Make FCA Liability Harder To Prove
The First Circuit's ruling in U.S. v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, requiring the government to prove but-for causation to establish False Claims Act liability based on violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, raises the bar for FCA enforcement and deepens a circuit split that the U.S. Supreme Court may need to resolve, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.
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Assessing PE Risk After Mass. False Claims Act Amendments
A law recently passed in Massachusetts amends the commonwealth's False Claims Act by dramatically expanding potential liability for private equity firms and investors, underscoring the importance of robust diligence and risk assessments for private equity firms conducting transactions in the commonwealth, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
In a continuation of trends in property and casualty insurance class actions, last quarter insurers struggled with defending the merits and class certification of sales tax and fee suits, and labor depreciation cases, but succeeded in dismissing privacy class actions at the pleading stages, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.
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Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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The Political Branches Can't Redefine The Citizenship Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Wong Kim Ark opinion and subsequent decisions, and the 14th Amendment’s legislative history, establish that the citizenship clause precludes the political branches from narrowing the definition of citizen based on how a parent’s U.S. presence is categorized, says federal public defender Geremy Kamens.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.
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10 Issues To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Contracting
This year, in addition to evergreen developments driven by national security priorities, disruptive new technologies and competition with rival powers, federal contractors will see significant disruptions driven by the new administration’s efforts to reduce government spending, regulation and the size of the federal workforce, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Series
Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.
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Axed ALJ Removal Protections Mark Big Shift For NLRB
A D.C. federal court's recent decision in VHS Acquisition Subsidiary No. 7 v. National Labor Relations Board removed long-standing tenure protections for administrative law judges by finding they must be removable at will by the NLRB, marking a significant shift in the agency's ability to prosecute and adjudicate cases, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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The Case For Compliance During The Trump Administration
Given the Trump administration’s shifting white collar enforcement priorities, C-suite executives may have the natural instinct to pare back compliance initiatives, but there are several good reasons for companies to at least stay the course on their compliance programs, if not enhance them, say attorneys at Riley Safer.