Analysis

'Best Judicial System In The World': Alsup Reflects On Career

By Bonnie Eslinger

Before taking inactive status late last year, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup presided over historic litigation in California's Northern District for 26 years, arriving at his San Francisco chambers every weekday before dawn to prepare for the day's work.

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UK Co. Must Pay Sikorsky $15.1M In Helicopter Sale Feud

By Brian Steele

A British company must pay Lockheed Martin-owned helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky more than $15.1 million to cover lost profits from the delayed sale of two helicopters, a Connecticut federal judge has ordered, nearly four years after a bench trial over a botched sale agreement.

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5th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Boeing 737 Max Criminal Case

By Linda Chiem

The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday declined to compel the U.S. Department of Justice to criminally prosecute Boeing for defrauding safety regulators, saying it lacks jurisdiction to upend the government's $1.1 billion nonprosecution agreement with Boeing, and that prosecutors adequately consulted the 737 Max crash victims' families.

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Judge Sides With Navy In Hunters Point Cleanup Challenge

By Madeline Lyskawa

An environmental justice group failed to show that the U.S. Navy's remediation plan for the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Superfund site is arbitrary and capricious despite an analysis showing cancer risks exceeded the acceptable range, a California federal judge ruled.

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Colo. Subcontractor's Contract Suit Against Parsons Survives

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado-based construction company can proceed with its lawsuit claiming Parson Government Services Inc. wrongfully terminated its $36 million subcontract for a U.S. government airfield project on the remote Marshall Islands, a Colorado federal judge ruled Monday.

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Feature

Rats, Vapes And Vodka: Strange But True Cases For April Fool's

By Emily Field

A dead rodent in a burrito bowl delivery, a mix-up with vodka seltzer in the wrong cans and the Toys R Us brand taking on a Connecticut vape shop are among Law360's list of strange cases suitable for April Fool's Day.

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FCC Floats Adding Yet More Foreign Gear To 'Covered List'

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission wants to block the importation of telecommunications gear that was put on its so-called covered list — a list of equipment the agency has deemed poses national security risks — before it had passed rules banning the authorization of such equipment.

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Next-Gen TV Switch Must Happen Soon, Lawmakers Say

By Christopher Cole

More than 90 lawmakers called on the Federal Communications Commission to advance next-generation TV by setting a timeline for the switch to the latest broadcast standard.

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Lobbyist Blocked Rivera After Tying Him To $50M Oil Deal

By Carolina Bolado

Republican lobbyist Brian Ballard was "exceptionally angry" and blocked former Florida Congressman David Rivera's number after Rivera insinuated Ballard was tied to a $50 million consulting agreement Rivera signed with the U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state-owned company, Ballard testified Tuesday in federal court.

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FBI Fired Agents Over Trump 2020 Election Inquiry, Suit Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

Former FBI agents who say they were illegally fired for working on the investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss filed a proposed class action in D.C. federal court Tuesday accusing the government of unconstitutional "political retribution."

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Missing EEOC Charge Topples Ex-L3Harris Worker's Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

A Texas federal judge tossed a former L3Harris engineer's suit claiming he was fired for his Christian beliefs, faulting him for failing to hand over his presuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission bias charge in order to show his claims were properly exhausted.

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Squire Patton Atty Joins Dechert To Co-Chair NatSec Group

By Alison Knezevich

Dechert LLP announced Tuesday it has brought on a former Squire Patton Boggs LLP practice leader who focuses on national security compliance and cross-border investment reviews to help lead its national security group.

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In First For DOJ, Action Signals New CFIUS Enforcement Era

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking judicial enforcement of a divestment order, an unprecedented action for the agency that ushers in a new phase for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, one in which judicial proceedings complement administrative oversight and presidential divestment orders may be enforced through litigation, says attorney Sohan Dasgupta.

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Getting The Most Out Of Learning And Development Programs

Junior associates can better develop the legal, business and interpersonal skills they need for long-term success by approaching their firms’ learning and development programs armed with five tips for getting the most out of these resources, says Lauren Hakala at Reed Smith.

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ABA Suit Over Trump's Crackdown On Firms Moves Forward

By Emily Sawicki

A D.C. federal judge has ruled the American Bar Association may pursue a challenge to the Trump administration's series of executive orders targeting law firms, finding the organization plausibly alleged the orders posed a "realistic threat" to its members.

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Khalil Seeks Bove's 3rd Circ. Recusal Over Ex-DOJ Roles

By Lauren Berg

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident targeted for deportation, asked a Third Circuit judge, U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, to recuse himself from en banc review of a decision allowing for Khalil's detention, saying Wednesday the judge was likely involved in decisions related to the case while at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Arbitration Association Must Face Suit Over Consumer Monopoly

By Caroline Simson

An Arizona federal judge ruled Tuesday that the American Arbitration Association must face a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the suit provided sufficient allegations to "plausibly infer" that the institution engages in anticompetitive conduct.

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Sidley Beats Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Atty's Tax Scheme

By Chart Riggall

Sidley Austin LLP defeated a suit from a family of business magnates who said they were duped into a tax sheltering scheme by an ex-attorney, after a Georgia federal judge ruled the family should have suspected they were in legal trouble long before they filed their suit.

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Why Trump's Pursuit Of NY AG Is More Than Just 'Awkward'

By Phillip Bantz

Through its relentless pursuit of criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Trump administration has further opened itself up to allegations of vindictive and selective prosecution — with potentially far-reaching implications for a grand jury system that has traditionally given the government the benefit of the doubt, experts say.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: April's Most Notable Oral Arguments

By Jeff Overley

April is the coolest month, at least for appellate aficionados, featuring numerous important arguments with famous litigants, including U.S. senators, delivery apps Grubhub and Uber Eats, impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs, prediction platforms Kalshi and Robinhood, and a political giant known as the Velvet Hammer.

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Judiciary Seeks More Security Funding Amid Threat Surge

By Courtney Bublé

Court security is a top concern for the federal judiciary in its recently released budget request for fiscal 2027.

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Trump Announces Texas, Ohio, Florida Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced four judicial nominees for Texas, Ohio and Florida. 

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of March

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the third month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at the NAACP, Walmart and Marriott Vacations. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from March.

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Hub Hires: Reed Smith, Manatt, MoFo, Foley Hoag

By Chris Villani

March provided some madness in the Boston legal scene. Reed Smith launched its first-ever office in the Hub, Manatt hired a former Microsoft executive and Federal Trade Commission member, and Foley Hoag snagged a longtime K&L Gates insurance attorney.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Bryan Koenig

The Justice Department allowed Live Nation to keep Ticketmaster while state attorneys general continue to sue, a $14 billion Boston Scientific deal drew Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, state enforcers challenged Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, and a threatened FTC challenge forced the abandonment of a laser eye surgery deal.

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