Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released his draft of the nearly $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027 on Tuesday, focusing on revitalizing the U.S. defense industrial base and supporting small businesses. 
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House Armed Services Chair Unveils Draft Defense Bill

By Madeline Lyskawa

Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released his draft of the nearly $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027 on Tuesday, focusing on revitalizing the U.S. defense industrial base and supporting small businesses. 

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West Point Prof. Wins Speech Injunction Over Approval Rule

By Ganesh Setty

A New York federal court has blocked West Point from requiring civilian faculty to get permission before using their school affiliation in external engagements involving their area of expertise, finding a civilian professor will likely prevail in his First Amendment challenge.

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SpaceX Nabs $2.29B Space Force Data Network Contract

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Space Force said it has competitively awarded a $2.29 billion contract to SpaceX under its "space data network backbone" program to help provide a secure, high-speed communications network in space.

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POLICY & REGULATION

CFTC Sends Prediction Markets Proposal To White House

By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission confirmed to Law360 on Wednesday that it has sent its planned rules for event contracts to the White House for review, marking another step toward issuing prediction market regulations amid jurisdictional battles with state gaming regulators.

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FCC Says T-Mobile Can Use Galileo Alongside GPS

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The FCC has granted T-Mobile's request to use the European Union's Galileo navigation system along with the Global Positioning System to update the 911 system.

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FCC Soon To Enforce New Foreign Sponsor ID Regs

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission will soon start to enforce Biden-era rules for broadcasters to disclose foreign sponsorship of leased airtime, after twice pushing back the industry's deadline to comply.

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Brief

FCC Approves More Drones For Sale On US Market

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission has approved another round of drone systems for marketing in the U.S. after a federal government security review.

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LITIGATION

AeroVironment Faces Class Action Over Space Force Contract

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Defense contractor AeroVironment is facing a proposed investor class action accusing several of its executives of misleading shareholders about the outlook for a major U.S. Space Force satellite communications modernization program.

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Oct. 7 Victims Ask Court To Preserve Binance Terrorism Suit

By Emilie Ruscoe

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder should not be allowed to exit the sole remaining claim that they aided and abetted Hamas' October 2023 attack in Israel, plaintiffs say, arguing that this case avoids the flaws that doomed a similar lawsuit.

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3rd Circ. Mulls 401(k) Plan Terms In 2 Forfeiture Fights

By Kellie Mejdrich

The Third Circuit Wednesday seemed inclined to revive a Siemens worker's proposed class action alleging the technology company misspent 401(k) forfeitures, but appeared more skeptical of a Honeywell ex-worker's bid to revive a similar class action given differences in plan language.

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Wash. Judge Says DHS Can't End State Migrant Shelter Grant

By Ganesh Setty

A Washington federal court has revived the state's ability to receive reimbursements under a federal program that helps cover states' provision of sheltering services to noncitizens, finding that the Trump administration ran afoul of Congress' express funding priorities.

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Feds Challenge State Policies Denying DHS Undercover Plates

By Ben Adlin

The Trump administration took aim Wednesday at what it described as unconstitutional policies in four states that allegedly deny undercover vehicle license plates to U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials while still granting them to state and local agencies.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Sold Inventory May Drive Tax Treatment Of Tariff Refunds

Companies determining the tax treatment of refunds expected following the U.S. Supreme Court's February decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act should consider whether the tariff costs have already reduced their income considering the cost of goods sold, say attorneys at McDermott.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Ex-Commerce Department Senior Counsel Joins MoFo In DC

By Jack Rodgers

A former senior counsel in a Commerce Department office focused on providing legal support to the Bureau of Industry and Security has moved to Morrison Foerster LLP's national security group in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Wednesday.

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Gupta Wessler's Deepak Gupta

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

In the decade and a half since starting his own firm, Deepak Gupta has argued seven cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, has won matters in state high courts from coast to coast, and has become a mainstay in federal appellate courts while building his plaintiff-side litigation boutique into a sought-after juggernaut.

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Florida High Court Adopts AI Policy For Lawyers

By Madison Arnold

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday amended the state's rules to require those filing court documents to check any artificial intelligence-generated content for accuracy, and allow for sanctions if the content contains errors.

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Trump Considers Tech Entrepreneur For DOJ Grants Post

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump appears poised to nominate a real estate attorney turned tech entrepreneur for a top U.S. Department of Justice post that oversees grants and criminal justice programs.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AT&T Inc.

AeroVironment Inc.

Alliance for Cooperative Energy Services

Audi AG

BP PLC

Binance Holdings Ltd.

Binance.US

Boston University

CATIC Financial Inc.

Council on Criminal Justice

Honeywell International Inc.

Learning Resources Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Merck & Co. Inc.

Monsanto Co.

NVIDIA Corp.

National Association of Broadcasters

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Stavvy Inc.

T-Mobile US Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Turtle Wax Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Volkswagen AG

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker & Hostetler

Carlton Fields

Cohen Milstein

Gilmartin Magence

Goldman Law

Gupta Wessler

Ligris & Associates

Mayer Brown

McDermott Will & Schulte

Milbank LLP

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

Perles Law Firm

Ross LLP

Seiden Law

Withersworldwide

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Florida Supreme Court

Homeland Security Investigations

New York Attorney General's Office

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Oregon Department of Transportation

Supreme Court of Nevada

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Secret Service

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court

US Office of Management and Budget

Washington Attorney General's Office