Pentagon Restrictions On Press Vacated As Unconstitutional

By Rae Ann Varona

A D.C. federal judge on Friday vacated provisions of a Pentagon policy that allows officials to take press passes away from journalists who report on matters not authorized by the government, saying the current policy was unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, "full stop."

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DOD Calls Anthropic's Supply Chain Risk Case Premature

By Madeline Lyskawa

The Pentagon urged the D.C. Circuit to reject Anthropic's attempt to halt the agency's designation of the artificial intelligence company as a supply chain risk to national security, arguing the designation is limited in scope, and that Anthropic's motion is premature. 

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KBR Investors Revise Suit Over DOD Relocation Contract

By Sydney Price

A proposed class of investors has launched revised claims in a suit alleging engineering solutions company KBR Inc. misled the market about its joint venture's now terminated partnership with the government to assist in relocating military personnel.

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Fed. Circ. Backs Military In Veterinary Software Dispute

By Ivan Moreno

The Federal Circuit on Friday ruled in favor of the government in a dispute with a subcontractor over rights to healthcare software for a U.S. Army veterinary records system, affirming a lower court finding that the contractor failed to present a valid contract claim and could not pursue a copyright infringement claim based on defective registrations.

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US, Japan Agree To Develop Critical Mineral Trade Plan

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. and Japan have committed to working together to develop trade policies related to protecting supply chains of critical minerals and their downstream industries, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced.

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White House Pushes Congress To Override State AI Laws

By Courtney Bublé

The White House directed Congress to preempt "burdensome" state laws on artificial intelligence in a legislative framework released Friday.

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WTO Projects Slowed 2026 Trade Growth Due To Iran War

By Jack McLoone

After a better-than-expected increase in global trade in 2025 due in part to the frontloading of imports and artificial intelligence spending, the World Trade Organization is projecting a nosedive in 2026 trade growth because of energy price shocks driven by the Middle East conflict.

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Ex-Fla. Rep Denied 11th-Hour Depo In Foreign Agent Case

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge Friday denied a former congressman's requests to depose a key witness and have the government turn over interview notes before the start of a trial on charges of failing to register as a Venezuelan foreign agent, saying the defense counsel can still ask questions on cross-examination.

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Supermicro Co-Founder Exported AI Tech To China, Feds Say

By Lauren Berg

A founder of Super Micro Computer Inc. and two others associated with the information technology company were charged Thursday with conspiring to divert $2.5 billion worth of servers that use Nvidia's artificial intelligence technology to China, in violation of U.S. export controls, New York federal prosecutors said.

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2nd Circ. Bars Terror Victims' Access To Afghan Bank Funds

By Ganesh Setty

A notably divided Second Circuit has denied terrorist attack victims another chance to argue that they shouldn't be barred from seeking recovery of $3.5 billion in "blocked" Afghanistan central bank assets in New York, leaving a panel's sovereign immunity analysis in place.

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NC High Court Says Repose Is 'Immunity,' Substantial Right

By Mike Curley

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday allowed an airplane parts maker to appeal an order denying its motion for summary judgment in a suit over a 2015 plane crash, overturning precedent to find that the statute of repose under the General Aviation Revitalization Act is a type of immunity and therefore a "substantial right" impacted by the denial.

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What's At Stake In High Court's Venue Dispute Case

The U.S. Supreme Court’s eventual ruling in Abouammo v. U.S. could fundamentally reshape venue rules for federal criminal prosecutions, highlighting why defense counsel should ensure preservation of colorable venue challenges, particularly where the government's chosen forum lacks a direct connection to the defendant's physical acts, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

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5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit

Law firm retreats should be approached strategically, as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the firm's objectives and attorneys' professional development through meaningful participation, building and strengthening internal relationships, and proactive follow-up, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

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DOJ Rebuked Over Lack Of Candor For 'Imperious Client'

By Jack Karp

A Florida federal judge has rebuked government attorneys for failing to be up-front about legal authority that contradicts their position in a habeas case, warning them not to let their "imperious client" get between them and their ethical obligations.

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The Hypnosis That Helped Send A Man To Death Row

By Marco Poggio

The capital murder conviction of Charles Don Flores, a man on Texas’ death row, hinged on a courtroom identification by a witness who had previously undergone hypnosis. His lawyers are now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene, after Texas’ top court shot down his claims that the hypnosis session contaminated the witness’s memory and tainted her identification.

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Ore. Atty Sanctioned $10K For Brief With Fabricated Citations

By Hailey Konnath

An Oregon appellate court has ordered an attorney to pay $10,000 for filing an opening brief containing fabricated case citations, quotations that "do not exist anywhere in Oregon case law" and other inaccuracies, according to an opinion.

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Where Calif. State Courts Landed On Generative AI Use Rules

By Emily Sawicki

The majority of California's 58 superior courts — together making up the country's largest trial court system — have decided to greenlight the use of generative artificial intelligence in their work this year, a Law360 investigation found.

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Legal Sector Bracing For Impact Of Del. Corp. Law Changes

By Rose Krebs

Now that the Delaware Supreme Court has signed off on controversial corporate law amendments, the legal industry is anxiously awaiting the real-world impacts of those changes, panelists at Tulane University Law School's Corporate Law Institute said on Friday.

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Balancing The Scales: $3M Jury Verdict, GEO Appeal Denial

By Orlando Lorenzo

A Philadelphia federal judge rejected bids to disturb a $3 million jury award and impose sanctions on plaintiff's counsel arising from proceedings he described as "near-daily Festivus celebrations, where everyone got to air their grievances 'for the sake of the record'" and a Detroit man saw his murder conviction vacated after 27 years due to the case's reliance on a coerced confession and a lack of physical evidence, among other access to justice stories you may have missed.

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Bondi Keeps Ousted Wisconsin US Atty With New Title

By Lauren Berg

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi swapped Brad D. Schimel's title from interim U.S. attorney to first assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in order to keep him in charge of the office after his tenure expired earlier this week.

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Beasley Allen Can't Halt DQ Ruling In J&J Talc Litigation

By George Woolston

A New Jersey state appeals court has refused to pause its decision disqualifying the Beasley Allen Law Firm from representing plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder, according to a court order.

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Up Next At High Court: Late Ballots And 'Last-Mile' Drivers

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its March oral arguments session by reviewing disputes over the validity of state laws allowing late-arriving mail-in ballots to be counted in federal elections and whether "last-mile" delivery drivers qualify for the transportation worker exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act. 

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Top SEC Enforcer Signals Continuity After Ryan Departure

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's acting enforcement chief said Friday that the agency will continue to "focus on quality over quantity" when it comes to the cases it brings, projecting continuity with his predecessor's approach after her abrupt departure from the agency earlier this week.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen an ex-professional footballer revive a dispute with Charles Russell Speechlys, Virgin Media face a group data protection claim after hundreds of thousands of customers' personal details were exposed online for months, and Mishcon de Reya sued by a real estate private equity firm founded by a former Morgan Stanley executive.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Major shareholder groups sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, claiming the agency violated the Administrative Procedure Act. In the meantime, some attorneys think the sanctions that judges are issuing to lawyers over AI-generated errors won't be enough to stop the problem. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Baron & Budd PC, Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP and Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit revived a major hospital chain's False Claims Act suit accusing large pharmaceutical companies of massive overcharges in a prominent drug discount program.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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