On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, legal experts examine how the Trump administration’s approach to detaining migrants at Guantánamo Bay rises from the same legal structures and rhetoric that allowed the detention of suspected terrorists there.
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Analysis

9/11 Guantánamo Detentions Mirror Mass Deportation Agenda

By Britain Eakin

On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, legal experts examine how the Trump administration’s approach to detaining migrants at Guantánamo Bay rises from the same legal structures and rhetoric that allowed the detention of suspected terrorists there.

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DOJ Wants To Quash Apple's Look At Fed Phone-Buying

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a New Jersey federal court to overrule an order in the government's monopolization case giving Apple a look at how the Pentagon, CIA, U.S. Department of State and other agencies purchase smartphones and smartwatches.

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SBA Prioritizes Defense-Critical Firms For Assistance Program

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Thursday that the agency will prioritize processing applications by individually owned small businesses operating in defense-critical industries that are looking to participate in the agency's federal contracting assistance program for disadvantaged small businesses. 

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9th Circ. Clears Boeing Of Liability In Police Helicopter Crash

By Dorothy Atkins

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a ruling Wednesday tossing product liability litigation over a 2022 Huntington Beach Police Department helicopter crash that killed an officer and injured another, finding the victims' claims against Boeing and other aircraft-makers are time-barred under the General Aviation Revitalization Act's 18-year statute of repose.

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POLICY & REGULATION

OpenAI Faces Senate Probe Into Hugging Face Breach

By Craig Clough

Members of a U.S. Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs subcommittee Wednesday sent letters to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seeking answers about the company's artificial intelligence models breaching Hugging Face's security. 

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Network Group Worries FCC Regs Could Hinder AI Growth

By Christopher Cole

A group advocating for networks that power artificial intelligence has voiced concern that the Federal Communications Commission's latest push to restrict foreign equipment could hinder AI's growth.

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Brief

DOT Launches Task Force To Advance US Space Transport

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Department of Transportation has launched a Space Policy Administration, Coordination, and Execution task force intended to coordinate space policy activities on behalf of the agency.

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China Aims For Early Rollout Of $30B US Tariff Cut Package

By Dylan Moroses

China and the U.S. are working toward implementing a package of tariff reductions for $30 billion worth of goods that cross the countries' borders, a Chinese official for the Ministry of Commerce said during a press briefing Thursday.

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LITIGATION

24 States Ink Deal With Feds In AmeriCorps Budget Cuts Case

By Rachel Riley

Two dozen states and the District of Columbia have reached a settlement with the Trump administration to stop the federal government from abruptly slashing funding for the national volunteer agency AmeriCorps in the future, the coalition of states announced Thursday.

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9th Circ. Seeks Calif. Justices' Input On USAA Rate Bias Row

By Hope Patti

The Ninth Circuit on Thursday sought the California Supreme Court's input on a class action claiming that USAA discriminated against service members, certifying a question about whether the state insurance code prohibits insurers from charging lower-ranking military members who qualify as good drivers more than higher-ranking members who also qualify.

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6th Circ. Says GE Asbestos Suit Belongs In Kentucky Court

By Mike Curley

The Sixth Circuit sent a woman's suit against General Electric Co. over her husband's asbestos-related mesothelioma back to Kentucky state court, rejecting the company's argument that the man's military service warranted removal to federal court.

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GAO

GAO Orders New Bid For US Space Force IT Services

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that a package of U.S. Space Force IT services was improperly placed under an existing blanket purchase agreement, saying the bulk of new work was outside the scope of the established agreement.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Bid Protest Spotlight: GAO Lessons For Small Biz Contractors

In this month's bid protest roundup, Alissandra McCann at MoFo offers small business takeaways from three recent U.S. Government Accountability Office decisions about rule-of-two challenges, joint ventures maintaining service-disabled, veteran-owned small business certifications, and joint venture and teaming arrangement eligibility distinctions.

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Series

Juggling And Unicycling Make Me A Better Lawyer

Because I juggle (sometimes with fire) and ride the unicycle, friends and family used to joke that I should join the circus, but I pursued the practice of law instead and learned that my hobbies benefit my profession in several important ways, says Morgan Eddy at Smith Currie.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

ABA Study Shows 20% Of Attys Under Severe Mental Distress

By Tracey Read

About one-fifth of attorneys across the country meet moderate-to-extremely severe symptom thresholds for depression, anxiety and stress, according to the largest-ever study of mental health and well-being in the legal profession.

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Mass. Judge Sanctioned Over Handling Of ICE At Courthouse

By Julie Manganis

Massachusetts' highest court on Thursday sanctioned a judge over her handling of a case involving a defendant wanted by immigration agents in 2018, an incident that led to federal charges that were dismissed after the judge agreed to a disciplinary process.

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Ed Martin Reprimanded Over Unauthorized FBI Contacts

By Courtney Bublé

Last summer, when Ed Martin was still head of the weaponization working group at the U.S. Department of Justice, he was reprimanded after his team communicated with the FBI without authorization, according to recently released emails.

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2 At DOJ Sued Over Conn. Immigration Court Record Access

By Christine DeRosa

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Connecticut has filed suit in Connecticut federal court challenging the Hartford Immigration Court's refusal to provide access to immigration court records.

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JPMorgan Aided Ex-Atty Kossoff's $18.5M Theft, Trustee Says

By Hailey Konnath

The Chapter 7 trustee representing bankrupt firm Kossoff PLLC on Wednesday sued JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, claiming the bank helped the firm's principal steal at least $18.5 million from clients, and it "should be made to account."

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Analysis

Executive Privilege Questions Cloud Congressional Probe Prep

By Phillip Bantz

As corporate leaders brace for the possibility of Democrats retaking control of Congress and launching aggressive investigations into the Trump administration's dealings with a vast array of companies, attorneys say a U.S. Justice Department opinion on executive privilege could complicate the probes.

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DOJ Urges High Court To Revisit 9th Circ.'s Bar Of Nev. US Atty

By Madison Arnold

The Justice Department has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a recent Ninth Circuit ruling disqualifying the Trump administration's top federal prosecutor in Nevada, calling it a decision that imposes "ongoing confusion" in the executive branch.

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Jay-Z Can't Undo Buzbee's Win In Rapper's Defamation Suit

By Y. Peter Kang

A California state appeals court has refused to revive claims that Texas attorney Tony Buzbee defamed and extorted music superstar Jay-Z by roping him into a sexual abuse suit against Sean "Diddy" Combs, saying the case was properly thrown out under California's free speech statute.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut

Apple Inc.

Astronautics Corporation of America

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Bloomingdale's Inc.

Boyer Co.

CACI International Inc.

Citigroup Inc.

Consumer Watchdog

General Electric Co.

Google LLC

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Helicopters Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Public Citizen Inc.

Textron Inc.

The Boeing Co.

TotalEnergies SE

Trace Systems Inc.

United Services Automobile Association

Valor Healthcare

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ashurst Perkins

Buzbee Law Firm

Cooley LLP

Cordatis LLP

Davis Polk

Dunn Isaacson

Fitzpatrick Hunt

Fultz Maddox

Gibson Dunn

Hinckley Allen

Horvitz & Levy

Keches Law Group

Kirkland & Ellis

Kossoff PLLC

Libby Hoopes

McCarter & English

Mehri & Skalet

Miller & Chevalier

Morrison & Foerster

O'Melveny & Myers

Panish Shea

Satterley & Kelley

Sheppard Mullin

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Smith Currie

Togut Segal

Walsh Pizzi

WilmerHale

Wisner Baum

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Central Intelligence Agency

Chinese Ministry of Commerce

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Corporation for National and Community Service

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Executive Office of the President

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Maryland Attorney General's Office

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health

National Security Agency

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Small Business Administration

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

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

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Nevada