Justices Reject Boeing Bid To Weigh Union's 737 Max Suit

By Emily Brill

Boeing lost its bid to escape a Southwest Airlines pilot union's claims that it offered false assurances about the safety of the 737 Max airplane during contract negotiations, with the U.S. Supreme Court saying Monday that it won't review the Texas Supreme Court's decision to allow the suit.

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Justices Reject Air Force COVID Vax Back Pay Case

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive an Air Force lieutenant's bid for back pay after he refused to follow the service's now-overturned COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds, after the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of his case. 

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Judge Says $53M DOD Fuel Contract Suit Can Proceed

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims allowed a fuel company to continue seeking over $53 million in damages after the Defense Logistics Agency allegedly terminated its Djibouti fuel-supply contract in bad faith, rejecting the agency's invocation of related litigation.

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CBP Clears Redesigned Tourniquet Imports After IP Ban

By Adam Lidgett

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has found that a modified version of a tourniquet made by a Chinese company isn't subject to an import ban issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission after finding that earlier imports infringed a patent.

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Senate Dems Aim To Require Refunds Of Illegal Trump Tariffs

By Dylan Moroses

Senate Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Monday to require the federal government to issue refunds to importers for duties paid that were imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling deeming those measures unlawful.

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Justices Turn Away DOD Analyst's Disability Bias Battle

By Chart Riggall

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a D.C. Circuit decision that scuttled a disability bias lawsuit from a U.S. Department of Defense intelligence analyst who claimed he was unlawfully reassigned after failing a series of polygraph tests.

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FirstNet Renewal Gains Backing From Slew Of Groups

By Christopher Cole

More than 70 emergency response groups are backing plans for a congressional re-up of the First Responder Network Authority ahead of its slated sunset a year from now, the bill's supporters said Monday.

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GAO Won't Undo $152M Military Electronic Scrap Sales Deal

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Government Accountability Office denied an Ohio-based company's protest of a $152 million electronic scrap sales contract, saying the Defense Logistics Agency got enough information about the winning offerer's California processing facility to find its proposal acceptable. 

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The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1

For law firm leaders, ensuring a newly combined law firm lives up to its promise, both in its first days of operation and well after, includes tough decisions, clear and specific communication, and cheerleading, says Peter Michaud at Ballard Spahr.

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ABA Says Trump Attacks On Justices Cross 'Dangerous Line'

By Bonnie Eslinger

The American Bar Association on Monday condemned President Donald Trump's "personal attacks" against U.S. Supreme Court justices after Friday's 6-3 decision struck a blow to his tariff policy, saying the remarks "cross a dangerous line that threatens the safety of the judiciary and our judicial process."

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ICE Atty Whistleblower Rips 'Broken' Agent Training Program

By Dorothy Atkins

An ex-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney testified before a Senate committee Monday that he recently resigned so he could blow the whistle on ICE-officer training cuts amid its hiring surge, slamming the truncated program for being "deficient, defective and broken" and accusing supervisors of secretly pushing "blatantly" unconstitutional orders.

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'Wackadoo': 9th Circ. Awarding Stays 'Like Candy,' Judge Says

By Jeff Overley

The Ninth Circuit is defying U.S. Supreme Court precedent and supersizing its immigration docket by freely awarding lengthy deportation reprieves, according to a new dissent that described a "Wackadoo" realm where noncitizens can safely await "the next Democrat administration."

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Feds Fight Ex-Judge's Bid For New Trial In ICE Arrest Case

By Parker Quinlan

The federal government asked a federal judge to deny acquittal and new trial motions made by a Wisconsin state judge convicted of directing a defendant in her courtroom to use a restricted staircase to avoid removal by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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2nd Circ. Chief Judge To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston of the Second Circuit will take senior status over the summer, giving President Donald Trump another appellate seat to fill.

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Brief

Snow Delays Goldstein Deliberations Until Tuesday

By Jared Foretek

The jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion trial won't be back to deliberate until Tuesday, after snow prompted courts in the District of Maryland to close Monday.

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Analysis

How Greenberg Thinks Tariff Ruling Could Affect Dealmaking

By Al Barbarino

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling invalidating IEEPA-based tariffs gave dealmakers clarity on how to pursue potential refund rights in mergers and acquisitions, but President Donald Trump's swift announcement of new global tariffs has immediately reintroduced dealmaking uncertainty.

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Analysis

High Court Crafts Escape Hatch In Review Of Climate Torts

By Keith Goldberg

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to determine whether a climate change lawsuit against fossil fuel companies can proceed in state court, but the justices also created a potential off-ramp by questioning whether they can actually hear the case.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jeff Montgomery

Legal fee feuds, noncompete pact breach fights and post-closing "earnout" battles piled up in Delaware's equity and commercial law venues last week, with top jurists briefing lawmakers on efforts to better manage crowded dockets and expanded benches.

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