The D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that the U.S. can proceed with seizing more than 700,000 barrels of crude oil from two tankers linked to Iran's state oil company, rejecting a Turkish company's attempt to assert ownership over the oil. 
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TOP NEWS

DC Circ. Won't Ax US Bid To Seize Iranian Oil From 2 Tankers

By Madeline Lyskawa

The D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that the U.S. can proceed with seizing more than 700,000 barrels of crude oil from two tankers linked to Iran's state oil company, rejecting a Turkish company's attempt to assert ownership over the oil. 

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Contractor Says Army Caused Delays Behind $5.8M Debt Row

By Elaine Briseño

A construction contractor told the Court of Federal Claims that it is not liable for $5.9 million in fines for the delayed construction of an ammunition facility in Israel because the U.S. government failed to consider mitigating concerns.

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Ukraine Co. Brings $5M Drone Award To NY For Enforcement

By Joyce Hanson

A Ukrainian company has urged a New York federal court to enforce an approximately $5 million arbitral award it won against a U.S.-based safety supply company for partly reneging on an $84.5 million contract to provide shipments of drones.

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Archer, Joby Spar Over Claims In Battle To Gain Air Taxi Edge

By Linda Chiem

Archer Aviation has told a federal court that rival electric air-taxi company Joby Aviation cannot ditch counterclaims alleging Joby concealed its China-based sourcing and misclassified imports to evade tariffs, while Joby accuses Archer of riding its coattails and trying to reframe the narrative around its own shady dealings.

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PUBLIC POLICY

House Subcommittee Mulls SAT Streamlining Act

By Nadia Dreid

Everyone at Tuesday's SAT Streamlining Act hearing agreed it is time for U.S. policy to catch up with the booming satellite industry, but while Republicans seemed more prepared to slash and burn permitting hurdles, Democrats expressed concern about creating what one witness called a "rubber stamp."

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ENFORCEMENT

Feds Pan Nadine Menendez's Bail Bid Months After Appeal

By Carla Baranauckas

Prosecutors have urged a New York federal judge to reject a bid by Nadine Menendez for bail while she appeals her bribery and corruption conviction, saying her argument falls short of the high bar for release.

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LITIGATION

Chevron's $52M Iran Oil Loss Not Covered, Insurers Say

By Hope Patti

Primary insurers for Chevron urged a California federal court to find that they owe no coverage for nearly $52 million worth of crude oil that was taken by the Iranian government in March 2024, saying their combined marine cargo and war risks policy does not cover losses caused by confiscation.

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DEALS & CONTRACTS

3 Firms Guide $1.2B Semiconductor Equipment SPAC Deal

By Al Barbarino

U.S.-based semiconductor materials company Forge Nano said Tuesday it has agreed to combine with blank check company Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. in a deal that values Forge Nano at $1.2 billion.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control

Several recent federal court decisions have perpetuated a split over what constitutes “control” of electronically stored information — with judges divided on whether the standard should turn on a party's legal right or practical ability to obtain the information, say attorneys at Sidley.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Some Firms Break Lobbying Revenue Records Again

By Alison Knezevich

After raking in record-breaking federal lobbying revenue last year, several firms reported this week that they had their strongest quarter ever in the first three months of 2026, with practice leaders predicting another busy period ahead as midterms approach.

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Breyer Says 'Shadow Docket' Not A Top Court Power Grab

By Carolyn Muyskens

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday that the rise of the so-called shadow docket is a consequence of the post-COVID era and not a bid to usurp influence by the high court. 

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Sullivan & Cromwell Alerts SDNY To AI Errors In Ch. 15 Case

By Andrea Keckley

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP told a New York bankruptcy judge Saturday that an emergency motion it filed in Prince Global Holdings Ltd.'s Chapter 15 case contained several inaccurate citations and other errors, including what the firm described as artificial intelligence "hallucinations."

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Pillsbury Unlawfully Fired Pregnant Recruiter, Bias Suit Says

By Lauren Berg

The former Black female director for associate recruiting at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP says she was unlawfully fired just weeks after disclosing her high-risk pregnancy to her supervisor, according to her discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed Tuesday in Tennessee federal court.

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WDTX Judge Albright Stepping Down At End Of Summer

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright is resigning after nearly eight years presiding over cases in the Western District of Texas, Law360 confirmed Tuesday.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Argues ICE Case Reversal Backs Her Acquittal

By Craig Clough

Former state Judge Hannah Dugan asked a Wisconsin federal judge Tuesday to reconsider an order not to overturn her felony obstruction conviction for directing a defendant in her courtroom away from immigration agents, arguing the Fourth Circuit recently reversed a decision the trial court repeatedly relied upon.

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Warsh Rejects Claim He'd Be Trump's 'Sock Puppet' At Fed

By Jon Hill

Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh sought at his Tuesday confirmation hearing to rebut Democratic accusations that he would be a White House "sock puppet," distancing himself from President Donald Trump's calls for rate cuts and downplaying their significance.

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Copyright Head Touts 6,000 Registrations Of Human-AI Works

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Copyright Office has issued more than 6,000 registrations for works that incorporate artificial intelligence-generated materials and follow the agency's guidance for combined human-made and AI-created works, U.S. Copyright Office leader Shira Perlmutter said Tuesday.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abiomed Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

American Postal Workers Union

Archer Aviation Inc.

BGR Government Affairs LLC

BTIG LLC

Ballard Partners Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Cohen & Co. Ltd.

Cox Communications Inc.

FCA US LLC

Forge Nano Inc.

Great American Insurance Co.

Harvard University

Iridium Communications Inc.

Joby Aero Inc

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

Maquet GmbH

Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Zurich Insurance Group AG

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akin Gump

Boies Schiller

Bracewell LLP

Brownstein Hyatt

Clyde & Co

Cohen Seglias

Cozen O'Connor

DLA Piper

Dentons

Eversheds Sutherland

Fish & Richardson

Gibson Dunn

Gimbel Reilly

Grasso Moeller

Gray Cary

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Just Food Law PLLC

K&L Gates

Kirkland & Ellis

Kobre & Kim

Loeb & Loeb

McGuireWoods

Miller & Chevalier

Mound Cotton

Paul Weiss

Pillsbury Winthrop

Quinn Emanuel

Sidley Austin

Squire Patton

Strang Bradley

Sullivan & Cromwell

Torridon Law

Wiley Rein

Willkie Farr

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Judicial Conference of the United States

National Labor Relations Board

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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

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

U.S. Copyright Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

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 Massachusetts

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

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

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

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United Nations

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin