Stoel Rives LLP and a group of its clients are urging a California federal court to send a fraud suit brought by a maker of nonalcoholic cannabis drinks back to arbitration, arguing all the claims are subject to a valid arbitration agreement.
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Pot Drink Co.'s Case Belongs In Arbitration, Stoel Rives Says

By Mike Curley

Stoel Rives LLP and a group of its clients are urging a California federal court to send a fraud suit brought by a maker of nonalcoholic cannabis drinks back to arbitration, arguing all the claims are subject to a valid arbitration agreement.

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Man Tweaks Suit Over Gun Purchase Ban Tied To Pot Conviction

By Jonathan Capriel

A man who claims he was wrongly denied the right to buy a gun despite his four-decades-old marijuana felony being expunged has tweaked his legal efforts, dropping the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as defendants in his lawsuit in Kansas federal court.

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Feds Tell 3rd Circ. Gun Rights Not Automatic After Crime

By Elizabeth Daley

The Third Circuit heard oral arguments Monday over whether the Second Amendment gives a man convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol the automatic right to own weapons after serving his time.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Legal Considerations Around Ibogaine As Addiction Therapy

Recent funding approval in Texas pertaining to the use of ibogaine for the potential treatment of substance use disorders signals a growing openness to innovative addiction treatments, but also underscores the need for rigorous compliance with state and federal requirements and ethical research standards, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine

The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Amazon Pushes Back On FTC's Trial Time Extension Bid

By MJ Koo

Amazon has urged a Washington federal court to reject the Federal Trade Commission's bid to extend the agency's trial time in a lawsuit over automatically recurring Prime subscriptions, calling the proposal both unfair and baseless.

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Judge Nixes 'Ghost' Lawyer's Suit Against Ex-Employee, Atty

By Phillip Bantz

A Florida judge has tossed a lawsuit that an attorney accused of ghosting and defrauding his clients brought against his former paralegal and a legal malpractice lawyer alleging they conspired to steal his clients and trash his reputation.

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Missouri Solicitor General, State Judge Secure Federal Seats

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate confirmed two nominees on Tuesday to serve on Missouri federal courts.

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Habba Out As Interim NJ US Atty Amid Ethics Controversies

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey federal district court brought Alina Habba's run as interim U.S. attorney to an end Tuesday by not extending her tenure in the temporary role past 120 days.

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Ethics Appeal Over Columbia Letter Nixed As Judge Joins USDA

By Emily Sawicki

In its first decision of 2025, the Judicial Conference's conduct committee on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to the Seventh Circuit Judicial Council's decision to toss ethics claims against a U.S. Court of International Trade judge who threatened not to hire law clerks from Columbia University over the school's handling of Israel protests.

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Maynard Nexsen Brings On 8-Atty Atlanta Real Estate Firm

By Emily Johnson

Maynard Nexsen PC announced Tuesday that it has merged with Atlanta-based real estate firm Miller Lavoie LLP, bringing on eight attorneys to the firm's national footprint to strengthen its real estate investment, development and financing expertise as the firm CEO says they're "hyper-focused on growing our Atlanta presence."

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Ex-Boeing Atty's 'Toxic Leadership Style' Sinks Race Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

A Washington federal judge tossed a lawsuit from a former Boeing in-house attorney who said the company fired her because she is Asian and spoke up about compliance concerns, ruling she couldn't overcome testimony from colleagues who said she was "volatile" and had a "toxic leadership style."

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House Panel Knocks EBSA Sharing Info With Workers' Attys

By Kellie Mejdrich

House lawmakers on Tuesday criticized the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits subagency for sharing information from enforcement investigations with plaintiffs attorneys representing benefit plan participants, with some lawmakers calling on Congress to pass new legislation to curb the practice.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

American Trucking Associations Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Federal Capital Partners

First Liberty Institute

International Association of Better Business Bureaus Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Missouri Bar Association

Natural Resources Defense Council

The Boeing Co.

The ERISA Industry Committee

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bryan Cave

Cole Scott & Kissane

Covington & Burling

Crowell & Moring

Davis Wright Tremaine

Groom Law Group

Halpern May

Hueston Hennigan

Husch Blackwell

Martin LLP

Maynard Nexsen

Morris Manning

Ogletree Deakins

Stoel Rives

Williams & Connolly

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Employee Benefits Security Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Judicial Conference of the United States

National Marine Fisheries Service

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

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

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

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Office of Government Ethics

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Kansas

Wage and Hour Division