A D.C. Circuit panel stayed an order Thursday reinstating a fired member of a panel that decides federal agencies' union disputes in line with a U.S. Supreme Court order freezing out two fired leaders of other labor agencies.
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Labor Official's Firing Stands After DC Circ. Steps In

By Braden Campbell

A D.C. Circuit panel stayed an order Thursday reinstating a fired member of a panel that decides federal agencies' union disputes in line with a U.S. Supreme Court order freezing out two fired leaders of other labor agencies.

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DOL Looks To Rescind Rule Ending Subminimum Wage

By Emmy Freedman

The U.S. Department of Labor is backtracking on a proposed rule that would have ended a program allowing employers to pay workers with disabilities below the federal minimum wage, saying ending the program could result in a lack of employment opportunities for disabled individuals.

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7th Circ. Backs Firing Of Counselor Over Anti-Trans Speech

By Patrick Hoff

The Seventh Circuit upheld the Milwaukee public school district's win over a former counselor's suit claiming she was unlawfully fired for speaking at an anti-trans rally, saying the district reasonably concluded that her expletive-laden public remarks didn't mesh with her professional responsibilities.

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Ex-NJ Judge's Conduct Raises Security Concerns, State Says

By George Woolston

New Jersey is seeking a protective order to halt an ex-workers' compensation judge's "harassing" inquiries in her suit over her removal, telling a state court that her conduct over the past month raises serious concerns about the security of the individuals she is targeting.

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Illinois Cases To Watch In 2025: Midyear Report

By Lauraann Wood

The impact of regulatory permits on insurance policy pollution exclusions, the debate over ditching two-step collective certifications and further interpretation of Illinois' biometric privacy law are at the heart of some of the state's biggest cases to watch through the end of the year.

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SUPREME COURT

Analysis

The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

By Jack Karp

The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers

By Jeff Overley

It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court.

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Analysis

Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

By Jack Karp

The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.

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Analysis

The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them.

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Brief

Justices Clarify Question Underlying Withdrawal Liability Case

By Kellie Mejdrich

The U.S. Supreme Court clarified the question presented in a case it recently agreed to take up over the methodology for calculating businesses' liability for pulling out of multiemployer pension plans.

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Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans

By Katie Buehler and Alex Lawson

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear challenges to West Virginia and Idaho laws barring transgender athletes from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity, putting yet more anti-trans legislation to the test after upholding Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors this term. 

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DISCRIMINATION

McCarter & English, Atty Debate Vets' Rights Law In Bias Case

By Jake Maher

McCarter & English LLP argued a veterans' rights law does not apply in a former attorney's anti-veteran discrimination suit against the firm, while the attorney fought to preserve his claims relating to the law, according to briefs they filed in New Jersey state court Thursday.

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EEOC Says Calif. Supermarket Chain Obstructing Bias Probe

By Patrick Hoff

A California supermarket chain has refused to turn over applicant and employee data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, hindering its investigation into whether the retailer discriminated against non-Hispanic workers, the agency told a federal court.

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7th Circ. Says Record Backs Accenture Win, But Bias Possible

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed summary judgment for Accenture LLP in a Black former manager's suit alleging he was fired for complaining about racial discrimination, but noted that its finding is based on "the record and binding case law, not blindness to the reality [he] presses — that bias affected aspects of his work experience."

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Analysis

What To Watch In Mass. Courts In The Second Half Of 2025

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts courts should be busy through the second half of 2025, with litigation against the Trump administration playing a starring role at both the state and federal level. Here are some of the key cases and issues that attorneys are monitoring.

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WAGE & HOUR

BofA Beats Class Cert. Bid Over Vacation Pay, For Now

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge Thursday refused to certify three putative classes of former Bank of America employees who accused the bank of not paying them their accrued, unused vacation time, saying a proposed class representative seemingly wasn't eligible for vacation time accrual.

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Pa. School District Fights $2.7M Fee Bid After $165K Verdict

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Central Bucks School District in Pennsylvania says counsel representing two female teachers awarded $165,000 in an equal pay lawsuit should not be given $2.7 million in fees, arguing that request is not proportionate to the result.

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Call Center Co. Wants Out Of Misclassification Suit

By Emmy Freedman

A suit by workers accusing a call center company of incorrectly classifying them as independent contractors and then firing them when they complained must be thrown out, the company told a Florida federal court, saying the complaint is a "textbook impermissible shotgun pleading."

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BENEFITS

Plumbing Co. Seeks $25M In Coverage For ERISA Claims

By Abraham Gross

A plumbing subcontractor told a California federal court that its primary insurer was improperly limiting its coverage in an employee stock ownership plan dispute, hindering its ability to tap into its full $25 million tower of management liability coverage.

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WORKER SAFETY

Brief

Truck Crash Case Settles Amid Appeal Of $14M Verdict

By Jonathan Capriel

Texas trucking companies and an injured driver have settled a nearly decade-old negligence lawsuit, ending a case that initially resulted in an $80 million verdict — later reduced to $13.7 million — but was dramatically reshaped by intervention by the state's highest court. 

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Pa. DA's Office Seeks Win In Ex-Clerk's Bias Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A central Pennsylvania county prosecutor's office on Thursday urged a federal court to grant an early win in an ex-clerk's race discrimination suit, arguing a "single, isolated incident" in which the clerk overheard a racial slur could not be tied into her firing weeks later.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer

Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.

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PRACTICAL GUIDANCE

How To Balance AI Adoption With Employee Privacy Risks

As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, organizations must learn to leverage AI's capabilities while safeguarding against employee privacy risks and complying with a complex web of regulations, including by vetting vendors, mitigating employee misuse and establishing a governance framework, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Wis. Judge Can't Slip ICE Arrest Case, Magistrate Judge Says

By Hailey Konnath

The Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant living in the country illegally avoid arrest shouldn't be able to get her indictment dismissed just yet, a federal magistrate judge recommended Monday, rejecting her argument that judicial immunity shields her from the case.

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DOJ Wants Md. Federal Judges' Immigration Orders Blocked

By Jack Karp

A Maryland federal court standing order temporarily staving off the deportation of detained noncitizens who file habeas petitions is barred by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that federal judges do not have authority to issue universal injunctions, according to the Trump administration.

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Feds Cite National Security As Trial Over Student Visas Begins

By Julie Manganis

A Trump administration lawyer told a Massachusetts federal judge Monday that the government's decision to revoke the visas of hundreds of college students and faculty over their pro-Palestinian speech was not viewpoint discrimination but a response to what it contends are threats to national security.

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MyPillow CEO's Attys Sanctioned Over False AI Citations

By Christine DeRosa

Two attorneys for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell were sanctioned by a Colorado federal judge on Monday over a February brief containing nearly 30 "defective citations" after using artificial intelligence.

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Fox Rothschild Seeks To Exit NJ Case Over Litigation Funding

By Bonnie Eslinger

Fox Rothschild LLP urged a New Jersey state court on Monday to toss claims brought by a couple injured in a vehicle crash alleging they were unlawfully steered to cover medical expenses with high-interest loans from the law firm's litigation funder client, saying its involvement was limited to a "tangential, representative role."

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Calif. Justices Disbar SF Atty For Defrauding Elderly Client

By Hailey Konnath

The California Supreme Court has ordered the disbarment of a San Francisco lawyer who authorities say overcharged an elderly trust account client with advanced dementia, finding that he "repeatedly failed to uphold the most basic duties of an attorney" and is "unfit to serve as a member of the bar."

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Annoyed Fed. Circ. Judge Unsure Where To Land In Drug Row

By Nadia Dreid

An irascible Federal Circuit judge chewed out both sides of the aisle Monday morning during arguments over a generic endocrine disorder drug, and although she accused one attorney of "beating a straw man to death," the judge said she still wasn't sure how she would decide the appeal.

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More NY Public Interest Attys And Advocates Authorize Strikes

By Andrea Keckley

Eight chapters of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys — a union that represents thousands of public interest attorneys and advocates in the New York City metro area — have voted to authorize strikes as workers hope their sectoral bargaining strategy will lead to more favorable deals with managers.

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Non-Attys Eyed To Tackle Civil Justice Gap In Ga. Pilot

By Emily Johnson

A Georgia Supreme Court committee has proposed the state start a pilot program to train non-attorneys to handle some legal tasks in evictions and other housing cases and consumer-debt matters, saying this "'assisted pro se' model" would improve rural and low-income people's access to civil legal services.

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FTC Wants More Time To Present Case Against Amazon Prime

By Gina Kim

The Federal Trade Commission asked a Washington federal judge for 10 days to put on its case-in-chief against Amazon over alleged deceptive practices that trick customers into automatically renewing Prime subscriptions, arguing the evidence at the upcoming trial would be "voluminous and complex," and lengthening the trial won't prejudice Amazon.

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Trump Orders Treasury To Restrain Solar, Wind Tax Credits

By Kat Lucero

President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday to begin carrying out cuts and restrictions to the solar and wind production and investment tax credits that were mandated in the budget bill Trump signed Friday.

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Analysis

Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2025: Midyear Report

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

Law360 previews the lawsuits environmental attorneys will be watching closely during the second half of 2025, including the Trump administration's challenge to states' efforts to slow climate change, a lawsuit seeking to continue federal funding for climate change projects and product liability cases over forever chemicals in consumer goods.

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Analysis

Personal Injury & Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025

By Y. Peter Kang

The social media addiction multidistrict litigation against the biggest tech companies and a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding state medical malpractice lawsuit requirements are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following closely in the second half of 2025.

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Roundup

CORRECTED: 3 Bias Arguments Sessions To Watch In July

By Amanda Ottaway

The Third and Sixth Circuits are scheduled to hear a trio of oral arguments in July as a fired professor, human resources executive and school dean each plan to argue that their terminations violated federal anti-bias law. Here, Law360 looks at those cases. 

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Appellate Advocates

Archer & Greiner

Arnold & Porter

Bradshaw & Associates PC

Burke Warren

Butler Prather

Cain & Skarnulis

Castellani Law Firm

Clement & Murphy

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Cozen O'Connor

Crowell & Moring

Davis Wright Tremaine

Dechert LLP

Derek Smith Law Group

Duane Morris

Fisher & Phillips

Fox Rothschild

Gibson Dunn

Gimbel Reilly

Greenberg Traurig

Gupta Wessler

Hartley LLP

Herrick Feinstein

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Hogan Lovells

Honigman LLP

Hueston Hennigan

Jackson Lewis PC

Jones Day

King & Spalding

Klein Thomas

Kopelowitz Ostrow

Latham & Watkins

Law Offices of Brandy Wingate Voss

Levin Legal Group

Lieberman Blecher

Mazurek Law Firm

McCarter & English

McDermott Will & Emery

Milbank LLP

O'Melveny & Myers

O'Toole Scrivo

Pillsbury Winthrop

Quinn Emanuel

Recht Kornfeld

Riverside Law

Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

Seila Law

Sher Tremonte

Sidley Austin

Siri & Glimstad

Skadden Arps

Sterne Kessler

Strang Bradley

Stueve Siegel

Valensi Rose

Wilentz Goldman

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Winston & Strawn

Zimmer Citron

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Accenture PLC

Amazon.com Inc.

American Association of University Professors

American Civil Liberties Union

American International Group Inc.

Apple Inc.

Atlanta Legal Aid Society

Bank of America Corp.

Center for Appellate Litigation

Cisneros

Citigroup Inc.

Colorado Rockies

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.

Dana Inc.

Drummond

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

Eli Lilly & Co.

Fluor Corp.

Getty Images Holdings Inc.

Griffith Foods Group Inc.

IAM National Pension Fund

Instagram Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Kenvue Inc.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

LinkedIn Corp.

Major League Baseball Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

NVIDIA Corp.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

New Jersey Institute of Technology

New York Legal Assistance Group Inc.

New York Post

New York Yankees

Nuance Communications Inc.

Planned Parenthood Federation

RELX PLC

RTX Corp.

Regent University

Sephora SA

Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.

Supervalu Inc.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The Charles Schwab Corp.

The Hershey Co.

The New York Times Co.

The Procter & Gamble Co.

TikTok Inc.

UCLA School of Law

Uber Technologies Inc.

Union Pacific Corp.

United Auto Workers

University of Toledo

Vallarta Supermarkets

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives

California Supreme Court

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Labor Relations Authority

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Court of Appeals

Georgia Supreme Court

Government of Mexico

Homeland Security Investigations

Illinois Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

National Labor Relations Board

New Jersey Court

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

New York State Assembly

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Texas Supreme Court

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

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

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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 Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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 Middle District of Pennsylvania

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Vermont

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin