EPA Says Calif. Can't Stop Congress From Reviewing Waivers

By Hailey Konnath

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged a California federal court to reject the Golden State's "futile" suit over the Trump administration's plan to have Congress undo Clean Air Act waivers, arguing that the law not only allows for such review, it prohibits the courts from getting involved.

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Mass. Judge Hints At Fee Award In DOD Grant Cap Case

By Julie Manganis

The U.S. Department of Defense was "not substantially justified" in moving forward with a unilaterally imposed reimbursement limit for grant-funded research support costs, a Massachusetts federal judge said Monday while weighing whether to award legal fees to a group that successfully challenged the cap.

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Strategics Dominated N. America Dealmaking In 1st Half Of '26

By Al Barbarino

Corporate buyers seized a record share of North American dealmaking in the first half of 2026, powering a surge in M&A volumes while private equity activity pulled back amid higher financing costs and valuation gaps, according to a Mergermarket report. 

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EPA Floats New Permits For Proposed Coal Ash Regs

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday floated the idea of a new permit to help more companies benefit from coal ash disposal regulations it has pitched, and also proposed approving a coal ash permitting program that Alabama has submitted.

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Trump Cuts 3M Acres From Utah Monument Protections

By Crystal Owens

President Donald Trump on Monday rolled back federal protections on the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments in Utah, a move that environmental groups said they will fight to block in court.

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CBP Sends Another $15B In Tariff Refunds To Treasury

By Dylan Moroses

Customs and Border Protection finalized over $15 billion more worth of tariff refunds in just under two weeks, according to a Monday declaration filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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2nd Circ. Rejects Bid To End NYC's Congestion Pricing

By Linda Chiem

The Second Circuit on Monday upheld New York City's congestion pricing, rejecting two suburban counties' claims that Manhattan's congestion pricing tolls are discriminatory and unconstitutionally restrict motorists' right to travel.

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Blackstone-Led Group Invests $5.3B In Pipeline Co. Williams

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Williams, a pipeline operator represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, announced Monday it has secured a roughly $5.3 billion investment from a partnership of private equity sponsors led by Blackstone Credit & Insurance, which is advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, to support the development of five power production projects.

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PDVSA Unit Says $131M Default Judgment Must Be Lifted

By Joyce Hanson

A subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company has asked a Delaware federal judge to lift a $131 million default judgment against it in litigation filed by a Hong Kong goods distributor to enforce an arbitral award as it targets the country's interest in oil giant Citgo.

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Capital One Customer Renews Claims Over Fintech's Outage

By Sydney Price

A North Carolina resident accusing Capital One's data processor Fidelity National Information Services of failing to prevent a power outage that prevented her and others from accessing funds has asked a district court for permission to file a bolstered version of her class claims following their dismissal without prejudice.

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Solar Co. Loses Challenge To Validity Of Conn. Panel Seats

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut state court judge has turned away a solar developer's argument that three commissioners were sitting illegally on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority when they ruled in favor of an Avangrid Inc. unit as part of a dispute over a power purchase agreement.

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Javerbaum Wurgaft Beats Challenge To Defamation Suit Win

By George Woolston

New Jersey law firms posting about their cases and achievements are protected by the state's anti-SLAPP law, the state's Appellate Division ruled Monday in backing the dismissal of Holtec International's suit against Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins PC over a blog post about the firm's representation of a former Holtec executive.

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Adani Must Swear No Deal Prompted DOJ Dismissal Bid

By Phillip Bantz

Apparent concerns about a potential quid pro quo have prompted a New York federal judge to order Indian billionaire Gautam Adani to state in an affidavit whether he "promised" anything to the government in exchange for the U.S. Department of Justice moving to dismiss criminal charges against him.

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NJ Aims To Protect Ratepayers With Nuclear Power Guidelines

By Elaine Briseño

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Monday signed into law a bill intended to ensure consumers don't bear the costs of nuclear power projects needed to help address the growing demand for electricity driven primarily by data center consumption.

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$100M Clean Air Act Ruling Transforms Parent Co. Liability

A Michigan federal court's recent decision in U.S. v. EES Coke Battery, holding a company liable for Clean Air Act violations at a plant owned by its subsidiary, weakens the legal shield between businesses and their corporate parents, and has started a legal battle that may last for years, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.

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Fiduciary Duty Risks In Continuation Vehicle Transactions

Continuation vehicle transactions have become prominent in private equity, but conflicts may arise due to transaction structures and implicate fiduciary duties, with a recent Delaware case highlighting several procedural considerations for sponsors, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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Blanche Called Anti-Weaponization Fund 'Mistake,' Per Durbin

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday the anti-weaponization fund created as part of the president's settlement with the IRS was "a mistake," according to Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., after his meeting with Blanche.

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Justices Seek More Funds Over Increased Threats, Talk Ethics

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan made rare Capitol Hill appearances Tuesday, discussing the court's budget request for fiscal 2027, the "shadow docket" and ethics issues.

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Quinn Emanuel, Spiro Ousted From CoStar Copyright Fight

By Elliot Weld

A California federal judge has disqualified Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and its attorney Alex Spiro from representing a commercial real estate platform in a copyright infringement suit brought by CoStar, agreeing that the firm's representation of CoStar in a different case should result in its removal from this one.

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Bronx Defenders Union OKs Strike 1 Year After Last Walkout

By Andrea Keckley

The Bronx Defenders has become the third New York City-based legal aid organization to authorize a strike this month, which comes just one year after the group's most recent walkout.

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Trump Lawyer Matthew Schwartz Confirmed To 2nd Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 50-45, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Matthew Schwartz, one of President Donald Trump's personal attorneys and a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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Calif. Bar Settles With Administrators Of 'Disastrous' Bar Exam

By Andrea Keckley

The State Bar of California has reached a settlement with the administrators of its "disastrous" February 2025 bar exam, whose array of highly publicized technical glitches prevented hundreds of aspiring lawyers from completing the test.

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