5th Circ. Panel Weighs BP Retirees' Pension Suit Win

By Spencer Brewer

A Fifth Circuit panel wanted to know what specific misrepresentations BP Corp. North America Inc. made to about 7,000 retirees that caused them to think they were getting a sweeter retirement deal than they got, asking Wednesday which misrepresentations were the most "obvious."

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17 State AGs Challenge EPA's Repeal Of Coal Plant Air Regs

By Rachel Riley

Attorneys general from Illinois and 16 other states urged the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to undo the Trump administration's recent rollback of Biden-era caps on mercury and other toxins in air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants, warning the loosened standards threaten public health and the environment.   

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Feds Can't Block Calif. Law Banning New Drilling Near Homes

By Gina Kim

A California federal judge has refused to block enforcement of a California statute banning new fossil fuel development within 3,200 feet of homes and schools, ruling the U.S. government failed to show the statute conflicts with federal law since it limits environmental emission impacts and "arguably furthers federal objectives."

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DC Circ. Asked To Vacate FERC Pipeline Extension Approval

By Ganesh Setty

Environmental advocacy organizations have taken their challenge over a $524 million natural gas pipeline extension to the D.C. Circuit, seeking to vacate an amended certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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Brief

Chinese Chemical Exporter Faces 174% Duty On Refrigerant

By Jack McLoone

A Chinese chemical compound exporter will be subject to an almost 174% antidumping duty rate for imports of a refrigerant that entered the U.S. in 2023 and 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Wednesday.

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Feds Sue NJ Town Over Building Electrification Ordinance

By Gautama Mehta

The federal government has told a federal court that a New Jersey municipality overstepped its legal authority by requiring new apartment buildings with 12 or more units to use only electric heating.

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Baker Botts, Latham Lead Oil Driller HMH's $210M IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Oil and gas equipment manufacturer HMH Holding hit the public markets Wednesday after raising $210 million in an initial public offering that priced within its expected range.

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Ex-Diplomat Says Rep. Rivera's Liaison Was Out For Himself

By Carolina Bolado

A retired diplomat Wednesday described former Florida congressman David Rivera's Venezuelan contact Raúl Gorrín as a wealthy businessman "distrusted by everybody," telling jurors in the criminal trial against Rivera that Gorrín was willing to work with the Venezuelan regime when financially beneficial.

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Energy Co-Op, Convicted Ex-CEO End Fight Over Legal Fees

By Brian Steele

A former Connecticut utility CEO and his onetime employer have agreed to the dismissal of his lawsuit alleging that he is owed defense costs tied to a pending criminal corruption case, which follows his conviction for misusing public funds on trips to the Kentucky Derby.

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Nuclear Co. Seeks More Damages For DOE Disposal Delays

By Tom Lotshaw

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co. has asked a federal judge to award a sixth round of damages for spent nuclear fuel storage costs stemming from the government's breach of an obligation to accept and dispose of the material.

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Proactive Risk Allocation Reduces Infrastructure Disputes

Recent wrangling between federal and state officials over the Gateway Program illustrates how quickly funding and project governance disputes can disrupt significant public infrastructure initiatives — and highlights that the way risks are contractually allocated can determine whether disagreements are resolved efficiently or lead to costly delays, says Thibaut Giret at Alstef Group.

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ABA Suit Over Trump's Crackdown On Firms Moves Forward

By Emily Sawicki

A D.C. federal judge has ruled the American Bar Association may pursue a challenge to the Trump administration's series of executive orders targeting law firms, finding the organization plausibly alleged the orders posed a "realistic threat" to its members.

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Khalil Seeks Bove's 3rd Circ. Recusal Over Ex-DOJ Roles

By Lauren Berg

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident targeted for deportation, asked a Third Circuit judge, U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, to recuse himself from en banc review of a decision allowing for Khalil's detention, saying Wednesday the judge was likely involved in decisions related to the case while at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Arbitration Association Must Face Suit Over Consumer Monopoly

By Caroline Simson

An Arizona federal judge ruled Tuesday that the American Arbitration Association must face a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the suit provided sufficient allegations to "plausibly infer" that the institution engages in anticompetitive conduct.

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Sidley Beats Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Atty's Tax Scheme

By Chart Riggall

Sidley Austin LLP defeated a suit from a family of business magnates who said they were duped into a tax sheltering scheme by an ex-attorney, after a Georgia federal judge ruled the family should have suspected they were in legal trouble long before they filed their suit.

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Why Trump's Pursuit Of NY AG Is More Than Just 'Awkward'

By Phillip Bantz

Through its relentless pursuit of criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Trump administration has further opened itself up to allegations of vindictive and selective prosecution — with potentially far-reaching implications for a grand jury system that has traditionally given the government the benefit of the doubt, experts say.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: April's Most Notable Oral Arguments

By Jeff Overley

April is the coolest month, at least for appellate aficionados, featuring numerous important arguments with famous litigants, including U.S. senators, delivery apps Grubhub and Uber Eats, impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs, prediction platforms Kalshi and Robinhood, and a political giant known as the Velvet Hammer.

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Judiciary Seeks More Security Funding Amid Threat Surge

By Courtney Bublé

Court security is a top concern for the federal judiciary in its recently released budget request for fiscal 2027.

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Trump Announces Texas, Ohio, Florida Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced four judicial nominees for Texas, Ohio and Florida. 

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of March

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the third month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at the NAACP, Walmart and Marriott Vacations. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from March.

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Hub Hires: Reed Smith, Manatt, MoFo, Foley Hoag

By Chris Villani

March provided some madness in the Boston legal scene. Reed Smith launched its first-ever office in the Hub, Manatt hired a former Microsoft executive and Federal Trade Commission member, and Foley Hoag snagged a longtime K&L Gates insurance attorney.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Bryan Koenig

The Justice Department allowed Live Nation to keep Ticketmaster while state attorneys general continue to sue, a $14 billion Boston Scientific deal drew Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, state enforcers challenged Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, and a threatened FTC challenge forced the abandonment of a laser eye surgery deal.

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