Feds Seek To Lift Power Line Injunction After Further Review

By Ganesh Setty

The federal government has urged a Colorado federal court to lift a preliminary injunction partially blocking a utility's construction of a transmission line in the Nebraska Sandhills, arguing that the issues the court identified in an "incidental take" permit have been fixed.

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Feds Swiped State Power For Calif. Pipeline, 9th Circ. Told

By Hailey Konnath

Environmental groups and the state of California have asked the Ninth Circuit to block the federal government's approval of a Texas company's restart plan for an oil pipeline system near Santa Barbara, arguing that regulation of the pipeline lies with the Golden State. 

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No 3rd Circ. Redo For Green Group Over Pa. Pipeline Permits

By Matthew Santoni

The Third Circuit won't grant an en banc rehearing to an environmental group's challenge to a pair of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. pipeline projects in Pennsylvania, after ruling in October that the state's permitting process wasn't deficient.

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House Dem Tells Agencies, Cos. To Preserve Trump Records

By Lauren Berg

A Democratic representative warned federal agencies and private companies, including The Boeing Co., Chevron Corp. and TikTok, that they must preserve all documents related to the House Committee on Natural Resources' investigations of the Trump administration, following whistleblower reports that materials have already been illegally destroyed.

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CIT Can't Order Universal Tariff Refunds, Gov't Tells Fed. Circ.

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Court of International Trade's order requiring refunds for all importers who paid illegal tariffs should be deemed unlawful, the government told the Federal Circuit, saying U.S. Supreme Court precedent bars such universal relief.

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Brief

Utility Co. Settles EEOC Suit Over Telework Accommodation

By Patrick Hoff

An electric utilities company will pay $25,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it unlawfully refused to let a former employee work remotely following a stroke, according to a Tuesday filing in Georgia federal court.

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Renewables Investors Defend $400M Of Awards Against Spain

By Joyce Hanson

Renewable energy investors have asked the D.C. Circuit to affirm decisions enforcing their arbitral awards against Spain that are collectively worth hundreds of millions of euros, arguing that nearly every court outside of Europe to consider the awards has rejected the country's attempts to undermine them.

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Simpson Thacher Hires Energy Regulatory Atty In DC

By Christine DeRosa

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has grown its energy regulatory capabilities in the nation's capital with the addition of a longtime Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP attorney.

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Steptoe & Johnson Grows In Western Pa. With Energy Atty

By James Boyle

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has recently expanded its natural resources practice in western Pennsylvania with the addition of an attorney who advises clients in the energy industry on transactional and regulatory matters.

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Planning Personal Phone Collections Before Discovery Begins

For counsel planning a personal phone collection as part of the litigation discovery process, it's important to take early steps to ensure that necessary information will be obtained without exposing unrelated information or running into access issues, says Jeremy Horowitz at MARA Forensics.

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Ex-Cravath Staffer Charged With Insider Trading

By Stewart Bishop

A former employee at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP on Thursday was arrested and charged with insider trading for allegedly exploiting nonpublic information about major deals involving the firm's clients, including Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

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Posner Remembered For Wide Influence, Pragmatic Approach

By Ryan Boysen

The iconoclastic, prolific and hugely influential U.S. Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Posner is being remembered for a lifetime of relentless advocacy for a more pragmatic approach to the law and a legacy that will ripple through American jurisprudence for decades to come.

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Remembering Richard Posner: A Prolific Jurist

Judge Richard Posner died Tuesday at age 87, leaving a legacy as one of the most influential members of the judiciary who never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, Law360 revisits its coverage over the years of the prolific retired Seventh Circuit judge, including interviews with him about his pragmatic approach to the law, his belief that the courts mistreat pro se litigants and his love of felines.

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Foley Revamps Associate Pay, Advancement Structure

By James Boyle

Foley & Lardner LLP is the latest law firm to alter the way it handles associate compensation and advancement to keep in line with Milbank LLP's update of its own associate pay scale in July.

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Weil's 1,000 Staff Face 'Absorption' Issue In Hunt For Roles

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

As the approximately 1,000 professional staff members at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP look for new roles, they're likely to encounter a more difficult job market than the firm's attorneys, recruiters told Law360 Pulse.

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DOJ Exodus Leaves Trump Facing Confirmation Crunch

By Courtney Bublé

Since the Democrats' sweeping victories on Election Day, there has been an exodus of top officials at the U.S. Department of Justice and prospects for confirming permanent replacement are slim.

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Feature

The Go-To Firms For Insurance Litigation In 2026

By Hope Patti

A Florida-based law firm filed the most insurance coverage actions in the first half of 2026, primarily representing policyholders in property damage disputes, while BigLaw firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani was the most frequent choice among insurer defendants.

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Senate Confirms First Judge Of Lame-Duck Period

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate confirmed Alabama Supreme Court Justice Gregory Cook to the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday, marking the first judicial confirmation of the lame-duck period.

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Proskauer Won't Rep Perplexity In Reddit Data-Scraping Suit

By Matthew Perlman

Perplexity AI Inc. has abandoned its effort to have Proskauer Rose LLP defend against a data-scraping lawsuit from Reddit Inc. after Reddit raised concerns about the law firm's past representation of the social media company.

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Arbitration Assoc. Wants Consumers' Monopoly Suit Tossed

By Rae Ann Varona

The American Arbitration Association urged an Arizona federal court Thursday to toss a proposed class action that accuses the organization of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the plaintiff consumers are trying to hold it liable for contracts it never entered into.

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