Analysis

EPA Creates A Legal Haze With Emissions Plan Rejections

By Keith Goldberg

The Trump administration is advancing a novel constitutional argument in its efforts to keep fossil fuel-fired power plants open, which, if sustained in court, could pose new challenges for states trying to hold up their end of the Clean Air Act.

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Analysis

UAE's Exit From OPEC Could Hurt Smaller US Oil Producers

By Gautama Mehta

The United Arab Emirates' forthcoming exit, announced Tuesday, from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is expected to have limited immediate effects, but it would free the country from the cartel's oil production quotas and could eventually lower global oil prices.

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Mich. Panel Revives Consumers Energy Gas Blast Suit

By Melanie Dorsey

Michigan appellate judges have revived a negligence lawsuit against Consumers Energy over a house explosion that severely injured a Detroit-area man, finding factual disputes remain over whether the utility's gas line replacement work caused leaks that led to the blast. 

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Analysis

Meet The Attys Arguing The High Court 'Skinny Label' Case

By Ryan Davis

When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a patent case involving "skinny labels" on generic drugs, a longtime patent attorney as well as a government attorney who often handles intellectual property cases will face an appellate specialist who has argued many high court cases.

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Over 11 Million Imports Entered For Tariff Refunds, CBP Says

By Dylan Moroses

Importers have successfully submitted more than 11.2 million entries to Customs and Border Protection's tariff refund system, and more than 1.7 million imports have been validated and are ready for refunds, a CBP official told the U.S. Court of International Trade on Tuesday.

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Brief

USTR Seeks Input On Modernizing African Trade Agreement

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. government is accepting comments related to plans to modernize a trade agreement between the U.S. and African countries, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Tuesday.

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Brief

Commerce Orders Antidumping Duty On Algerian Steel Rebar

By Jack McLoone

Imported steel concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria will be subject to an over 127% antidumping duty rate in the U.S. following the issuance of a duty order Monday by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Exxon Misrepresentations Caused Stock Drop, Jury Hears

By Spencer Brewer

Investors told a Texas jury that Exxon Mobil Corp. inflated the value of its stock by misrepresenting how much money its Kearl Lake operations were making, saying Tuesday that the oil giant hid the truth to snag a better interest rate in a bond offering.

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Ex-Rep.'s Anti-Maduro Stance Was 'Facade,' Jury Hears

By Carolina Bolado

Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera's public opposition to the regime of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was just a "facade" as he secretly worked on behalf of the government under a $50 million contract with a unit of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, federal prosecutors told jurors on Tuesday.

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Pipeline Violations Trouble 4th Circ. As Gas Co. Fights Stay

By Abigail Harrison

A Fourth Circuit panel repeatedly pressed state enforcers and counsel for Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC during oral arguments Tuesday, questioning how language baked into water quality certifications would protect local streams and wetlands given the company's history of permit violations.

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Oncor Wins Long-Running Union Firing Fight At DC Circ.

By Emily Brill

A major Texas electric company was allowed to fire a union-represented worker for testifying that the company's smart meters were damaging people's homes, a D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday, finding the worker's 2012 testimony at a Texas Senate committee hearing wasn't protected by the National Labor Relations Act.

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Fla. Utility Says NextNav's GPS Backup Would Be Disastrous

By Nadia Dreid

Florida Power & Light Co. is not a fan of geolocation service provider NextNav's plan to use a chunk of the lower 900 megahertz band to launch a spectrum-based alternative to GPS, meeting with Federal Communications Commission officials to warn of its "strong opposition."

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Solar Co. Attyx Is Accused Of Tricking Customers Into Loans

By Sydney Price

A New York homeowner has hit solar energy company Attyx LLC and its lending partners with a proposed class action over an alleged deceptive financing scheme, echoing claims already brought by the state's attorney general that alleged hundreds of millions of dollars in potential consumer harm.

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SPAC Targets Maha Capital In $490M Energy-Fintech Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Maha Capital AB, a Swiss public company that boasts a portfolio of energy-related assets and fintech operations, on Tuesday revealed it had entered into a letter of intent to merge with special purpose acquisition company Blue Water Acquisition Corp. IV to form a new, publicly traded company.

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Opinion

Exxon's Retail Voting Program Is A Trap For Retail Investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Exxon Mobil's first-of-its-kind proxy voting program last September, but ahead of the company's annual shareholder meeting next month, it's clear that retail shareholders have delegated their voice to the entity their vote exists to check, says Christina Sautter at Southern Methodist University.

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Initial Virginia AG Actions Signal Focus On Multistate Efforts

Now that Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has reached the 100-day mark in office, his first set of actions reveals a clear preference for coalition with regional and national counterparts, which means the primary risk for businesses is no longer just the fact of enforcement, but the speed at which investigations can escalate, says Lauren Cooper at Hogan Lovells.

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Analysis

Comey Indictment Built On Bad Legal Foundation, Experts Say

By Phillip Bantz

The criminal indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey over an alleged threat against President Donald Trump by way of a social media post of seashells appears to be based on either an outdated or flawed understanding of the legal standard required to prove the charges in the case, which could sink the prosecution, according to experts.

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GrayRobinson Faces More Suits Over 2025 Data Breach

By Adrian Cruz

After being hit with a proposed class action accusing GrayRobinson PA of negligence following the revelation of a March 2025 data breach, the Florida-based firm is now facing two further suits regarding the same incident.

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Justices Limit Voting Rights Act Suits While Voiding La. Map

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map containing two majority-Black voting districts Wednesday and further limited the Voting Rights Act's use in challenging racial discrimination in legislative redistricting — a decision the dissent claims completes the conservative majority's "demolition" of the seminal civil rights law.

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Fla. Judge Pick Denies Conflict In Trump Defamation Case

By Courtney Bublé

A judicial nominee for the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday denied there was any overlap between when he presided over a case involving President Donald Trump and when the White House let him know Trump was considering him for the federal judgeship.

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Judiciary Advisers Back Looser Limits On Defense Subpoenas

By Jeff Overley

A campaign by white collar defense lawyers against long-standing limits on subpoena powers cleared a key hurdle Wednesday when federal judiciary advisers endorsed earlier and easier access to potentially favorable evidence despite staunch resistance from crime victims' advocates.

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Former AG Bondi To Appear Before House Committee May 29

By Courtney Bublé

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House oversight committee on May 29, committee Republicans said Wednesday.

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Nadine Menendez Denied Bail During Bribery Conviction Appeal

By George Woolston

A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid from Nadine Menendez for bail while she appeals her conviction on a bribery scheme carried out with her ex-senator husband, ruling that her motion doesn't raise a substantial question of law.

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