The Trump administration's antipathy toward renewable energy is hitting a courtroom wall as federal judges repeatedly block policies aimed at stymieing wind and solar projects and ding agencies for not adequately justifying their actions.
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Analysis

Trump Orders On Renewables Get A Judicial Reality Check

By Keith Goldberg

The Trump administration's antipathy toward renewable energy is hitting a courtroom wall as federal judges repeatedly block policies aimed at stymieing wind and solar projects and ding agencies for not adequately justifying their actions.

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Ohio Justices Say Electricity Reseller Is Still A Public Utility

By Ganesh Setty

A company that purchases electricity and then resells it to tenants still constitutes a public utility under Ohio law, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ruled, finding the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio therefore retains jurisdiction to regulate the company.

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Enovix Investors Denied Class Cert. Under Goldman Standard

By Emilie Ruscoe

A proposed class of investors in lithium battery manufacturer Enovix Corp. can't be certified, a California federal judge has determined, finding the suit doesn't show how declines in trading price cited in the complaint were caused by the sole remaining alleged misrepresentation in the matter.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Brief

Mexican, Vietnamese And Thai Chassis Facing Possible Duties

By Jack McLoone

Imports of chassis from Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand could be hit with duty orders, stretching in some instances up to the triple digits, after the U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday reached final determinations in associated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations.

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Brief

ITC Investigating Chinese Biopharma Chemicals Over Pricing

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission is looking into whether Chinese imports of two chemicals used in biopharma manufacturing that are allegedly being sold at unfair prices are harming U.S. domestic industry, it said in a notice published Thursday.

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UTILITIES AND POWER

Bosch And Other HVAC Leaders Accused Of Price-Fixing

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Bosch Inc. and six other leading heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment businesses are facing a proposed antitrust class action in Michigan federal court alleging they conspired to fix the prices of HVAC equipment.

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RENEWABLES

Solar Co. Again Seeks To Toss Colo. Hemp Growers' Suit

By Zach Dupont

A solar company claims that Colorado's economic loss rule bars a negligence claim from a pair of hemp growers that claim a broken irrigation line caused nearly $200 million in damages to their hemp farm, according to a motion to dismiss filed in Colorado federal court Thursday.

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MINING

Apache Group Amends Suit To Reverse Arizona Land Transfer

By Crystal Owens

An Apache nonprofit amended its challenge to the federal government and Resolution Copper Co. over the exchange of nearly 2,500 acres within Arizona's Tonto National Forest, arguing the land transfer, which contains a sacred Indigenous worship site, was rushed in violation of religious freedom and constitutional laws.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

GHG Endangerment Finding Repeal Brings New Legal Risks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare anchored a matrix of regulation across multiple sectors — and the recent repeal of that finding has fundamentally destabilized the legal landscape governing industrial emissions, corporate liability and climate-related risk management, says Tanya Nesbitt at Thompson Hine.

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Series

Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Though they may seem to have little in common, officiating football has sharpened many of the same skills that define effective lawyering in management-side labor and employment: preparation, judgment, composure, credibility and ability to make difficult decisions in real time, says Josh Nadreau at Fisher Phillips.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Where Do You Stand?

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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Bar Complaint Calls Out EEOC Chair's Law Firm DEI Letters

By Grace Elletson

A legal advocacy group asked the Virginia State Bar to investigate whether U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas violated ethics rules by declining to investigate LGBTQ+ bias complaints and sending letters demanding information from law firms on their diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

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Analysis

Judge Albright Changed The Landscape Of Patent Litigation

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas became infamous in 2019 when he drew repeated chastising from the Federal Circuit for hoarding patent cases, but in the wake of his plans to step down, attorneys say the judge's biggest legacy has become his efficient, common sense approach to litigation.

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'Cheap' Judge OKs $19.5M Snap Deal Fees But 'No Bentleys'

By Craig Clough

After warning counsel who negotiated a $65 million securities settlement with Snap that he is "notoriously cheap," and in a tentative order gave a "haircut" to their $19.5 million fee request, a California federal judge talked himself out of the trim at a hearing Thursday but quipped, "No Bentleys."

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Paul Clement, Abbe Lowell To Argue For Firms In EO Appeals

By Lauren Berg

Four BigLaw firms and a national security attorney informed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that heavyweight litigators Paul D. Clement of Clement & Murphy PLLC and Abbe David Lowell of Lowell & Associates PLLC will present their arguments against the Trump administration's appeal seeking to reinstate executive orders that were deemed unconstitutional.

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Another 'Inventing Anna' Attorney Gets Disbarred

By Emily Sawicki

A New York state appeals court has accepted the resignation of a New York City attorney amid a misconduct investigation, reportedly leaving high-profile socialite scammer Anna Sorokin without legal counsel while facing fee claims from her former lawyer, according to a Thursday notice by opposing counsel.

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DOJ Watchdog To Review Handling Of Epstein Files

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice watchdog announced Thursday that it will be reviewing the department's release of the Epstein files after much bipartisan pushback that it has been slow and error-ridden.

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Ex-DA's Defamation Claims Tied To Menendez Work Risk Toss

By Rae Ann Varona

A Los Angeles County prosecutor-turned-public defender fought uphill Thursday to pursue defamation claims against a former colleague who criticized her advocacy for the release of Erik and Lyle Menendez, with a California state court judge saying that alleged comments like calling the attorney a "quisling" — or traitor — were nonactionable opinions.

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ICE Courthouse Arrest Policy Faces New Stay Bid After Error

By Adrian Cruz

Civil rights groups suing the U.S. government to block immigration courthouse arrests asked a New York federal judge to stay the enforcement of the arrest policy, arguing that government attorneys have retracted their original position on the legality of the arrests.

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Immigration Board Says Judge Glossed Over Inconsistencies

By Tom Lotshaw

An immigration judge failed to address and explain inconsistencies before finding a Cameroonian man credible and granting him withholding of removal protection, the Board of Immigration Appeals said in a decision designated as precedential.

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Ex-EEOC Official Accuses Agency Of 'Ironic' LGBTQ+ Bias

By Hailey Konnath

A former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission director sued the agency in California federal court Thursday, alleging it forced him, a queer and transgender man, to participate in the "erasure" of LGBTQ+ individuals, a move his attorney called "ironic" for the agency tasked with upholding antidiscrimination laws.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AAON Inc.

African Communities Together

American Civil Liberties Union

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

American Lung Association

Apache Inc.

Apple Inc.

Burke Inc.

Carrier Global Corp.

Clean Air Task Force Inc.

Conservation Law Foundation Inc.

Daikin Industries

Earthjustice

Enovix Corp.

Environmental Defense Fund Inc.

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

Lennox International Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Make the Road New York

McKinstry Co.

Morgan Stanley

Nationwide Energy Partners

Natural Resources Defense Council

New York Civil Liberties Union

Public Citizen Inc.

Rheem Manufacturing Co.

Service Employees International Union

Sierra Club

Snap Inc.

Tesla Inc.

The AES Corp.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Kraft Heinz Co.

Trane Inc.

Virginia State Bar

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker Botts

Bienert Katzman

Bird Marella

Bracewell LLP

Bradley Arant

Brand Law Firm P.A.

Clement & Murphy

Cooley LLP

Emery Celli

Fish & Richardson

Fisher & Phillips

Holland & Hart

Jenner & Block

Katz Banks

Koskoff Koskoff

Lehotsky Keller

Lowell & Associates

McConaughy & Sarkissian

McKool Smith

Miller Barondess

Munger Tolles

Nossaman LLP

Paul Weiss

Perkins Coie

Porter Wright

Quinn Emanuel

Rolnick Kramer

Saxena White

Scheef & Stone

Shegerian & Associates

Snell & Wilmer

Susman Godfrey

Thompson Hine

Vorys

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Clayton County, Georgia

Colorado Supreme Court

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

European Union

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fish and Wildlife Service

International Trade Administration

International Trade Commission

Judicial Conference of the United States

New York State Unified Court System

New York Supreme Court, New York County

Ohio Attorney General's Office

Ohio Supreme Court

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

San Carlos Apache Nation

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado