The D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that the U.S. can proceed with seizing more than 700,000 barrels of crude oil from two tankers linked to Iran's state oil company, rejecting a Turkish company's attempt to assert ownership over the oil. 
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TOP NEWS

DC Circ. Won't Ax US Bid To Seize Iranian Oil From 2 Tankers

By Madeline Lyskawa

The D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that the U.S. can proceed with seizing more than 700,000 barrels of crude oil from two tankers linked to Iran's state oil company, rejecting a Turkish company's attempt to assert ownership over the oil. 

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USTR Says Mexican Auto, Steel Tariffs Will Remain, Per Report

By Jack McLoone

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Mexican business leaders that tariffs on the automotive and steel sectors will not be eliminated as part of renegotiations of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal, according to a news report Tuesday.

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Feds Pan Nadine Menendez's Bail Bid Months After Appeal

By Carla Baranauckas

Prosecutors have urged a New York federal judge to reject a bid by Nadine Menendez for bail while she appeals her bribery and corruption conviction, saying her argument falls short of the high bar for release.

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Monster Looking To Block Foreign Versions Of Energy Drinks

By Jack McLoone

Energy drink giant Monster accused numerous businesses of importing into the U.S. versions of its products intended only to be sold abroad, telling the International Trade Commission that the products are infringing Monster's trademarks by being sold without proper labels, the ITC said Tuesday.

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Trade Court OKs 2nd Try At Scope Of Chinese Wood Duties

By Jack McLoone

Edge-glued wood boards imported by a Louisiana company will be subject to duty orders on Chinese wood mouldings and millwork products, the U.S. Court of International Trade decided Tuesday, finding the U.S. Department of Commerce's second try at explaining the orders' scope to be sufficient.

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POLICY & REGULATION

CIT Says Weekly Planners Not Calendars For Tariff Purposes

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Court of International Trade determined a California company's imported planners cannot be classified as calendars for tariff purposes, according to an opinion published Tuesday siding with the government that the goods must be categorized as a miscellaneous type of stationery product

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Brief

Squires Stands By Ending Skincare IPR Over ITC Overlap

By Dani Kass

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has shot down Sinclair Pharma Ltd.'s request to revive its challenge to Hydrafacial LLC's skin treatment patent, which the director had terminated based on related proceedings at the U.S. International Trade Commission.

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ENFORCEMENT

NM Couple Plead Guilty To Selling Vietnam Jewelry As Navajo

By Zak Kostro

A New Mexico husband and wife have admitted in North Carolina federal court to importing counterfeit Native American jewelry from Vietnam and marketing it to U.S. buyers as genuine handmade Navajo pieces, according to federal prosecutors and court documents.

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LITIGATION

$210M Appeal Bond Should Be $25M, Oil Exec Tells 5th Circ.

By José Luis Martínez

The founder of Exxon-acquired company InterOil has asked the Fifth Circuit to approve a $25 million supersedeas bond as opposed to an amount exceeding $210 million due to a final judgment against him and his family.

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Amazon, Zulily Get Antitrust Case Postponed To Oct. 2027

By Rachel Riley

A Seattle federal judge agreed Monday to push the trial date in now-defunct online retailer Zulily's lawsuit accusing Amazon of stifling competition from other e-commerce platforms from January 2027 to October 2027 due to scheduling conflicts with overlapping antitrust proceedings against Amazon.

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Judge Eyes Ballot Deadline In Feud Over BJ's Climate Study

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday said he's eager to cut to the chase in a dispute over whether BJ's Wholesale Club must allow shareholders to vote on a climate study proposal, suggesting the case could be resolved ahead of a looming proxy ballot deadline. 

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Archer, Joby Spar Over Claims In Battle To Gain Air Taxi Edge

By Linda Chiem

Archer Aviation has told a federal court that rival electric air-taxi company Joby Aviation cannot ditch counterclaims alleging Joby concealed its China-based sourcing and misclassified imports to evade tariffs, while Joby accuses Archer of riding its coattails and trying to reframe the narrative around its own shady dealings.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Record Penalty Sets Stage For FinCEN Whistleblower Awards

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s record $80 million penalty against Canaccord, together with the agency's recently proposed rule on whistleblower awards, signals an increasingly aggressive enforcement posture and illustrates the significant financial stakes associated with reporting violations, says Marlene Koury at Constantine Cannon.

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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control

Several recent federal court decisions have perpetuated a split over what constitutes “control” of electronically stored information — with judges divided on whether the standard should turn on a party's legal right or practical ability to obtain the information, say attorneys at Sidley.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Some Firms Break Lobbying Revenue Records Again

By Alison Knezevich

After raking in record-breaking federal lobbying revenue last year, several firms reported this week that they had their strongest quarter ever in the first three months of 2026, with practice leaders predicting another busy period ahead as midterms approach.

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Breyer Says 'Shadow Docket' Not A Top Court Power Grab

By Carolyn Muyskens

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday that the rise of the so-called shadow docket is a consequence of the post-COVID era and not a bid to usurp influence by the high court. 

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Sullivan & Cromwell Alerts SDNY To AI Errors In Ch. 15 Case

By Andrea Keckley

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP told a New York bankruptcy judge Saturday that an emergency motion it filed in Prince Global Holdings Ltd.'s Chapter 15 case contained several inaccurate citations and other errors, including what the firm described as artificial intelligence "hallucinations."

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Pillsbury Unlawfully Fired Pregnant Recruiter, Bias Suit Says

By Lauren Berg

The former Black female director for associate recruiting at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP says she was unlawfully fired just weeks after disclosing her high-risk pregnancy to her supervisor, according to her discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed Tuesday in Tennessee federal court.

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WDTX Judge Albright Stepping Down At End Of Summer

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright is resigning after nearly eight years presiding over cases in the Western District of Texas, Law360 confirmed Tuesday.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Argues ICE Case Reversal Backs Her Acquittal

By Craig Clough

Former state Judge Hannah Dugan asked a Wisconsin federal judge Tuesday to reconsider an order not to overturn her felony obstruction conviction for directing a defendant in her courtroom away from immigration agents, arguing the Fourth Circuit recently reversed a decision the trial court repeatedly relied upon.

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Warsh Rejects Claim He'd Be Trump's 'Sock Puppet' At Fed

By Jon Hill

Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh sought at his Tuesday confirmation hearing to rebut Democratic accusations that he would be a White House "sock puppet," distancing himself from President Donald Trump's calls for rate cuts and downplaying their significance.

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Copyright Head Touts 6,000 Registrations Of Human-AI Works

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Copyright Office has issued more than 6,000 registrations for works that incorporate artificial intelligence-generated materials and follow the agency's guidance for combined human-made and AI-created works, U.S. Copyright Office leader Shira Perlmutter said Tuesday.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akin Gump

Andrews Myers

Berman Tabacco

Boies Schiller

Bona Law PC

Bracewell LLP

Brownstein Hyatt

Carney Badley

Constantine Cannon

Cozen O'Connor

DLA Piper

Eversheds Sutherland

Fish & Richardson

Gibson Dunn

Gimbel Reilly

Grant & Eisenhofer

Gray Cary

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Hunton Andrews

Just Food Law PLLC

K&L Gates

Kobre & Kim

Miller & Chevalier

Morgan Lewis

Mowry & Grimson

Munsch Hardt

Olson Grimsley

Pillsbury Winthrop

Quinn Emanuel

Sidley Austin

Squire Patton

Stein Shostak

Strang Bradley

Sullivan & Cromwell

Torridon Law

Wiley Rein

Williams & Connolly

Willkie Farr

Wolf Greenfield

Yetter Coleman

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abiomed Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

American Postal Workers Union

Archer Aviation Inc.

BGR Government Affairs LLC

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.

Ballard Partners Inc.

Burke Inc.

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

Cartessa Aesthetics

Cox Communications Inc.

Empire Petroleum Corp.

FCA US LLC

FedEx Corp.

Harvard University

Hydrafacial

InterOil Corporation

Joby Aero Inc

Maquet GmbH

Monster Beverage Corp.

Sinclair Pharma PLC

Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Walmart Inc.

Zulily Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Executive Office of the President

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Fish and Wildlife Service

Government of Mexico

International Trade Commission

Judicial Conference of the United States

NAFTA

National Labor Relations Board

New York State Comptroller

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Texas Attorney General's Office

Texas Legislature

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina

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

U.S. Copyright Office

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

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

U.S. District Court for the Southern 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. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin