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Neogen Faces Investor Suit Over 3M Integration Challenges

By Emilie Ruscoe

Food and animal safety company Neogen Corp. and two of its executives face a proposed investor class action alleging they kept shareholders in the dark about integration struggles after a merger with a division of manufacturing giant 3M.

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Son Of Convicted Mich. Doc Ditches Fraudulent Transfer Case

By Danielle Ferguson

The son of a Michigan doctor accused of fraudulently selling property and sending money to his family to avoid paying a $35 million forfeiture and $5.2 million restitution related to his healthcare fraud conviction was dismissed from the government's fraudulent transfer lawsuit against his father on Monday.

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Mich. Panel Upholds Atty Fee For Court-Appointed Counsel

By Brandon Lowrey

A Michigan appellate panel has upheld a sentence requiring a defendant to pay a $400 attorney fee to her court-appointed counsel, rejecting her contentions that it was an unconstitutional fine and that the court failed to determine whether she had the ability to pay.

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Mich. Justices Raise Bar For Prisoner Contraband Cases

By Carolyn Muyskens

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Monday that possession of contraband in prison is not a strict liability offense, meaning prosecutors must prove that a prisoner was, at minimum, reckless in obtaining drugs or alcohol while behind bars. 

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Analysis

Energy Litigation To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2025

By Keith Goldberg

Courtroom showdowns between the Trump administration and blue states over U.S. energy and climate change policy will dominate the energy litigation landscape for the rest of 2025. Here is what the energy industry will be watching closely in the second half of the year.

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POLICY & REGULATION

States Say Noncitizen Benefit Restrictions Are Creating Chaos

By Julie Manganis

A coalition of 20 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday for "upending" noncitizens' access to publicly funded programs like Head Start and food banks.

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LITIGATION

Ex-Kellogg Worker Fights To Keep 401(k) Fee Suit Alive

By Danielle Ferguson

A former Kellogg employee urged a Michigan federal court to reject the company's attempt to dismiss a proposed class action alleging the food manufacturer lost its workers millions of dollars in retirement savings because of excessive recordkeeping fees under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

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SIXTH CIRCUIT

6th Circ. Revives Fired Clariant Clerk's Gender Bias Suit

By Carolyn Muyskens

A former warehouse clerk is entitled to a trial on her claim that she was terminated because of her gender during a workforce reduction at a U.S. division of Swiss chemical company Clariant, the Sixth Circuit has ruled.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

FDA's Hasty Policymaking Approach Faces APA Challenges

Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has abandoned its usual notice-and-comment process for implementing new regulatory initiatives, two recent district court decisions make clear that these programs are still susceptible to Administrative Procedure Act challenges, says Rachel Turow at Skadden.

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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine

The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

NJ Judges End Habba's Tenure, Bondi Removes Replacement

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey federal district court brought Alina Habba's run as interim U.S. attorney to an end Tuesday by not extending her tenure in the temporary role past 120 days.

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Ethics Appeal Over Columbia Letter Nixed As Judge Joins USDA

By Emily Sawicki

In its first decision of 2025, the Judicial Conference's conduct committee on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to the Seventh Circuit Judicial Council's decision to toss ethics claims against a U.S. Court of International Trade judge who threatened not to hire law clerks from Columbia University over the school's handling of Israel protests.

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Analysis

As Habba Exits, NJ Mayor's Suit Against Prosecutor Goes On

By Jake Maher

Prosecutors are well-guarded by immunity from civil claims, but Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's recent defamation and false arrest suit against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba uses her public statements to try to evade that doctrine, experts told Law360.

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Bipartisan Bill Aims To Protect Judges From Rising Threats

By Lauren Berg

Representatives Lucy McBath, D-Ga., and Michael McCaul, R-Texas, on Tuesday reintroduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to better protect state and local judges from threats and violence that are "becoming increasingly more common" against the judiciary.

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Missouri Solicitor General, State Judge Secure Federal Seats

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate confirmed two nominees on Tuesday to serve on Missouri federal courts.

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Ex-Boeing Atty's 'Toxic Leadership Style' Sinks Race Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

A Washington federal judge tossed a lawsuit from a former Boeing in-house attorney who said the company fired her because she is Asian and spoke up about compliance concerns, ruling she couldn't overcome testimony from colleagues who said she was "volatile" and had a "toxic leadership style."

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Judge Nixes 'Ghost' Lawyer's Suit Against Ex-Employee, Atty

By Phillip Bantz

A Florida judge has tossed a lawsuit that an attorney accused of ghosting and defrauding his clients brought against his former paralegal and a legal malpractice lawyer alleging they conspired to steal his clients and trash his reputation.

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DC Circ. Denies AP's Bid To Rehear White House Press Ban

By Rae Ann Varona

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday refused to reconsider a split panel's decision reinstating a White House directive banning the Associated Press from the Oval Office and other restricted spaces, with one Circuit Judge explaining that the requirements for an en banc review were not met.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Anderl & Oakley

Ballard Spahr

Bryan Cave

Cole Scott & Kissane

Crowell & Moring

Grant & Eisenhofer

Holland & Hart

Jenner & Block

Matthew G. Miller PC

Miller Johnson Snell

Ogletree Deakins

Secrest Wardle

Skadden Arps

Walcheske & Luzi

Williams & Connolly

Wilson Sonsini

Womble Bond

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Trucking Associations Inc.

Associated Press

Bracco SpA

Bragg

Cato Institute

Chevron Corp.

Clariant AG

Cleveland Indians

Cornell University

FedEx Corp.

First Liberty Institute

George Washington University

International Association of Better Business Bureaus Inc.

Kellanova Co.

Kellogg Co.

LinkedIn Corp.

Loyola University New Orleans

Missouri Bar Association

National District Attorneys Association

Natural Resources Defense Council

Neogen Corporation

PJM Interconnection LLC

The Boeing Co.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Judicial Conference of the United States

Michigan Supreme Court

National Marine Fisheries Service

New York Attorney General's Office

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

State Justice Institute

State of Michigan

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

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

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 Michigan

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Office of Government Ethics

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Montana

United States District Court for the District of Vermont