$200B Visa, Mastercard Swipe-Fee Deal Gets Initial Approval

By Hailey Konnath

A New York federal judge Tuesday preliminarily signed off on Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc.'s proposed $200 billion settlement with millions of merchants despite dozens of objections from potential class members, saying it was too soon to tell if the complaints are pervasive or "confined to a vocal minority."

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House Clears $70B Funding Boost For ICE, Border Patrol

By Britain Eakin

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a funding bill Tuesday funneling nearly $70 billion more to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol on top of more than $170 billion Congress gave the agencies last year.

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Challengers Of Trump's 'Slush Fund' Want Proof Plan Is Dead

By Lauren Berg

Plaintiffs challenging what they call President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "slush fund" in Virginia and Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday expressed doubt that the administration's plan to pay victims of "lawfare and weaponization" is truly "not moving forward" as the acting attorney general has claimed.

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Senate Confirms Longtime Kan. Prosecutor, KBI Chief To Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-46, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Tony Mattivi, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, to serve on the bench in the District of Kansas.

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Judge Blocks Nebraska Power Permit's Emergency Use

By Crystal Owens

A Colorado district judge has partially blocked the federal government's approval of a 226-mile, 345-kilovolt electricity transmission line in the Nebraska Sandhills, finding that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bypassed required cultural resource and environmental consultations without proving that an emergency existed under a presidential executive order.

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The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

By Xiumei Dong

The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

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Judge Candidate Loses Ballot Challenge At Mich. High Court

By Melanie Dorsey

An Oakland County probate judge candidate will remain off the August primary ballot after the Michigan Supreme Court declined to review his challenge to the rejection of hundreds of petition signatures, while one justice urged lawmakers to reconsider election rules under which officials were not required to review affidavits that could have validated more than 100 disputed signatures.

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FDIC's Hill Eyes Resolution Planning, Assessment Changes

By Jon Hill

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Travis Hill said Tuesday that his agency will seek to dial back its living-will requirements for large banks and recalibrate how it charges for deposit insurance, part of a broader push to rethink the agency's approach to handling bank failures.

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NY Floats Rule To Align Its Stablecoin Regs With Genius Act

By Aislinn Keely

New York's Department of Financial Services on Tuesday proposed regulations to ensure its existing stablecoin framework aligns with the U.S. Treasury Department's coming requirements for state regimes under the federal law governing stable-value tokens.

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DC Circ. Says PCAOB Challenger Must Reveal His Name

By Sydney Price

The D.C. Circuit Tuesday backed a D.C. federal court's holding that a man anonymously challenging the constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board should be required to identify himself.

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Conn. AG Accuses Biz Owner Of Repeated Pollution Violations

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut business owner who already owes the state $733,500 for pollution control violations is at it again, according to a lawsuit from the state's attorney general that alleges a metal finisher and related companies have sandblasted without containment measures or necessary permits.

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Environmentalists Challenge EPA Methane Rule Rollback

By Jared Foretek

The Environmental Defense Fund will challenge a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule loosening methane emission standards for the oil and gas industry in the D.C. Circuit.

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Novartis, AbbVie Lose Bid To Halt Wash. 340B Pharmacy Law

By Rachel Riley

A Washington federal judge declined Tuesday to block a state law passed to protect prescription drug access for low-income and uninsured patients, rejecting arguments from AbbVie and Novartis that the new measure illegally adds to pharmaceutical manufacturers' obligations under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

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Calif. Judge Blocks DOJ's Bid For Trans Patients' Medical Info

By Gina Kim

A California federal judge ordered Stanford Medicine hospital not to disclose medical information belonging to trans adolescents who received gender-related care in response to a Texas grand jury subpoena, and blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from taking further steps to obtain their patient records.

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Georgia County, Trans Deputy OK End To Surgery Bias Fight

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Georgia county and a transgender sheriff's deputy who sued over her employee health plan's coverage exclusions for gender-affirming surgery have struck a deal to resolve her case, nine months after the en banc Eleventh Circuit issued a ruling that sided with the county. 

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House Clears Bill Letting President Approve Copyright Chief

By Elliot Weld

A bill that would alter how the director of the U.S. Copyright Office is selected by requiring Congress to recommend candidates and give the president the final say passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Arbitrator Rules USPTO Violated Law By Ending Telework

By Ryan Davis

An arbitrator ruled Monday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "committed a clear and patent breach" of agreements with the union representing some of its employees when the office eliminated telework arrangements last year at the urging of President Donald Trump.

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DOJ Says Timing, Lack Of Injury Doom TikTok Deal Challenge

By Jared Foretek

The U.S. Department of Justice has urged the D.C. Circuit to toss a challenge to the Trump administration's approval of TikTok's sale to American investors, arguing the engineers seeking to stop the deal filed their challenge too late and lack standing.

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Q&A

Key Freight Broker Negligence Win A 'Relief' For Plaintiffs Atty

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that freight brokers might also be liable under state law for selecting unsafe motor carriers involved in catastrophic crashes will ultimately improve highway safety by ensuring that the industry's longtime gatekeepers strengthen their vetting protocols, according to a plaintiffs attorney who helped secure the pivotal win.

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Canada Extends Loans To Airlines Atop Aviation Fuel Tax Cut

By Kevin Pinner

Canada will provide domestic airlines with up to CA$150 million ($107.5 million) in repayable loans to support the industry through global fuel market volatility after having already cut an excise tax on aviation fuel, the Department of Finance said.

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Texas Appeals Court Reinstates $439M Infrastructure Bonds

By Spencer Brewer

A split Texas appeals court on Tuesday permitted a fast-growing Texas county near Austin to proceed with $439 million worth of infrastructure projects, dealing a setback to a group of county residents who claimed the election approving the bonds was invalid.

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Kalshi To Start Requiring Employer Info For Certain Markets

By Ganesh Setty

Prediction market platform Kalshi Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will start requiring users to verify their employer before they can trade on certain markets, and will further implement features allowing users to directly report suspicious trading activity.

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House Report Says NFL Misused Sports Antitrust Exemption

By Courtney Bublé

The National Football League has stretched its use of the antitrust exemption beyond what Congress intended when lawmakers created it 65 years ago, according to a new report from the House Judiciary Committee.

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NHL Team Plans Move To New Arena In Dallas Suburb

By David Steele

The Plano, Texas, City Council has approved a letter of intent with the Dallas Stars on plans to build the NHL team a new arena, signaling a move from the downtown Dallas arena where they have played since 2001.

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Zillow Loses Appeal In Pa. Fight Over $10K Data Charge

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania county can charge Zillow more than $10,000 for a listing of all its property assessments under the state's Right-to-Know Law, given that the law allows the county to charge the "reasonable market value" for complex data sets, a state appellate court found Tuesday.

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Calif. Courts Shoot Down Santee Housing Project

By Isaac Monterose

Two California courts last week largely sided with environmentalist groups that challenged the city of Santee's approval of a local 3,008-unit housing project, ruling that the proposed project's approval violated state laws.

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EU Orders Meta To Give Rival Chatbots Free WhatsApp Access

By Matthew Perlman

European enforcers ordered Meta Platforms to give rival artificial intelligence chatbots free access to WhatsApp amid an antitrust investigation into the messaging service, despite Meta taking steps to provide access for a fee after previously blocking rival assistants.

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BOTS Act Judge Reverses, Tosses Challenge To FTC Case

By Bryan Koenig

A Maryland federal judge reversed course Tuesday and dismissed a preemptive lawsuit challenging one of the Federal Trade Commission's first online ticketing cases, concluding the ticket resellers can raise their constitutional arguments in addressing the FTC's allegations rather than pursuing a separate suit of their own.

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Emergency Alert Systems Set For FCC Cybersecurity Revamp

By Christopher Cole

The nation's emergency alert services would see cybersecurity upgrades under a new plan put forward this month at the Federal Communications Commission.

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Wash. Winery's Vintage Label Regs Challenge Tossed For Now

By Rachel Riley

A Washington federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from an Evergreen State maker of alcoholic beverages over federal vintage labeling limitations, concluding Tuesday that the producer of fruit wine and cider has not clearly proved its challenge of the labels was filed before the relevant statute of limitations lapsed but will get a shot at amending the complaint.

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Brief

Judge Won't Seek Wiggin Partner's Ghost Gun Advice After All

By Emily Field

A Connecticut state court judge on Tuesday sustained the attorney general's objection to his plan to ask for advice from a Wiggin and Dana LLP attorney on how to handle a $7.7 million enforcement suit against a Florida-based "ghost gun" supplier.

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CIT Judge Skeptical Of Gov't's IEEPA Refund Appeal

By Jack McLoone

A U.S. Court of International Trade judge spent much of an hour-plus hearing Tuesday attempting to talk the federal government out of appealing his order requiring immediate refunds of President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs, but he seemed to make little headway.

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Philly Violated Cornerstone Of Bankruptcy Law, 3rd Circ. Says

By Craig Clough

The Third Circuit on Tuesday revived part of a pro se debtor's long-running bankruptcy fight against Philadelphia holding the city must face civil contempt sanctions for collecting on a lien after his debt was discharged, saying it "violated" one of the "historic cornerstones" of bankruptcy, which is a discharge's finality.

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Judge Lifts Order To Return Colombian Deported To Congo

By Ganesh Setty

A D.C. federal judge dissolved his order for the Trump administration to help return a Colombian woman to the United States who had been deported to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following new evidence that the administration hadn't received a key letter from the DRC.

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DHS Waives Park Laws For Big Bend Border Wall Build

By Joyce Hanson

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has waived multiple environmental laws as it builds border barriers and roads through Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park, saying it must quickly deter illegal crossings in areas of high illegal entry on the Texas-Mexico border.

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ICE Contractor Challenges Colo. Health Inspection Law

By Dan McKay

A federal contractor that runs an immigration detention center near Denver has sued to block enforcement of a new Colorado law requiring health and safety inspections at the facility, alleging the legislation is preempted by federal law.

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2nd Circ. Wary Of Nadine Menendez's Args At Bail Hearing

By Carla Baranauckas

A Second Circuit panel signaled skepticism Tuesday toward Nadine Menendez during a hearing on her bid for bail pending appeal of her bribery conviction, repeatedly questioning her claim that prosecutors had misled her about their plans to use her former lawyer as a witness against her.

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Mass. Politician Must Face Falsified Records Charge

By Carolyn Muyskens

A federal judge has refused to dismiss an obstruction-related charge against a Massachusetts state representative accused of stealing from a Cape Cod building trade association that he led.

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Ex-Fla. Rep. Asks For Trial Redo On Foreign Agent Charges

By David Minsky

A former congressman urged a Florida federal court to overturn a jury verdict finding him guilty of secretly lobbying for Venezuela's leftist regime for $50 million, arguing several missteps by the court resulted in his conviction.

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DOI About-Face Stokes Yearslong Cherokee Land Rights Fight

By Crystal Owens

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians has for years been tied up in litigation with its sister tribe, the Cherokee Nation, over land rights, healthcare and more. Now, a recently withdrawn U.S. Department of the Interior memo over rights to 2.63 acres of land is again stoking tensions.

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Tribe Challenges NIGC 'One-Bite' Rule In Michigan Casino Suit

By Susan Smiley

The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians on Tuesday filed a federal suit against the National Indian Gaming Commission claiming the commission's attempt to shut down a Northwest Michigan casino is improper and misapplies the "one-bite rule" governing tribal gaming to restored ancestral lands.

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Ohio Appeals Court Agrees: Google Not A Common Carrier

By Bryan Koenig

An Ohio appeals panel sided with Google and against a state attorney general's efforts to designate the company a common carrier subject to neutrality controls on its search results, affirming a lower court's rejection of the lawsuit because Google doesn't transport property and doesn't serve users "indifferently."

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Mayors Rally To Fight Permit 'Shot Clocks,' This Time At FCC

By Christopher Cole

U.S. mayors are back fighting proposals to impose strict deadlines on local reviews of broadband projects, but this time their focus is not just on Capitol Hill but on the Federal Communications Commission.

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FCC Looks To Spur Submarine Cables With New Security Reg

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission will start presuming that submarine cable applications that meet certain qualifications don't have to be referred to the executive branch for national security reviews, if the agency votes yes later this month on the order it'll have before it.

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How Crypto Firms Can Prep As Clarity Act Inches Toward Law

Though the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act’s road to enactment remains uncertain, the statutory framework for regulating digital commodities recently advanced by the Senate Banking Committee is now sufficiently developed that market participants can begin preparing in several areas where the complicated legislation would affect them, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.

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Virginia's Cannabis Retail Veto Leaves Industry In Legal Limbo

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's recent veto of legislation that would have established a regulated retail cannabis framework halts momentum built by the General Assembly, but it also sends important signals about what a future regulatory framework must address to survive, says Charles Slemp at Cozen.

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What Colorado AI Law's Major Rewrite Means For Employers

Colorado's landmark law regulating employers' use of artificial intelligence tools was recently replaced with a narrower regime that eliminates many burdensome obligations, but still imposes a host of requirements focused on transparency and accountability, say attorneys at Proskauer.

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A Look At The Court's Next Steps In Live Nation Antitrust Case

Following a recent jury verdict that Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly to fix ticket prices, a New York federal court stands to weigh Live Nation's bid for a new trial, approve the U.S. Department of Justice's March settlement with the defendants, and impose remedies that include full structural separation, say attorneys at Crowell.

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Operational AI Washing: The Next Frontier Of Fiduciary Risk

While there are still no final Delaware decisions applying Caremark specifically to artificial intelligence governance failures, previous case law provides a blueprint, so the question for boards is whether their governance architectures will satisfy Caremark when the first cases are decided, say attorneys at Akerman.

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Opinion

At High Court, Oil Cos.' Suncor Preemption Claims Fall Short

In Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, oil and gas companies argue that municipalities' climate deception claims are equivalent to emissions standards for their industry — but the suit is ultimately incapable of imposing such standards, say Thomas McGarity at the University of Texas School of Law and James Goodwin at the Center for Progressive Reform.

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High Court's Hikma Decision Reshapes 'Skinny Label' Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hikma v. Amarin marks a significant victory for generic drug manufacturers, but rather than putting an end to so-called skinny label inducement claims, it narrows and refocuses them, say attorneys at Sterne Kessler.

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Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

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Trial Boutiques Roll Out Associate Pay Raises

By Andrea Keckley

Three trial boutiques are planning to bump associate salaries by at least $10,000 next month, the firms confirmed to Law360 Pulse Tuesday.

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Interview

Burford Sees Growing Market For Stakes In Elite Firms

By Marialuisa Taddia

Burford Capital plans to step up minority equity investments in elite law firms in the U.K. and U.S. that already use its litigation finance, as investor appetite for law firm equity increases, the firm's new London-based chief operating officer told Law360.

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Fox Rothschild Sued Over Data Breach Tied To Ransom Group

By Allison Grande

Fox Rothschild LLP was hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday accusing the national law firm of failing to adequately protect the "highly sensitive and confidential" personal data entrusted to it from being exposed to a prominent ransomware group in a data breach last month. 

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All Attys In Miss. Suit DQd For Back-To-Back-To-Back AI Flubs

By Emily Sawicki

A Mississippi federal judge who found herself in the "unusual scenario" of reviewing briefs with artificial intelligence-created errors filed by both parties in a lawyer's fee dispute against a Magnolia State municipality has terminated all four attorneys from the case.

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Q&A

Next ABA International Ethics Chair Looks To Year Ahead

By Emily Sawicki

Rob Misey, incoming chair of the American Bar Association's International Ethics Committee, brings a passion for international dialogue to his new role, set to begin in September. Misey discussed his goals of initiating ethics conversations throughout the ABA and with counterparts overseas.

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Analysis

Fed. Circ. 'Recalibrates' Analysis For Constitutional Standing

By Dani Kass

The Federal Circuit eased the line between constitutional and statutory standing last month when reviving A.L.M. Holding Co.'s infringement suit against Zydex Industries Private Ltd., in a decision attorneys say makes standing more accessible and clarifies how patent licensors can maintain their rights.

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5 Firms Barred From Handling NFL Parkinson's Claims

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Five law firms have been disqualified from representing claimants seeking NFL concussion settlement funds for running a scheme that "laundered" questionable Parkinson's disease claims through the system to obtain $95 million, including $20 million in fees, a special masters' report issued Monday says.

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Pa. Law Firm Calls Uber and FedEx's RICO Suit A 'Sham'

By James Boyle

Nearly a month after its motion to dismiss a RICO suit filed by Uber and FedEx was denied by a Philadelphia federal judge, personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC has lodged a counterclaim against the companies, saying their complaint is a "frivolous sham."

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