Analysis

'Political' Deals Pit DOJ Against State AGs, And Not Just Dems

By Bryan Koenig

Controversial U.S. Department of Justice settlements with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Live Nation, along with the approval of Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, are increasingly inspiring state attorneys general to strike out on their own as antitrust enforcers, often in direct challenge to a federal government that Democrats have cast as "corrupt."

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Analysis

Iran War's Trade Fallout Likely To Spread Beyond Oil, Fertilizer

By Dylan Moroses

The war in Iran has already shocked oil and gas prices worldwide and stakeholders expect further U.S. trade consequences related to the conflict including supply chain constraints, cost increases across a variety of goods, and industries and new geopolitical responses as the conflict continues.

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Analysis

Case-By-Case Guide As Justices Eye Landmark Pharma Law

By Jeff Overley

Drugmakers and prominent allies are inundating the U.S. Supreme Court with calls to scrutinize Medicare's new power to slash payments by tens of billions of dollars, and the justices look poised to take up or turn down a fistful of legal challenges in one fell swoop.

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Analysis

Squires Facing Congressional Rebuke? That Sounds Familiar.

By Dani Kass

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires ​may look like he's running the agency quite differently from predecessor Kathi Vidal​, with near opposite policies on patent reviews, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers last month gave Squires the same chastising about exceeding the director's authority that it had given Vidal years before.

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Mass. Judge Blocks Trump's 'Chaotic' College Data Collection

By Chris Villani

A Massachusetts federal judge blocked the Trump administration's bid to collect seven years' worth of race and gender admissions data at colleges and universities, ruling that the "rushed and chaotic manner" in which the government's order unfolded violated the law.

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Progressive Org. Rolls Out $3M Anti-Trump High Court Push

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump does not have any vacancies on the U.S. Supreme Court, but a progressive court advocacy organization is not waiting for a justice's departure to launch a multimillion-dollar campaign opposing a possible Trump pick.

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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.

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Trump Seeks 13% Boost In DOJ Funding

By Courtney Bublé

The White House budget request for fiscal 2027, released on Friday, seeks $40.8 billion in discretionary funds for the U.S. Department of Justice, a 13% increase from the current year level.

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Roundup

Tax Slashes, DA Oversight Bills Mark End Of Ga. Session

By Chart Riggall

A Republican-driven rollback to Georgia income taxes that could extend through the better part of the next decade capped off the state's 2026 legislative session Thursday, as lawmakers avoided the bitter fights over civil justice reform that dominated the convening of the General Assembly in 2025.

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Brief

Justice Alito Treated For Dehydration After Federalist Event

By Courtney Buble

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito felt ill during a Federalist Society event last month and was seen by a doctor "out of an abundance of caution," the high court announced on Friday.

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State AGs Latest To Oppose Trump's Mail Ballot Order

By Carolyn Muyskens

Attorneys general in 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Friday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order placing limits on mail-in voting, joining voting-rights advocates and Democratic leaders in claiming the order exceeds the president's authority.

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Judge Sets Interest Rules In $540M BofA Payment Fight

By Sydney Price

A D.C. federal judge said Bank of America NA must pay interest on a $540 million debt it owes the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. based on a government-set rate for the time before the ruling and a standard federal rate for the time after, marking a step toward settling the parties' dispute on the proper formulas for calculating the payments.

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Judge Stands By Block Of DOJ Subpoenas In Powell Probe

By Jon Hill

A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday rejected a U.S. Department of Justice attempt to revive subpoenas from its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying the government hadn't "come close" to giving him a reason to rethink blocking them.

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Brief

Crypto Coder Seeks To Revive DOJ Challenge At 5th Circ.

By Aislinn Keely

The cryptocurrency software developer who sued the government to protect his forthcoming project from any potential accusations of unlicensed money transmission is asking the Fifth Circuit to keep his lawsuit in play after a Texas federal judge tossed the challenge for failing to show a substantial threat of prosecution.

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9th Circ. Upholds Biden Ariz. National Monument Proclamation

By Crystal Owens

A Ninth Circuit panel has upheld a lower court's dismissal of a challenge to former President Joe Biden's proclamation that established an Indigenous site in the Grand Canyon region as a national monument, saying that any claims of economic harm stemming from future higher energy costs are too speculative.

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Animal Rights Groups Jump Into 'Cage Free Egg' Fight

By Emilie Ruscoe

Advocacy groups focused on animal welfare can intervene in the federal government's suit against Michigan over its laws defining "cage-free" eggs, a Michigan federal judge determined.

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Brief

EPA Eyes Microplastics, Drugs For Drinking Water Watch List

By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals in its drinking water contaminants list for the first time, the agency has announced in a move it says could make the proposed contaminants a consideration in regulatory action.

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FDA Won't Stop Nicotine Pouch Sale During Court Battle

By Jared Foretek

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told a vape manufacturer that it won't stop the production or sale of its "Zone" nicotine pouches until the company's lawsuit accusing the agency of unlawfully sitting on its application has been resolved.

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Wash. DOC Inks Deal Over Trans Treatment In Facilities

By Parker Quinlan

The Washington State Department of Corrections will start improving conditions for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people in its facilities and submit to yearly monitoring, according to a settlement agreement between the agency and a nonprofit in the state.

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Prosecution Laches Case At High Court Gets Groups' Backing

By Theresa Schliep

Inventor groups and practitioner associations got behind a man's U.S. Supreme Court case challenging a doctrine that can nullify a patent if an owner delayed prosecution, with one brief saying Friday the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "created its own misery" when reviewing the man's claims.

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Gulf Reinsurance Plan Doubles To $40B With Added Insurers

By Hope Patti

Six major American insurers will join Chubb in providing $20 billion for the U.S. International Development Finance Corp.'s initiative to restore maritime trade in the Gulf region amid the Iran war, doubling the total amount of available reinsurance to $40 billion, according to an announcement Friday.

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Ex-DOJ Official Wants Epstein-Talk Suit Kept In District Court

By Emily Sawicki

A former U.S. Department of Justice acting deputy chief who was fired last year after a hidden-camera video of him discussing the Epstein files was posted online has told a D.C. federal judge his due process case must survive in district court because the Trump administration now controls federal oversight agencies.

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Analysis

Ill. Businesses Score Win In 7th Circ. BIPA Retroactivity Ruling

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit's holding that a liability-limiting amendment to Illinois' biometric privacy law applies retroactively to all cases pending before the change took effect is a major victory for businesses facing potentially enormous damages in those lawsuits, and offers important clarity for the lawyers handling them and negotiating settlements, attorneys told Law360.

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ABA, Ex-Judges And Many More Back BigLaw In EO Appeal

By Dorothy Atkins

Numerous bar associations, 239 former judges, 21 states, lawmakers and dozens of other amici curiae have thrown their weight behind BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, broadly arguing that the orders are an affront to foundational constitutional rights.

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Analysis

Closing The Chapter On DOJ-Boeing 737 Max Criminal Case

By Linda Chiem

Boeing appears to have closed a chapter in the legal saga over the two 737 Max 8 crashes after a Fifth Circuit ruling underscored that courts cannot interfere with prosecutors' choices to bring criminal charges, dashing the hopes of victims' families for justice and accountability.

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Brief

GSA Restores Anthropic Technology Post-Injunction

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. General Services Administration said on Friday that it is restoring Anthropic's technology to the agency's multiple award schedule after a California federal judge blocked the Trump administration from requiring all federal agencies to stop using Claude.

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Brief

Commerce Orders Duties On Chinese, Malaysian Float Glass

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce imposed countervailing and antidumping duties on imported Chinese float glass, along with countervailing duties on Malaysian imports, according to orders published Friday.

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Brief

ITC Finds Algerian Rebar Harming US Industry, Duty To Come

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday found imports of Algerian steel rebar are harming U.S. industry, setting up the U.S. Department of Commerce to install an antidumping duty order.

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Analysis

Clean Energy Tax Credits Could Gain Ground In Tax Planning

By Kat Lucero

Discounted pricing and risk-limiting contracts are driving large companies to buy clean energy tax credits to lower their IRS bills, a move experts said could become standard in corporate tax planning.

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DOJ Says Block On Maryland Detention Center Isn't Warranted

By Tom Lotshaw

The Trump administration told a Maryland federal judge there's no basis to block a project to convert an existing "mega warehouse" into an immigrant detention facility when it fulfilled environmental review duties and plans are still being finalized.

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States Warn Of Executive Overreach In $100K H-1B Fee Fight

By Ganesh Setty

A group of 20 states challenging the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions slammed its position that the policy isn't reviewable, telling a Massachusetts federal court the government would essentially have a blank check to usurp congressional authority under its rationale.

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Ex-Mass. House Ethics Chair Fights Pension Loss Over Fraud

By Julie Manganis

A former state lawmaker who once chaired the Massachusetts House Ethics Committee says his conviction on fraud charges should not cost him his state pension, and has brought a complaint seeking judicial review of a lower court's forfeiture order.

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Social Justice Group Settles Domain Fight With Co-Founder

By Adam Lidgett

A New York federal judge has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit from a social justice organization targeting police violence claiming that its co-founder seized internet domain names and used them to steal donations, after the parties again said they've settled their dispute.

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Groups Sue To Block Drilling Near Lakota Sacred Site

By Crystal Owens

A group of Indigenous rights and conservation nonprofits is asking a South Dakota federal court to vacate the government's decision to greenlight an exploratory drilling project within the Black Hills National Forest, arguing it will directly impact a sacred Lakota site used by countless generations.

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​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission heard from lobbying groups nearly 150 times in March on issues ranging from competition in the broadcast media market to cutting-edge call networks, jail and prison phone call rates, robocall fraud, and more.

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Internet Voice Providers Seek More Clarity On Robocall Rules

By Nadia Dreid

Internet-based voice call providers think it's time that the Federal Communications Commission provides some clarity about the "know your customer" rules it has in place aimed at curbing robocall traffic by ensuring that providers know who they're dealing with.

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Brief

FCC Looks To Trim Next Year's Budget By 4.3%

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission asked Congress for an operating budget of just over $398 million next year, a 4.3% cutback from the current fiscal year.

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Legislative Update: Cannabis And Psychedelics Bill Roundup

By Sam Reisman

State lawmakers in Delaware and West Virginia advanced legislation to more tightly regulate kratom products, Missouri and Kentucky legislators considered bills to fund research into the therapeutic uses of the psychedelic ibogaine, and Idaho's Legislature came together to urge voters to reject a medical marijuana legalization proposal that could be on the ballot this November. Here are the major moves in cannabis and psychedelics legislation from the past week.

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Parsing Rule 12(c) Motion Overuse In Securities Class Actions

Defendants in securities class actions have more frequently been filing motions for judgment on the pleadings following the denial of motions to dismiss, but courts have recently demonstrated an increasing willingness to reject these previously rare motions, finding them transparent attempts to relitigate already-decided issues, say attorneys at Labaton Keller.

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Series

Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1

Michigan's financial services sector saw several significant developments in 2026's first quarter, including the state Department of Insurance and Financial Services' issuance of a bulletin on the use of artificial intelligence and the Michigan House's introduction of a bill based on the Model Money Transmission Modernization Act, say attorneys at Dykema.

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How Cos. Can Prepare For 'Made In America' Ad Scrutiny

The Trump administration's executive order to combat fraudulent "Made in America" claims in consumer-facing advertising, along with actions by the Federal Trade Commission, suggest a potential increased focus on consumer protection and pricing-related matters, say attorneys at Skadden.

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Preparing For New Calif. Pay Data Reporting Requirements

California's S.B. 464 overhauls the state's pay data reporting framework by requiring employers to use job categories that are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, increasing both the potential visibility of pay disparities and the complexity of compliance, say attorneys at Kaufman Dolowich.

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Opinion

FTC Case Risks Redefining Price Discrimination

Federal Trade Commission v. Southern Glazer puts a spotlight on the blurry line between illegal price discrimination and ordinary competition, and could potentially set a precedent that puts nearly any manufacturer at risk of Robinson-Patman Act enforcement, says Jeremy Sandford at Econic Partners.

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What's Missing From Latest Gov't Claims Against Harvard

The most interesting thing about the Trump administration’s recent civil rights enforcement efforts targeting Harvard University is its decision not to assert violations of the False Claims Act when given the opportunity, despite signals that its enforcement efforts will include use of the federal FCA, say attorneys at Bass Berry.

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Legal Sector Lost 700 Jobs In March, Ending Hiring Streak

By Tracey Read

The legal sector began to slow down in March after a year and a half straight of gains, with 700 fewer people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in February, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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6th Circ. Axes Atty For 'Inexcusable' AI 'Transgressions'

By Rae Ann Varona

An attorney committed "inexcusable transgressions" by relying on Westlaw's internal CoCounsel artificial intelligence platform for appellate filings and by failing to catch erroneous AI-generated content, the Sixth Circuit said Friday and removed the lawyer from further representing a man who pled guilty to drug trafficking charges.

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Florida Gov., AG Face Criticism For Judge Impeachment Push

By Rose Krebs

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier faced pushback this week from some in the state's legal community for calling for the impeachment of a judge for releasing a man who went on to allegedly kill his five-year-old stepdaughter, with critics blasting those calls as being politically motivated and "unethical."

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Analysis

DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement Policy May Eclipse SDNY's

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Department of Justice has put to use for the first time its new corporate enforcement policy of declining prosecutions when companies self-report potential criminal violations, but experts say the new, department-wide initiative has rendered a more business-friendly approach by the Southern District of New York moot.

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Schneider Wallace Loses Bid For Bigger Piece Of $75M Fee

By Lauren Berg

A California federal magistrate judge on Friday rejected Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP's bid to increase its cut of a $75.4 million fee award for representing plaintiffs in a $228.5 million Sutter Health antitrust deal, saying lead counsel Constantine Cannon LLP's allocation of $1.4 million to Schneider Wallace was fair.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

PayPal was hit with a proposed investor class action that claims the payments giant hid slowing growth for its critical branded checkout business. In the meantime, a Shopify lawyer encouraged his peers during a webinar to make sure their outside counsel have "met the moment" by leveraging artificial intelligence in smart ways. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Alliance Defending Freedom, Pearman Law Firm PC and attorney Barry Arrington lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado ban on therapy intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity amounts to viewpoint discrimination against a Christian therapist.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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