Cornyn, Tillis Still Waver On Blanche AG Bid After Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

Todd Blanche had his nomination hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday and two key Republican senators still have yet to say if they will support him.

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Trump Swiftly Fires Court-Appointed Seattle US Atty

By Lauren Berg

Almost immediately after being sworn in as Seattle's new U.S. attorney Wednesday morning, former King County Superior Court judge and federal prosecutor Roger Rogoff was fired by President Donald Trump.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term

By Jeff Overley

Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.

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Successor's Appointment Was Late, Retired Fla. Judge Says

By Emily Johnson

A recently retired Florida state judge told the Florida Supreme Court that his challenge of Gov. Ron DeSantis' failure to appoint someone to succeed him is moot since the governor had filled the vacancy, but argued that the appointment had an illegal delay of 25 days.

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New Conn. High Court Rules Put Filers On Hook For AI Errors

By Aaron Keller

The Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts have published new generative artificial intelligence rules which took immediate effect this week, outlining additional paths for sanctions as the justices weigh the fate of a landlord's attorney who admitted his filings contained ChatGPT-induced errors.

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Senate Confirms Fla. Judge Pick Tied To Trump Pulitzer Case

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-46, along party lines, Wednesday to confirm state Chief Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz for the Southern District of Florida.

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10th Circ. Judge Urges Inmate Sex Consent Precedent Review

By Parker Quinlan

A federal appeals court judge in the Tenth Circuit said that underlying case law in the circuit surrounding sexual relationships between incarcerated people and their jailers should be revisited, and that the circuit should stop assuming these relationships can be consensual.

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Wash. Panel Says Prosecutor-Victim Doesn't DQ Colleagues

By Brandon Lowrey

A Washington appellate panel has held that a trial court judge erred in disqualifying a county prosecutor's office from handling charges against a driver who crashed into one of its attorneys during a police pursuit.

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Feature

Wash. Chief Justice Draws 3 Challengers In Bid For 4th Term

By Rachel Riley

A former public defender, a naval officer-turned-tax attorney and a family law practitioner are each vying this election season to unseat a veteran Washington State Supreme Court justice who's penned some of the high court's most significant opinions of the last two decades.

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Analysis

What To Watch In Massachusetts In The 2nd Half Of 2026

By Chris Villani

As midsummer approaches, Massachusetts attorneys are focused on much more than just the Red Sox winning streak and the fallout from the Jaylen Brown trade; from a headline-grabbing federal prosecution to the midterm elections to cases that could shape the state's noncompete laws, practitioners have plenty on their radar in the latter half of the year.

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Brief

White Farmers Win Cert. In Suit Against USDA

By Nadia Dreid

The Texas Farm Bureau won certification of a class of white farmers after the federal government said it had no position on the motion in the suit accusing the government of giving minority farmers preferential treatment under a Biden administration program.

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DC Circ. Says District Court Can't Decide USPS Policy Claim

By Jared Foretek

The D.C. Circuit reversed a 2020 summary judgment win for Democratic-led states and cities that required the Postal Service to increase services at its election mail processing centers in more than 20 districts across the country, so millions of ballots could be delivered before that year's general election.

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'Bind Our Agency': Vought Urges House To Curb CFPB Powers

By Jon Hill

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting Director Russell Vought told a U.S. House of Representatives panel Wednesday that the agency shouldn't "exist in its current form," urging lawmakers to further rein in its funding and authority as he prepares to exit as interim chief.

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ESA 'Harm' Rollback Defies 50-Year Precedent, Groups Say

By Allison Grande

The Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and a half dozen other environmental groups have become the latest to challenge the Trump administration's new definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, initiating a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to restore the meaning that's been the prevailing interpretation for 50 years.

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Local Gov'ts Seek To Bar HHS Teen Health Program Changes

By Gianna Ferrarin

A group of local governments and health nonprofits urged a D.C. federal court Wednesday to block recent federal mandates requiring Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grant recipients to incorporate abstinence education and other changes to their reproductive health programming, arguing the changes are arbitrary and capricious.

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Analysis

The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major opinion that limited contributory copyright liability for internet service providers, while a major verdict in a Digital Millennium Copyright Act case could hint at what's to come in artificial intelligence litigation. Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings for the first half of 2026.

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Copyright Office Revises Fee Hikes After Public Comments

By Ivan Moreno

The U.S. Copyright Office has backed away from eliminating its lowest-cost basic registration option and trimmed three other proposed fee hikes after public comments, while preserving most of the broader fee overhaul it unveiled in March.

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USPTO Officials Stress That Patent Interviews Are Still Vital

By Theresa Schliep

Officials from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday emphasized that interviews with examiners are still an essential part of the patent prosecution process, disclaiming what one leader called "this misnomer that interviews are now disfavored" in the wake of a policy change. 

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Squires Grants 10 PTAB Petitions, Denies 14 In Newest Order

By Dani Kass

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires turned away 14 Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions on Tuesday, while instituting another 10.

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Intel, Google Fight Wide Berth Given To Patent Office Director

By Hailey Konnath

Intel and Google have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a Federal Circuit ruling upholding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's precedent allowing Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions to be denied based on related litigation, saying the ruling essentially gives the patent office director "free rein."

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Inventors, USPTO Agree On Scope Of Patent Program Suit

By Adam Lidgett

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a pair of inventors have agreed that a review program referenced by Trump administration official Edward Martin was outside the scope of a proposed class action over the office's now-defunct program for flagging "sensitive" patent applications for extra review.

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FCC To Vote On Scrapping 39% Nat'l Broadcast Audience Cap

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether to ease the 39% cap on national audience share controlled by a single broadcast chain, teeing up a legal fight with opponents who say only Congress can raise the decades-old limit.

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Paramount Wants Merger Judge Recused Over Guild Work

By Nadia Dreid

Paramount has asked a district judge to recuse himself from overseeing a challenge led by a dozen states to the company's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing Wednesday that the judge's former role as labor counsel for a guild that's also challenging the deal risks the appearance of impartiality.

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DC Judge Stays State Dept. 'Censorship' Policy

By Tom Lotshaw

A D.C. federal judge temporarily blocked a U.S. State Department policy purportedly aimed at fighting censorship, ruling a research coalition is likely to show it unlawfully targeted people for protected viewpoints and work in the realm of social media content moderation.

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X.AI Says Man Misused Grok To Create Child Abuse Material

By Lauren Berg

Elon Musk's xAI is suing a man who faces criminal charges of sexually exploiting children, saying in a Texas federal lawsuit that he abused and circumvented the safeguards of the company's generative artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to create child sexual abuse material in violation of the terms of service.

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Judge Rejects NY Assemblyman's Congestion Pricing Lawsuit

By Linda Chiem

A Manhattan federal judge has tossed New York state Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz's lawsuit seeking to derail congestion pricing, saying the lawmaker lacks standing to sue, and his claims are moot anyway since the judge voided the U.S. Department of Transportation's attempt to purportedly terminate the program.

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Simpson Thacher Put Co. Out Of Business, Fla. Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP put an insurance services company out of business with a poorly constructed private securities offering, the company's founder told a Florida state jury Wednesday in opening arguments for trial in his suit alleging the law firm owes him more than $100 million.

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NJ Justices Rule Fraud Law Applies To Insurance Brokers 

By George Woolston

Insurance brokers, producers and agents are not exempt from the Consumer Fraud Act under an exception for semiprofessionals, the New Jersey Supreme Court held Wednesday, reviving a neurosurgeon's allegation his insurance broker negligently failed to obtain sufficient disability insurance for him after he developed a vision condition.

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DOJ Asks DC Circ. To Stay USDA Grant Revival Order

By Jared Foretek

The Trump administration is asking the D.C. Circuit to pause a district judge's injunction ordering the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate more than $100 million in land access program grants aimed at assisting "underserved" farmers, arguing that the case belongs in the Court of Federal Claims.

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Mich. Judge Lets Church Demolition Suit Move Ahead

By Susan Smiley

A Michigan federal judge will allow part of a lawsuit against Trowbridge Township to move forward, dismissing two of the four counts brought by a man who claims the township demolished a historic church after selling it to him for $1 if he agreed to refurbish it.

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Pa. Panel Backs Benefits For Giant Eagle Worker Hit By Car

By Matthew Santoni

A Pittsburgh pharmacy technician can get workers' compensation after she was hit by a car during her 15-minute lunch break, since the break was limited enough to fall under the "personal comfort doctrine" in state law, a divided appellate court ruled Wednesday.

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Glenmark Reaches $29M Deal In Generics Price-Fixing Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. and 48 states and territories have reached a $29.6 million settlement resolving allegations the company fixed prices in the generic pharmaceuticals market.

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DOJ Clears Tech Brokerage Real's $880M Re/Max Deal

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice has terminated its review of the Real Brokerage's planned $880 million purchase of Re/Max Holdings, allowing the technology-focused real estate brokerage to move ahead with the deal.

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Ga. Court Says State Rep. Must Face Wrongful Death Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

Georgia State Rep. Trey Kelley, R-Cedartown, will have to face a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man who was struck and killed in a bicycle accident, the Georgia Court of Appeals said Wednesday, reversing a lower court's dismissal of the case.

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Albertsons Slow To Review Wash. Opioid Sales, Judge Told

By Ben Adlin

Albertsons conducted few reviews of opioid dispensing by its Washington pharmacies for years after establishing a controlled substances compliance team, according to testimony played on Day 3 of a bench trial in the state's lawsuit accusing the company and its Safeway subsidiary of exacerbating Washington's opioid epidemic.

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9th Circ. Revives PPP Fraud Suit Against Calif. Mortgage Co.

By Rae Ann Varona

The Ninth Circuit Wednesday revived whistleblower entity Relator LLC's lawsuit accusing a California mortgage lender and its founder of making false statements in a federal loan application, saying in a published opinion that information backing Relator's allegations was not already publicly available so as to bar its claims.

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Dems Probe Clayton's Independence, 2020 Election Views

By Tom Lotshaw

During a Wednesday confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Democratic lawmakers pressed Jay Clayton to explain whether predecessor Tulsi Gabbard should have traveled to Georgia to oversee a search warrant executed at a Fulton County election facility, which she testified the president asked for.

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CIT Judge Says Order Incoming For Next Tariff Refund Phase

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Court of International Trade judge overseeing U.S. Customs and Border Protection's development of a duty refund system for tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court forecast new directions for the government as it prepares another phase of its tariff refund system, according to an order published Wednesday.

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Trade Court Orders Redo Of Chinese Chemical Duty Review

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce must take a second crack at its review of an antidumping duty order against Chinese imports of a pool cleaning chemical, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled, saying the department didn't properly back up certain product comparisons.

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Russia Sanctions Bill Goes Too Far On Tariff Power, Dems Say

By Jack McLoone

A reworked version of a bipartisan bill aimed at sanctioning Russia over the war in Ukraine wrongly places too much tariff power in the hands of President Donald Trump, some leading congressional Democrats said.

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Brief

EU Updates Trade Monitoring Tool As Imports Rise

By Dylan Moroses

The European Union will update a tool developed last year to help importers understand long-term trade trends by monitoring goods and their associated data, the European Commission said Wednesday.

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Brief

Canada, Brazil Sign Customs Coordination Pledge

By Dylan Moroses

Brazil and Canada signed a new agreement to exchange information and collaborate on addressing cross-border customs matters, according to a joint statement.

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HMRC Still Weighing How To Treat Offshore Interest Income

By Kevin Pinner

There's a general consensus that the United Kingdom's tax system creates difficulties for taxpayers with offshore interest income, but there are differing views on how to tackle the issue, so no fixes are being proposed for now, HM Revenue & Customs said Wednesday in summarizing a consultation.

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Minn. Tax Court Right On $108M Building Value, Justices Told

By Sanjay Talwani

The Minnesota Tax Court operated within its discretion to give 80% weight to Hennepin County's appraisal of a Minneapolis office building and 20% to the owner's, the county told the state Supreme Court, urging it to uphold the property's valuation.

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Judge Says Student Visa Revocation Challenge Can Proceed

By Ganesh Setty

A California federal court has allowed Chinese nationals to continue pursuing their lawsuit accusing the U.S. State Department of undertaking a policy of mass student visa revocations, finding that they are challenging an alleged policy rather than individual revocations.

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Judge Finds No Harm In Restarting Immigration Processing

By Britain Eakin

A Rhode Island federal judge on Wednesday refused to pause his June 5 ruling that vacated the government's indefinite hold on immigration processing for individuals subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban, finding the government would not be harmed.

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US Backs ICE Agent's Removal Bid In Minnesota Assault Case

By Brandon Lowrey

The U.S. Department of Justice defended a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent facing assault charges for brandishing a gun at another motorist, telling a Minnesota federal judge this week that he should be able to fight the case in federal court — where he can seek immunity — because he "performed the job he is paid to do."

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Ex-Fed Adviser Gets 38 Months For Lying To Investigators

By Rae Ann Varona

A former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison for lying to investigators about sharing confidential information outside the agency, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

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Ex-Ill. Police Chief Gets 3 Years For Taking, Covering Up Bribe

By Lauraann Wood

A former Chicago suburban police chief was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday for accepting a $10,000 cash bribe and splitting the money with a former municipal employee before trying to cover the payment up as a loan years later.

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Ex-Utah Land Exec Says Ute Tribe's Bias Suit Fails Again

By Joyce Hanson

The former director of Utah's School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration has asked a federal judge to dismiss a Native American tribe's most recent complaint in a race-based suit claiming state officials conspired to freeze the tribe out of a land sale, saying he didn't discriminate against the tribe.

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FCC Eyes Revamp Of Telecom Subsidies' Governing Body

By Christopher Cole

After months of agency staff looking into possible changes to high-speed connectivity programs, the Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on a plan next month that would alter the structure of the outside company that manages the funds.

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Wireless Carriers Want FCC Changes To Space Reg Update

By Nadia Dreid

Wireless trade group CTIA told the Federal Communications Commission it supports the agency's plans to slash satellite licensing regulations, but wants to ensure the rules protecting earth stations in shared bands are not cut in the process.

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Ex-Senate Committee Chief Counsel Rejoins Hunton Andrews

By Jack Rodgers

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has rehired a former Republican chief counsel for the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, who started her career with the firm as an environmental law associate before its 2018 merger.

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Crowell & Moring Picks Google Atty For Practice Leadership

By Andrea Keckley

Crowell & Moring LLP said Wednesday that it has hired Google's former regulatory affairs counsel for global legislative oversight to lead its congressional investigations team, touting his combined government, law firm and in-house experience.

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Former ITA Chief Of Staff Joins Squire Patton In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired the former chief of staff of the U.S. Commerce Department's International Trade Administration, who joins the firm's public policy practice as a principal.

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WilmerHale Adds Drug Pricing Regulatory Expert In Denver

By Gianna Ferrarin

WilmerHale added an attorney to its Denver office with experience advising pharmaceutical manufacturers and other life sciences clients on drug pricing regulatory issues, continuing a string of new hires with expertise in the industry.

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Illinois Audit Law Will Make AI Clauses Actually Enforceable

A law recently enacted in Illinois creates a first-in-the-nation requirement for artificial intelligence developers to undergo annual audits, providing objective standards that can be incorporated into private contracts and addressing the problem of defining responsible AI use, says William Tanenbaum at Moses & Singer.

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Opinion

Shareholder Derivative Litigation Needs A Better Framework

Uncoordinated, multiforum shareholder derivative litigation is a growing issue for corporate defendants that have little to no recourse for organizing and consolidating actions, but several commonsense steps should be utilized to preempt such disputes, say attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell.

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What Ga. Stablecoin Licensing Law Means For Payments Cos.

Georgia recently enacted one of the first state-level licensing frameworks for stablecoin issuance aligned with the Genius Act, which may appeal to eligible companies by making licensure accessible to nondepository entities and potentially offering easier access to regulatory guidance, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

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Apple Allowed To Question Withdrawing Hagens ICloud Client

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge has allowed Apple to impose conditions on the withdrawal of a Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP client as a named plaintiff from an iCloud antitrust case, concluding that the consumer's information could be "relevant to spoliation sanctions" or Hagens Berman's adequacy as class counsel.

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Polsinelli, Doctor Seek Toss Of 'Bad Faith' Patent Claims

By Elliot Weld

Polsinelli PC and a doctor who has been a client of the law firm have asked Mississippi and Tennessee federal courts to throw out Zavation Medical Products LLC and Choice Spine LLC's allegations that the firm and its client violated respective state laws by bringing "bad faith" patent infringement claims, saying the statutes the medical device makers rely on can't be brought by distributors or manufacturers.

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