Analysis

Demand Boom May Deepen FERC's Power-Market Scrutiny

By Keith Goldberg

Recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission enforcement orders highlight the agency's focus on whether electricity market participants are delivering the power and services they've promised, and attorneys say data center-fueled increases in U.S. power demand may further intensify FERC's scrutiny.

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7th Circ. Panel Split On Due Process For Ill. ICE Detainees

By Hailey Konnath

A split Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's argument that immigrants unlawfully in the United States have no due process rights, though every member of the panel had a different take on the issue.

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2nd Circ. Says NY Escrow Interest Law Is Preempted, Again

By Jon Hill

The Second Circuit ruled Tuesday that national banks are exempt from a New York law that requires interest to be paid on mortgage escrow accounts, handing a key victory to Bank of America NA in closely watched litigation testing the limits of states' banking regulatory authority.

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10th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Student's Mask Mandate Suit

By Benjamin Morse

The Tenth Circuit rejected a Wyoming high school student's constitutional challenge to a school COVID-19 mask mandate, finding that she and her parents failed to plausibly allege the policy compelled speech, triggered unlawful retaliation or violated due process.

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1st Circ. Sees Role As Limited In Trans Passport Fight

By Julie Manganis

A First Circuit panel on Tuesday told attorneys for both the government and a class of transgender and nonbinary people that because the class has asked to vacate a preliminary order blocking a Trump administration policy requiring that passports bear a person's sex assigned at birth, the court no longer has authority to issue an opinion.

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DOJ Atty Faces Possible Discipline Over DHS 'Lack Of Candor'

By Lauren Berg

A Rhode Island federal judge, whom the U.S. Department of Homeland Security criticized for releasing a noncitizen with an alleged overseas warrant for homicide, on Tuesday said she is referring an assistant U.S. attorney for disciplinary proceedings for not disclosing the warrant to her beforehand.

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Approach The Bench: Justice Bacon On School Accreditation

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

State high courts are responsible for regulating the legal profession in their jurisdictions, and so New Mexico Supreme Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon thinks it's only right that justices reevaluate the principles behind law school accreditation.

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Wilmington Councilman Fights Ouster Over Dem Party Switch

By Jarek Rutz

Wilmington City Council member James Spadola has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to block council President Ernest "Trippi" Congo II and the city council from voting this week to declare his seat vacant because he changed his political affiliation from Republican to Democrat.

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DOJ Asks To Toss Subpoena Defeats In Powell Case As Moot

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to vacate his decisions that blocked subpoenas from its now-closed criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, arguing that the slate should be wiped clean on mootness grounds.

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SEC Floats Trump-Approved Semiannual Reporting Reg

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday proposed a regulation that will allow publicly traded companies to report their earnings every six months instead of every three, a policy championed by President Donald Trump for years and one that SEC leadership hopes will encourage more initial public offerings.

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Banks Say Stablecoin Yield Fix For Crypto Bill 'Falls Short'

By Aislinn Keely

Five banking groups say proposed language governing interest and rewards payments on stablecoins, intended to advance a bill to regulate crypto markets, "falls short," while the lawmakers behind the proposal say they've worked directly with banks for months to "encourage compromise." 

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Bittrex Seeks To Undo $24M Judgment After SEC Crypto Pivot

By Ben Adlin

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex urged a Seattle federal judge to toss a $24 million judgment entered as part of a 2023 settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing that the agency has since done an "about-face" on crypto and abandoned its position that digital tokens are securities.

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Whistleblower Says SEC Rule Shift Cost Him Bounty

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. Circuit panel appeared split on its interpretation of the statute governing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's whistleblower rewards in a case involving an anonymous tipster claiming he was due compensation even though he failed to take the information directly to the agency.

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Native CDFI Says EPA Froze, Then Killed, $400M Grant

By Crystal Owens

Native CDFI Network Inc. is suing the United States for terminating a $400 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant, saying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invoked "a potpourri of shifting reasons" for the cancellation before landing on the assertion its priorities had changed.

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Permits Will Lead To Red Snapper 'Overfishing,' Groups Say

By David Minsky

Federal permits exempting recreational anglers in Florida and three other southeastern states from annual red snapper catch limits will lead to "overfishing" in the South Atlantic, commercial fishing groups and businesses alleged in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in D.C. federal court.

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Mylan Strikes $4.5M Deal With Maryland Over EpiPen Pricing

By Gina Kim

Mylan Pharmaceuticals will pay $4.5 million to resolve allegations by the state of Maryland that Mylan acted anticompetitively when it ratcheted up costs of its portable auto-injectable EpiPen device that's used during life-threatening allergic reaction episodes, according to a recent announcement.

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DC Circ. Judge Jabs Pharma Atty For 10 Minutes In Price Fight

By Jeff Overley

The first D.C. Circuit showdown in widespread drug pricing litigation Tuesday appeared unlikely to deliver a badly needed win to the pharmaceutical industry, as a top manufacturer's attorney faced a cool reception generally and an extended barrage of skepticism from one judge.

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Wash. Panel Revives GLP-1 Health Plan Coverage Fight

By Gianna Ferrarin

A Washington state appeals court revived a proposed class action by state employees alleging their benefit plan discriminatorily barred health coverage for GLP-1 medications treating obesity, finding a lower court should have allowed the case to proceed to discovery.

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4th Circ. Says USPTO Doesn't Have To Cough Up PTAB Docs

By Adam Lidgett

The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday said it won't force the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to hand over certain information requested by a nonprofit volunteer about drafts of a decision in a Patent Trial and Appeal Board hearing involving a cybersecurity patent.

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Democrat Calls Squires' Board Of Peace Answers 'Incoherent'

By Ivan Moreno

The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday had more probing questions for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires about his decision to file trademark applications for U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," telling Squires that his answers under oath at a March oversight hearing were "incoherent."

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FCC Asks DC Circ. To End Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenges

By Jared Foretek

The Federal Communications Commission is calling on the D.C. Circuit to dismiss challenges to its approval of the Nexstar-Tegna deal outright, arguing that the appeals court lacks jurisdiction because approval came from its Media Bureau staff rather than the full commission, and thus wasn't a final agency action.

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Meta Should Have Warning Label, NM Witness Says

By Cara Salvatore

New Mexico unveiled further details of safeguards it says a court should impose on Meta in a $3.7 billion bench trial, calling an expert witness Tuesday who said displaying a warning pop-up to minors is an idea that's backed by the former surgeon general and desperately needed.

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DOT, Mexico Inching Toward 'Consensus' In Airport Slots Fight

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday that Mexico has tentatively agreed to reconsider some of its restrictions on flights into Mexico City's Benito Juárez International Airport, signaling there's some headway being made in a dispute over alleged violations of a decade-old bilateral air transport agreement.

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Ocean Carrier Says FMC's In-House Court, $45M Award Illegal

By José Luis Martínez

An ocean carrier asked a Texas federal judge Tuesday to freeze Federal Maritime Commission cases against it and vacate a $45 million initial decision issued in one of them, arguing that the agency's in-house adjudication process is unconstitutional.

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Judge Blocks Arizona From Policing Prediction Markets

By Aislinn Keely

A Phoenix federal judge on Tuesday barred Arizona officials from enforcing state gambling laws against federally regulated prediction market platforms in an order finding that the federal government is likely to succeed on claims that the event contracts at issue are swaps beyond the reach of state regulators.

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9th Circ. Renews Biz Nuisance Claim Over Seattle BLM Protest

By Rachel Riley

A Ninth Circuit panel partly revived a Korean restaurant and apartment complex owner's lawsuit accusing Seattle of abandoning several city blocks during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, ruling Tuesday that the businesses can potentially advance nuisance claims by arguing for the suspension of the statute of limitations.

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Unions Say High Court Backs Standing In AI Surveillance Suit

By Katherine Smith

Three labor unions cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in their lawsuit alleging a government surveillance program scours online activity for viewpoints the Trump administration dislikes and leverages the threat of immigration enforcement to suppress speech, arguing that the high court's decision supports their standing in the case.

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Worker Fights 2nd Circ.'s Toss Of Teamsters Fund ERISA Suit

By Emily Brill

The U.S. Supreme Court should revive claims that the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund was mismanaged, a Teamsters-represented worker argued, asking the justices to breathe new life into his twice-dismissed Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit.

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BlackRock, State Street Push To Trim Red State AGs' Suit

By Katryna Perera

BlackRock and State Street have further urged a Texas federal judge to trim down antitrust claims from Republican state attorneys general accusing the asset managers of driving up coal prices, arguing that the chain from their investment activity to retail electricity prices "stretches through multiple intervening markets and countless nonparties."

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Musk Sought Control Of OpenAI To Fund Mars City, Jury Told

By Dorothy Atkins

OpenAI President Greg Brockman defended OpenAI's for-profit conversion during a California federal jury trial Tuesday and accused Elon Musk of demanding "unilateral absolute control" over OpenAI to fund his plans for a city on Mars, while acknowledging under examination that Musk proposed his stake would "change quickly" with additional investors.

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Utah Judge Won't Block Kratom-Kava Product Sales Ban

By Emily Field

A Utah federal judge on Tuesday refused to block a new state law banning sales of psychoactive products derived from the kratom leaf the day before the law takes effect, finding that the new restrictions aren't barred by federal law.

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Connecticut Mother Says State Owes $5M For Death Of Infant

By Aaron Keller

The state of Connecticut is liable for the wrongful death of a 7-month-old boy thrown by his father from a Middletown bridge into the Connecticut River, the infant's estate and mother argued at a bench trial on Tuesday in Waterbury Superior Court after seeking at least $5 million in damages last year.

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US Says Denver's Assault Weapons Ban Is Unconstitutional

By Rachel Konieczny

The Trump administration sued the city of Denver and its police department in Colorado federal court Tuesday, alleging that the city's law banning assault weapons violates the Second Amendment.

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Latin America Leans On Taxing Goods, Services, OECD Says

By Kevin Pinner

Latin America and the Caribbean continue to rely far more on taxing goods and services compared to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, while tax revenue as a share of economic growth was largely stagnant in 2024 absent Cuba's outsized gains, the organization said Tuesday in a report.

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Ending Carried Interest Tax Break May Net $88B, Report Says

By Kevin Pinner

Ending the carried interest tax break could raise far more than previously estimated, nearly $88 billion in a decade, based on a new methodology put forward in a report by the Yale Budget Lab.

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Wash. Justices Say Millionaire Tax Shielded From Referendum

By Jaqueline McCool

Washington's recently passed tax on income over $1 million cannot be subject to a voter referendum, the state Supreme Court ruled, finding that the tax falls under a referendum exception because of its deemed necessity.

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Judges' Orders Force ICE Plane To Turn Family Around Midflight

By Britain Eakin

Attorneys for the ex-wife and children of an Egyptian man accused of attacking pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, said Tuesday the Trump administration tried to deport them in violation of a court order, but turned the removal flight back following fresh court intervention.

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Senate Panels' Bills Would Steer $70B To Immigration

By Courtney Bublé

Immigration enforcement would get nearly $70 billion between two budget reconciliation bills released by Senate committees on Monday.

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Feds Urge DC Circ. To Undo Iraqi, Afghan Visa Class Cert.

By Tom Lotshaw

The Trump administration has asked the D.C. Circuit to undo class certification for thousands of Afghan and Iraqi citizens seeking special immigrant visas after aiding U.S. forces overseas, as well as a revised plan to tackle a backlog of their delayed applications.

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Sponsor Suit Moot After Immigrant Kids Released, Feds Say

By Tom Lotshaw

The Trump administration asked a D.C. federal judge to dismiss a suit challenging requirements for previously approved sponsors to reapply for custody of unaccompanied immigrant children, arguing the suit's claims are either moot or unfounded.

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Feds, Advocates Settle FOIA Suit Over Family Separation Info

By Tom Lotshaw

The American Immigration Council and the U.S. government told a D.C. federal judge they've struck a settlement to end a long-running Freedom of Information Act dispute over records related to family separation policies during the first Trump administration.

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Exelon Shareholders Fight Objectors' Fee Bid On Bribery Deal

By Lauraann Wood

Exelon shareholders seeking an Illinois federal judge's approval on a derivative settlement addressing subsidiary Commonwealth Edison's legislative bribery scheme argued Tuesday that shareholders who've opposed the deal should not receive attorney fees because their three-year fight against approval has not substantially benefited the litigation.

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Ex-Miami Official Accused Of Misusing Funds Settles Suit

By Carolina Bolado

Two former Miami city employees have settled their whistleblower suit accusing former City Commissioner Joe Carollo of ousting them for exposing misuse of public funds meant to manage parks that were instead used to pay for his political ventures and personal expenses, according to a notice filed in Florida federal court on Tuesday.

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Wis. Village Urges 7th Circ. To Void Oneida Tribal Trust Order

By Crystal Owens

A Wisconsin village is asking the Seventh Circuit to undo a U.S. Department of the Interior decision to place 500 acres of properties into trust for the Oneida Nation, arguing that a district court ignored evidence of bias and shielded the transactional record from meaningful scrutiny.

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Ligado Satellite Plans Spur New Challenge To FCC Order

By Christopher Cole

A coalition opposed to the Federal Communications Commission approval six years ago of Ligado's plans for a terrestrial network is calling on the White House and Congress to block the network company's new plan to launch a 96-satellite constellation.

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Tower Builders Float Escrow Plan For Failed Dish Contracts

By Christopher Cole

Wireless tower builders urged the Federal Communications Commission to require EchoStar to set up an escrow account to pay them proceeds from spectrum sales to compensate for defunct contracts with its subsidiary Dish.

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Brief

FCC Chair Carr Promotes 6 In Key Legal, Policy Roles

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission's staff are playing musical chairs, and it means high-level promotions for a half-dozen legal aides of agency chief Brendan Carr.

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Bet On Prediction Market Regulation To Accelerate

Watershed developments concerning prediction markets — such as the first insider trading charges, major speeches from U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission leadership, and the introduction of rulemaking and legislation — dominated the first quarter of 2026, a trend that will likely continue throughout the rest of the year, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

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How Oregon Ruling Affects Federal Gender Care Crackdown

In a favorable development for healthcare providers, an Oregon federal court recently vacated certain U.S. Department of Health and Human Services restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, but the government's broader campaign against this care, including proposed rulemaking and agency investigations, leaves significant uncertainty, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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Opinion

Financial Meltdown Fears Don't Warrant Private Credit Regs

Recent withdrawals from business development companies have resurfaced theories that private credit growth poses a crisis-level risk to the financial system, but arguments that more regulation is needed should be viewed with beady and careful eyes, says James Deeken at Akin.

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AI Data Center Boom May Spur Wave Of Toxic Tort Suits

Nascent litigation matters against data center operators, set against limited government regulation and a growing body of public health research, suggests we may be on the cusp of an era of mass toxic tort claims, with a liability framework firmly rooted in precedent from other industries, says Benjamin Heller at RFZ Law.

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A Core Weakness In The Challenge To Birthright Citizenship

The government’s recent oral arguments against birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara would have the Supreme Court use modern immigration classifications as markers for a constitutional boundary that is not expressed in the Fourteenth Amendment, making the theory easier to administer but weaker as a matter of text and history, says attorney Tara Kennedy.

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The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Make Your Voice Heard

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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Ga. Justices Sanction Asst. DA For AI Errors In Murder Case

By Lauren Berg

The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday sanctioned a Clayton County assistant district attorney for filing briefs that contained nonexistent case citations generated by artificial intelligence in a murder defendant's bid for a new trial, saying the prosecutor's misconduct has "sidetracked" the justices from delving into the merits of the appeal.

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Analysis

High Court Clarity On Subpoenas Creates Murky Path For AGs

By Carla Baranauckas

The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision that the New Jersey Attorney General's Office infringed free speech by asking an anti-abortion nonprofit to release donor names gives nonprofits and companies more leverage for challenging subpoenas at the outset, although the question remains if and how attorneys general and other enforcers can ultimately obtain sought-after information following a constitutional affront.

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SEC Lifts NY Atty's Lifetime Practice Ban

By Katryna Perera

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday lifted a lifetime ban preventing a New York attorney from practicing before the agency, following an attempt to leverage a client's testimony before the SEC.

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