Analysis

Prediction Markets Tumbling Toward Supreme Court

By Alex Lawson

The vast expanse of litigation over sports offerings on prediction markets was jolted by a Third Circuit decision in favor of Kalshi this week, likely further speeding the issue's already fast track to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Habeas Orders Sharpen As Due Process Concerns Mount

By Britain Eakin

Federal judges are issuing increasingly detailed, critical and decisive orders for habeas relief in immigration cases, stepping in as what immigration experts say is a last resort check on a system viewed as having crumbling due process safeguards.

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March Madness Ends, But College Athlete Pay Fights Rage On

By Chris Villani

The NCAA crowned its basketball champions this week, but college sports is no closer to sorting out thorny player compensation questions, causing some university leaders to rethink their opposition to collective bargaining for athletes.

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Calif. Dialysis Bill Violates 1st Amendment, 9th Circ. Says

By Rae Ann Varona

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday struck down provisions of a California law that aims to restrict dialysis providers' ability to profit from patients receiving health insurance premium assistance from nonprofit charities, ruling in a published opinion that the provisions violated nonprofit American Kidney Fund's and dialysis providers' First Amendment rights.

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Judge Says CPB Couldn't Void Harvard Researcher Visa

By Julie Manganis

A Vermont federal judge said Tuesday that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at Logan Airport in Boston had no legal authority to cancel the visa of a Harvard researcher and Russian national after finding frog embryo samples in her luggage last year.

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Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Curtail PE Role In Litigation

By Emily Sawicki

A California bill to ban corporate investors from influencing litigation strategy is heading to the state Senate, backed by bipartisan support from the Assembly.

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Blanche Says Only Trump Knows Why Bondi's Leaving DOJ

By Courtney Bublé

Todd Blanche said on Tuesday he is now acting attorney general and no one, beyond the president, knows why Pam Bondi is out and he is in.

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Trump, Others Fight DA's Appeal Over Election Case Fee Bid

By Emily Johnson

President Donald Trump and others urged the Georgia Court of Appeals to reject Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis' request to consider her bid to overturn a ruling that blocked her from intervening in an attempt by Trump and other co-defendants to recoup nearly $16 million in legal fees in a dismissed election interference case.

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Feds Launch Bid To Revamp AML Framework For Banks

By Jon Hill

Federal regulators on Tuesday unveiled plans to overhaul rules that require banks and other institutions to maintain programs for detecting and preventing illicit financial activity, advancing a Trump administration push to streamline anti-money laundering compliance.

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SEC Slams Past Enforcement As It Reports Fewer Cases

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that it brought almost 30% fewer original enforcement actions last year compared to the previous year, a dramatic decrease the agency said follows a past enforcement practice that aimed to "pursue media headlines and run up numbers."

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FDIC Stablecoin Plan Limits Yield, Pass-Through Insurance

By Aislinn Keely

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Tuesday floated stablecoin rules that would limit the extent of deposit insurance for holders of such tokens and ban certain interest-bearing arrangements with restrictions similar to a recent proposal from its sister banking regulator.

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1-Year Biofuel Exemptions Eligibility Upheld For 2 Refineries

By Gautama Mehta

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated its own regulations by denying exemptions from biofuel blending requirements to two oil refineries in Louisiana and Wyoming, the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday.

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Feds Say Moth Doesn't Merit Endangered Species Protection

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told a Washington federal court that it used well-reasoned factors and the "best available" science to determine the Pacific Northwest's sand-verbena moth does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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Fishermen, Seafood Sellers Sue LOOP Over La. Oil Spill

By Mike Curley

A group of fishermen and seafood companies is suing the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, or LOOP LLC, over a February oil spill that saw 31,500 gallons of heavy Venezuelan crude oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico, saying LOOP's slow-walking of cleanup puts their livelihoods and the local ecosystem in danger.

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HHS Must Face States' Suit Over RFK's 'Dramatic Overhaul'

By Dorothy Atkins

A Rhode Island federal judge rejected Tuesday the government's bid to toss a group of states' lawsuit challenging Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "dramatic overhaul" of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, criticizing the government for rehashing jurisdictional arguments the court already rejected and finding the states' claims are plausible.

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Minn. Can't Unfreeze $243M In Medicaid Funds, Judge Says

By Craig Clough

A Minnesota federal judge on Monday denied the state's preliminary injunction request to release $243 million in Medicaid funds deferred by the federal government during a fraud investigation, holding that the "unprecedented" size and scope of the deferral action doesn't mean the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services isn't legally cleared to pursue the action.

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Judge Questions FTC's Motive In Gender-Care Probe

By Jared Foretek

A federal judge in Washington said Tuesday he would have to balance any legitimate concerns about parents and children being misled on the issue of gender-affirming care with what appeared to be retaliatory motives behind Federal Trade Commission investigative demands to a pair of nonprofits.

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Mich. AG Says PBMs Can't Stall Discovery In Drug-Pricing Suit

By Melanie Dorsey

Michigan's attorney general is urging a federal court to reject a renewed bid by pharmacy benefit managers to pause discovery in an antitrust case accusing them of price-fixing reimbursement rates, claiming the companies are relying on exaggerated burden claims and an ordinary motion to dismiss that is unlikely to succeed.

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Urban Hospitals Sue Over Lower Medicare 'Rural Floor'

By Crystal Owens

A slew of urban hospitals, including a dozen Indian Health Service entities, are asking a D.C. federal court to invalidate a two-year Health and Human Services wage index methodology for Medicare reimbursements, alleging it assigned lower adjustments for rural hospitals in their states.

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Ga. Panel Vacates $662K Interest On $2M Arbitration Award

By Chart Riggall

A Georgia Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday vacated about $662,000 in interest that was tacked onto an arbitration award in a trade secrets dispute between two medical device companies, ruling that while the assessment of interest was justified, a trial court had miscalculated the total.

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Frozen Eels Must Be Released By FDA, Food Importer Says

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wrongly and arbitrarily blocked four shipments of frozen roasted eels from China — and unlawfully pulled back another — that match other approved shipments, an importer told a North Carolina federal district court.

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Coalition Urges DC Court To Enforce Voice Of America Order

By Katherine Smith

A coalition of journalists, federal employees and their unions has urged a D.C. federal judge to enforce an order requiring the Trump administration to share its plan for reinstating more than a thousand journalists and staff at Voice of America, arguing that the administration has "disregarded" its responsibility to do so.

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Colo. Justices Say Disputed Costs OK In Public Works Claim

By Benjamin Morse

Disputed or unliquidated costs, including delay and disruption damages, can be included in claims under Colorado's Public Works Act, the state's highest court has ruled, reviving a subcontractor's bid to recover a roughly $13 million claim tied to a Denver-area rail project.

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$1.4M Chicago Tow Notice Settlement To Receive Initial OK

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge signaled Tuesday he'll greenlight a $1.4 million settlement to end litigation over claims the city of Chicago tows vehicles it deems abandoned without properly notifying their owners.

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Colo. City's Blanket, Tent Bans Unconstitutional, Group Says

By Rachel Konieczny

Boulder, Colorado's ordinances banning blankets and tents in public spaces criminalize homeless residents who cover themselves to protect against the elements, a Colorado nonprofit told the Colorado Court of Appeals on Tuesday.

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FTC Must List Potential Remedies In Amazon Antitrust Case

By Matthew Perlman

A Washington federal court ordered the Federal Trade Commission to respond to Amazon's discovery request asking for a list of remedies enforcers intend to seek in the antitrust case alleging its merchant rules drive up online retail prices.

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Feds Say Iranian Hackers Are Targeting 'Critical' Infrastructure

By Hailey Konnath

A handful of federal agencies issued a joint cybersecurity advisory Tuesday warning that Iranian-affiliated hackers are taking aim at "critical infrastructure," including drinking water and wastewater systems, leading to multiple disruptions across various sectors.

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Ex-UNC Provost Drops Open Meetings Lawsuit

By Abigail Harrison

Nearly seven months after filing, former University of North Carolina provost Chris Clemens ended his open meetings lawsuit in North Carolina state court in which he alleged the school's board of trustees secretly messaged each other on auto-deleting platforms and unlawfully deliberated in closed meetings.

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Woman Says Protection Order Shouldn't Bar Damages Claim

By Zach Dupont

A woman pursuing civil claims against her alleged stalker asked a Colorado Court of Appeals panel to reverse a state court ruling that she is unable to seek damages because she obtained a civil protection order against the man in a separate case.

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DOD Opposes DJI's Push To Undo FCC Product Ban

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Department of Defense urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject DJI's reconsideration petition after the FCC restricted much of the China-based drone maker's business in the U.S., saying the government's underlying national security determination is correct.

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DC Circ. Skeptical Ex-Steward CEO Could Skip Senate Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

A D.C. Circuit judge told the attorney for the embattled former CEO of Steward Health Care on Tuesday that she couldn't comprehend how his client could invoke his Fifth Amendment rights without showing up to his scheduled appearance before a Senate committee.

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DC Court Says Haitians' Title 42 Due Process Claim Is Still Viable

By Ganesh Setty

A D.C. federal court has clarified that Haitian nationals deported by the Biden administration can still pursue their claim that the administration violated their due process rights, saying it fails only with respect to their inability to seek asylum before removal.

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Fla. Detention Facility Injunction Unsupported, 11th Circ. Told

By David Minsky

Florida argued Tuesday a lack of U.S. government funding and control can't support a lower court order finding the construction of an Everglades-based immigration detention center bypassed federal environmental laws, and urged the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a preliminary injunction halting the center's operations.

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Rivera Kept $50M Venezuela Deal Quiet, Ex-Partner Says

By Carolina Bolado

The government's star witness took the stand Tuesday in the criminal case against former U.S. Rep. David Rivera of Florida, telling jurors that Rivera and others kept a $50 million consulting contract with a unit of Venezuela's state-owned oil company quiet because of concerns about how it would be perceived in Miami.

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Texas AG Says DOGE Data Led To Fraud Investigations

By Spencer Brewer

The Texas attorney general on Tuesday announced investigations into dozens of Medicaid providers across Texas, claiming that data from the Department of Government Efficiency led to the fraud allegations.

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Cherokee Tribe Looks To Add 112 Acres To Okla. Trust Lands

By Crystal Owens

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians is asking the Interior Department to take 112 acres of land into trust in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, that will allow it to expand healthcare, economic and recreational opportunities for its 14,000 members.

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FCC Opens Probe Into Competition In Telecom Markets

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission said it wants to focus on barriers to new entrants in the communications market as it crafts a new report on the state of competition in the industry, with a focus on broadband service.

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7 Can't Take Part In FCC Subsidy Programs After Convictions

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday blocked seven people convicted of crimes from participating in the agency's numerous subsidy programs that are meant to bolster telecom service throughout the United States.

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Fee And Atty Row Splinters Mass Medical Pot Licensing Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

An attorney's departure, fee disputes and clashes over who actually represents Oklahoma medical marijuana companies has caused a fissure in the litigation seeking to overturn the state's residency requirements, resulting in some plaintiffs being forced to file a separate lawsuit.

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No Update In DEA Rescheduling Of Pot Process

By Jonathan Capriel

There remains no timetable as to when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will kick off hearings on the merits of a proposal to loosen restrictions on marijuana, according to a status report from the government Monday.

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Judge Who Quit Bench Amid Ethics Probe Hired By Fani Willis

By Chart Riggall

A Georgia trial court judge who resigned this year before facing the prospect of removal from the bench over a range of misconduct charges has been hired by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a spokesperson for Willis confirmed Tuesday.

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Holland & Knight Hires Broadcasters Trade Group VP In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Holland & Knight LLP has hired the National Association of Broadcasters' vice president of public policy in Washington, D.C., as a partner with its public policy and regulation group, the firm said Tuesday.

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What Voluntary Calif. Carbon Reports Show About Compliance

While the enforcement of California's S.B. 261 is currently paused due to a Ninth Circuit injunction, more than 130 companies have nonetheless chosen to voluntarily publish climate-related financial risk disclosures, providing a useful snapshot of how the market is interpreting the law's requirements in practice, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

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What New Fla. Citizens Bill Means For Surplus Lines Insurers

A Florida bill recently passed by the Legislature as part of a continued effort to depopulate Citizens Property Insurance, the state's insurer of last resort, creates an additional pathway for commercial policies to be written by surplus lines insurers, but also presents concerns of unnecessary regulation, say attorneys at Troutman.

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Seeking A Policy Fix As Merger Reporting Fight Continues

A recently announced request by the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice for public comment on the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger reporting requirements, as litigation challenging the commission's updated requirements continues, suggests the government's willingness to address how best to support modern merger enforcement without unduly burdening filing parties, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

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NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1

In the first quarter of 2026, New York's banking developments were headlined by initiatives to expand oversight of financial institutions and strengthen consumer protection laws, including a new framework for buy now, pay later lenders, a sweeping debt collection rule and a revised corporate self-disclosure program for financial crimes, say attorneys at Proskauer.

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DLA Piper Offered Pregnant Atty 'Dignified' Exit, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former DLA Piper associate who claims she was unlawfully fired after announcing her pregnancy was offered a chance to transition out of the firm "without anyone knowing that her work was subpar," a partner told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday.

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Spencer Fane Adds 75 Attys Through Tie-Up With Okla. Firm

By Tracey Read

Missouri-headquartered Spencer Fane LLP announced Wednesday that it plans to combine with Southwest firm Conner & Winters LLP on July 1 in its largest tie-up to date and its third already in 2026.

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AEG, BigLaw Atty In Hot Seat As Live Nation Trial Nears End

By Stewart Bishop

Live Nation on Wednesday concluded its defense case with glowing testimony about it from the manager for rap star Drake, while the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the case said rival company AEG Worldwide and a Hogan Lovells lawyer may face sanctions for revealing confidential information about a witness.

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DOJ's Lead Google Attys Both Leave Agency Same Day

By Bryan Koenig

The lead attorneys on both of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's monopolization cases against Google left the agency Wednesday or said they would be doing so.

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Mich. Federal Judge Pleads No Contest In Drunk-Driving Case

By Gina Kim

A Michigan federal judge pled no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge in Emmet County court in connection with an incident where he crashed his Cadillac and registered a 0.27% blood alcohol level, apologizing and saying he "looks forward" to continuing his judicial service.

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ABA, State Bars Blast DOJ Proposal To Block Bar Probes

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association and a chorus of state and local bar groups have come out against a proposed rule that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to pause and review state-level ethics complaints against its attorneys, calling the proposal "unlawful and unconstitutional."

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ABA Rates Montana Judicial Pick 'Not Qualified'

By Courtney Bublé

Katie Lane, senior legal counsel at the Republican National Committee who has been tapped for a federal judgeship in Montana, is the first nominee to receive a majority "not qualified" rating by the American Bar Association in the second Trump administration.

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NY Panel Backs DLA Piper's $482K Fee Win In Malpractice Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

A New York appellate court affirmed Tuesday the dismissal of a Chinese software company's legal malpractice suit against DLA Piper, along with a $482,000 sanctions order against the company and its counsel, noting that the company's frivolous claims also drew a $635,000 sanctions ruling in "mirror" federal court litigation.

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Bondi To Skip Epstein Deposition After DOJ Cites AG Exit

By Courtney Bublé

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not sit for her scheduled deposition next week on the Epstein files now that she has left the role, and the Justice Department has asked the House Oversight Committee to withdraw its subpoena.

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Trump Asks NY's Top Court To Toss AG's 'Flawed' Fraud Case

By Lauren Berg

President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked New York's highest court to throw out New York Attorney General Letitia James' "deeply flawed" civil fraud judgment entirely after a lower appellate court tossed what it called an "excessive" $489 million penalty against the president, his sons and his real estate companies.

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