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August 03, 2026
The full Sixth Circuit will rehear a panel decision upholding the Federal Communications Commission's expanded data breach notification rules for telecommunications carriers, throwing the legality of the rules back up in the air after much protest about the original decision.
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August 03, 2026
A piece of Michigan's education budget requiring schools to give up certain privacy protections in exchange for funding of various programs may have cleared a hurdle in state court, yet several school leaders pressed a federal judge on Monday to find it violates the U.S. Constitution.
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August 03, 2026
The Fifth Circuit has thrown out a suit from a Unitarian church and a coffee shop challenging Texas law that requires specific signage to bar licensed gun owners from bringing their firearms inside, saying they've failed to show any injury, or how the court could redress an injury.
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August 03, 2026
Time is up for Pennsylvania lawmakers to develop new sentencing guidelines for second-degree murder, the state Supreme Court effectively said in an order refusing to extend the deadline for the Legislature to craft new minimums, maximums and parole rules.
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August 03, 2026
Sweeping changes to the federal sentencing guidelines are slated to take effect in the fall, but some white collar criminal defense attorneys are successfully arguing in court that defendants can benefit now from potential sentence reductions under the upcoming revisions.
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August 03, 2026
Sandoz reached a settlement with a coalition of state enforcers on Monday, agreeing to pay $450 million to end claims against it in several cases targeting alleged price-fixing in the generic drug industry.
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August 03, 2026
A northern Michigan resort island has urged a Michigan federal judge to reject a bid by two ferry companies to force the city into confidential mediation, arguing that negotiations over ferry service should not be hidden from residents, businesses or visitors.
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August 03, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission's two remaining members offered a peek Friday into the limitations of downsizing from a full five-member FTC after President Donald Trump fired its two Democrats last year: a split vote meant the agency had to effectively approve a $1.8 billion quantum computing merger without imposing conditions.
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August 03, 2026
New Jersey's highest court ruled Monday that to raise an insanity or diminished mental capacity defense, a defendant must present testimony from a medical expert that their mental condition caused them to violate the law.
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August 03, 2026
A group of Virginia hemp businesses have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state's new THC potency caps, which were enacted as part of the budget bill paving the way for a regulated marijuana industry and are due to take effect later this month.
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August 03, 2026
A Louisiana VoIP provider will pay the Federal Communications Commission $25,000 to get out from under an investigation probing whether the company failed to pay as much as it was supposed to into the Universal Service Fund.
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August 03, 2026
Republican senators have endorsed the Federal Communications Commission's effort to adopt a uniform standard for mobile device "unlocking" rules.
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August 03, 2026
Federal workers would receive up to 12 weeks of paid leave to address their own serious health conditions or care for family members under legislation introduced by a group of Democratic senators.
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August 03, 2026
The rapid growth of Missouri's solicitor general's office illustrates the import of top state appellate roles, which offer young lawyers a chance to gain courtroom experience they might never acquire in BigLaw. The gig is also, for young conservatives especially, one of the fastest paths to the federal bench.
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August 03, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice renewed its call for a D.C. federal judge to disqualify Susman Godfrey LLP from representing the American Bar Association in its challenge to the Trump administration's law firm executive orders, saying Susman Godfrey's attorneys could potentially have to serve as fact witnesses in the case.
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August 03, 2026
A group of federal employees on Monday accused the Trump administration of unlawfully eliminating coverage of gender-affirming care from their health insurance benefits, forcing thousands of transgender workers and their dependents to pay out of pocket for treatment.
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August 03, 2026
A Florida state court judge was unable to reach an agreement over how she will be sanctioned for violating a rule regarding political donations, so her disciplinary case will be sent back for a hearing before the state's Judicial Qualifications Commission.
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August 03, 2026
A D.C. federal judge rejected an economic development district's request to temporarily block the Trump administration from proceeding with plans to build border barriers near flood control levees along the Rio Grande in Texas, noting no construction has occurred yet.
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August 03, 2026
The Trump administration and U.S. Copyright Office leader Shira Perlmutter have each told a D.C. federal judge that U.S. Supreme Court rulings in June regarding presidential removal power bolster their side in the fight over her firing, with Perlmutter saying they leave intact her statutory challenge and the government saying they confirm President Donald Trump's authority to oust her.
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August 03, 2026
Certain wood cabinets and vanities will be subject to a 25% surtax when imported into Canada under a temporary provision designed to protect the country's softwood lumber industry, though the Canadian government said a number of countries' imports — including the U.S. — are exempt.
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August 03, 2026
Two holdout GOP senators said Monday that they would support confirmation of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the permanent role after he gave assurances that President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, created as part of a settlement with the IRS, would not move forward.
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August 03, 2026
The Trump administration is seeking to overturn an order from a California federal judge instructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to improve conditions at its Adelanto ICE Processing Center East and West.
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July 31, 2026
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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August 02, 2026
The Michigan Supreme Court threw out state regulators' approval of Enbridge Energy LP's proposed Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac, ruling that the Michigan Public Service Commission failed to properly analyze the project's environmental impacts under the Michigan Environmental Protection Act and must reconsider the application.
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August 02, 2026
President Donald Trump ordered new tariffs to begin Aug. 15 on imported quartz surface products and increased the maximum rate to 50% for goods in excess of an annual quota, according to an executive order.