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August 11, 2025
Fired PGA Tour Reporter Says Vaccine, Mask Objections Legit
A former PGA Tour on-air talent, who was terminated for not complying with COVID-19 protocols, has told a Florida federal court that a trial is the appropriate vehicle through which to analyze whether her religious objections were "bona fide," and that the question cannot be addressed at the summary judgment stage.
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August 11, 2025
BREAKING: Terraform Founder Set To Plead Out Of $40B Fraud Case
Terraform founder Do Kwon is on track to enter a guilty plea in his $40 billion criminal fraud case, a Manhattan federal judge said Monday, in an order that comes ahead of a scheduled 2026 trial and amid weeks of talks between his lawyers and prosecutors.
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August 11, 2025
FCC Republican Names Senior Legal Adviser
A Republican on the Federal Communications Commission on Monday named an FCC lawyer and Wiley Rein LLP alum as her new senior legal adviser.
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August 11, 2025
Feds, Wind Farm Backers Cross Swords Over Permitting Halt
The U.S. government and opponents of the Trump administration's halt of wind farm project reviews have made their cases to a Massachusetts federal judge as to why they should prevail in litigation challenging the legality of the moratorium.
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August 11, 2025
Losing Bidder On Mass. Pike Plazas Wants Docs Released
A fuel company that lost out to Blackstone-backed Applegreen on a 35-year contract to operate highway service plazas in Massachusetts asked a state court judge to order transportation officials to turn over records of the procurement and bidding process.
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August 11, 2025
NY Judge Won't Unseal 'Redundant' Maxwell Grand Jury Docs
A New York federal judge on Monday denied the Trump administration's bid to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits in the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is appealing a 20-year prison sentence for trafficking teenage girls for sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, concluding that the materials contain almost nothing new.
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August 11, 2025
Trump Cites 'Sweeping' Power In Harvard Foreign Student Suit
The Trump administration asked a Massachusetts federal judge to reject Harvard University's efforts to block a ban on the school's enrollment of foreign students, arguing that the president is acting well within his power and Harvard has no standing to sue.
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August 08, 2025
FERC's Policy Work Was A Mixed Bag For Departing Chair
Outgoing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie touted the agency's work to encourage gas infrastructure development during his tenure, but lamented its failure to advance electricity policies aimed at lowering transmission costs and ensuring there's enough power supplying the nation's grid.
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August 08, 2025
Trump Admin Threatens To Take Harvard's Patents
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday threatened to invoke the government's so-called march-in rights to take control of patents owned by Harvard University, accusing the Ivy League institution of not meeting its obligations tied to federally funded research.
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August 08, 2025
Greystar Cuts Deal To Exit DOJ's RealPage Price-Fixing Suit
Greystar Management Services LLC has reached an agreement to resolve rent price-fixing claims brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, which has gone after several landlords allegedly using algorithms to coordinate rent prices, and will cooperate in the case against RealPage, the agency announced Friday.
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August 08, 2025
Ex-Ga. ICE Doc Ends Slander Suit Against Amazon Podcast
A former physician at a Georgia immigration detention center has settled his lawsuit against a true crime podcast and its host, alleging they defamed him by claiming he performed forced hysterectomies on detainees.
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August 08, 2025
Tornado Cash Case Far From Over With Jury's Mixed Verdict
The split verdict in the Tornado Cash trial likely won't encourage prosecutors to go after crypto projects for failing to register as money transmitters, but it may still leave software developers open to liability if they seem aware of others' misuse of their creations.
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August 08, 2025
Feds Aim To Dismiss ABA's 'Law Firm Intimidation Policy' Suit
The Trump administration on Friday asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from the American Bar Association claiming the federal government has launched an unconstitutional war of intimidation against lawyers and law firms.
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August 08, 2025
Fla. Law Barring Noncitizens From Voter Drives Struck Down
A Florida federal judge Friday ruled that a state law banning noncitizens from collecting voter registration forms is unconstitutional, saying the provision is "facially discriminatory with respect to alienage" and that it violates the due process rights of a Hispanic civil rights organization and a permanent resident.
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August 08, 2025
Texas AG Asks State High Court To Strip Democrats Of Office
The Texas Office of the Attorney General filed a lawsuit in the Texas Supreme Court on Friday aiming to strip several Texas House Democrats of their office and clear the way for a controversial redistricting plan in the Lone Star State.
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August 08, 2025
Trump's Birthright Order Blocked Nationwide By Md. Judge
All children who have been born "or who will be born" in the United States are protected from President Donald Trump's executive order that aims to strip them of their right to citizenship, as a Maryland federal judge granted them class certification and blocked enforcement of the order.
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August 08, 2025
UC President Says $1B DOJ Demand Would Cripple University
The head of the University of California system said Friday that a $1 billion settlement proposed by the Trump administration in order to spare UCLA from threatened federal research funding cuts would "completely devastate our country's greatest public university system."
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August 08, 2025
Lawyers Expect Tariffs On India To Catalyze US Trade Talks
The potential total of a 50% tariff on Indian imports could prove devastating for some U.S. companies in sectors not protected from the duties, leading some lawyers to anticipate the rate must be negotiated down or delayed before it takes effect.
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August 08, 2025
Calif. Justices Rip Deference To Regulator's Solar Ruling
The Golden State's highest court unanimously struck down a lower court ruling that the justices said gave too much deference to the California Public Utilities Commission in a dispute over rooftop solar rates, saying when reviewing decisions of the state's utilities regulator, courts "remain the final arbiters of statutory meaning."
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August 08, 2025
NJ Legislation Highlights From The 1st Half Of 2025
During the first half of 2025, New Jersey lawmakers addressed a long-standing judicial vacancy crisis, strengthened protections for utility customers and streamlined the asbestos remediation process for Jersey City's historic courthouse.
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August 08, 2025
6th Circ. Says Federal Machine Gun Ban Is Constitutional
The Sixth Circuit has upheld a federal ban on machine guns, finding the prohibition to be in line with the country's tradition of regulating "dangerous and unusual weapons."
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August 08, 2025
FTC Maintains Support For Right-To-Repair In Med Robot Case
The Federal Trade Commission is providing important backing for a surgical repair company's Ninth Circuit bid to revive claims accusing Intuitive Surgical of blocking third parties from refurbishing components for its popular da Vinci surgery robot, in an amicus brief suggesting defending right-to-repair work remains important for the Republican-controlled agency.
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August 08, 2025
Trade Group Sues Colorado Over Gas Stove Labeling Law
A home appliances trade association has told a Colorado federal judge that recently passed state legislation mandating that a health warning be placed on all gas stoves is unconstitutional.
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August 08, 2025
Trump EO Requires Appointee Oversight Of US Grantmaking
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order requiring that all funding opportunity announcements and grant awards be reviewed by his political appointees and allowing for grants to be terminated that fall outside the administration's priorities.
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August 08, 2025
Longer Child Detentions At Border Is 'Disturbing,' Judge Says
A California federal judge overseeing enforcement of a decades-old settlement agreement governing the custody of immigrant children indicated Friday she will reject the government's effort to end the consent decree, and also finds recent reports of children being held for long periods at border stations "disturbing."
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Trump's Legal Battles
States, federal employee unions, various advocacy groups and several individuals have filed over 220 lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's implementation of executive orders and other initiatives. Law360 has created a database of those lawsuits, separated into categories based on their subject matter.
Expert Analysis
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A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations
As attorneys increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence for legal research, courts should consider expanding online quality control programs to flag potential hallucinations — permitting counsel to correct mistakes and sparing judges the burden of imposing sanctions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl and Connors.
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Strategies For ICE Agent Misconduct Suits In The 11th Circ.
Attorneys have numerous pathways to pursue misconduct claims against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Eleventh Circuit, and they need not wait for the court to correct its misinterpretation of a Federal Tort Claims Act exception, says Lauren Bonds at the National Police Accountability Project.
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Opinion
SEC Should Restore Its 2020 Proxy Adviser Rule
Due to concerns over proxy advisers' accuracy, reliability and transparency, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should reinstate its 2020 rule designed to suppress the influence that they wield in shareholder voting, says Kyle Isakower at the American Council for Capital Formation.
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DOJ Consumer Branch's End Leaves FDA Litigation Questions
With the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Justice's Consumer Protection Branch set to occur by Sept. 30, companies must carefully monitor how responsibility is reallocated for civil and criminal enforcement cases related to products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Surveying The Changing Overdraft Fee Landscape
Despite recent federal moves that undermine consumer overdraft fee protections, last year’s increase in fee charges suggests banks will face continued scrutiny via litigation and state regulation, says Amanda Kurzendoerfer at Bates White.
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Handling Sanctions Risk Cartel Control Brings To Mexico Port
Companies operating in or trading with Mexico should take steps to mitigate heightened exposure triggered by routine port transactions following the U.S. Treasury’s recent unequivocal statement that a foreign terrorist organization controls the port of Manzanillo, says Jeremy Paner at Hughes Hubbard.
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The Road Ahead For Digital Assets Looks Promising
With new legislation expected to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology, and with regulators taking a markedly more permissive approach to digital assets, the convergence of traditional finance and decentralized finance is closer than ever, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Asbestos Trusts And Tort Litigation Are Still Not Aligned
A recent ruling by a New York state court in James Petro v. Aerco International highlights the inefficiencies that still exist in asbestos litigation — especially regarding the continued lack of coordination between the asbestos tort system and the well-funded asbestos trust compensation system, says Peter Kelso at Roux.
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Opinion
Closing The Chemical Safety Board Is A Mistake
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, which investigates the root causes of major chemical incidents, provides an essential component of worker and community safety and should not be defunded, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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The Evolving Legal Landscape For THC-Infused Beverages
A recent Eighth Circuit ruling, holding that states may restrict the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived products without violating federal law, combined with ongoing regulatory uncertainty at both the federal and state levels, could alter the trajectory of the THC-infused beverage market, say attorneys at Pashman Stein.
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New NY Residential Real Estate Rules May Be Overbroad
New legislation imposing a 90-day-waiting period and tax deduction restrictions on certain New York real estate investors may have broad effects and unintended consequences, creating impediments for a wide range of corporate and other transactions, says Libin Zhang at Fried Frank.
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Cos. Must Tailor Due Diligence As Trafficking Risks Increase
As legislators, prosecutors and plaintiffs attorneys increasingly focus on labor and sex trafficking throughout the U.S., companies must tailor their due diligence strategies to protect against forced labor trafficking risks in their supply chains, say attorneys at Steptoe.
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Series
Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Pressing and framing plants that I grow has shown me that pursuing an endeavor that brings you joy can lead to surprising benefits for a legal career, including mental clarity, perspective and even a bit of humility, says Douglas Selph at Morris Manning.
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Opinion
PFAS Reg Reversal Defies Water Statute, Increasing Risks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recent moves delaying the deadlines to comply with PFAS drinking water limits, and rolling back other chemical regulations, violate the Safe Drinking Water Act, and increase the likelihood that these toxins could become permanent fixtures of the water supply, says Vineet Dubey at Custodio & Dubey.
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New Federal Worker Religious Protections Test All Employers
A recent Trump administration memorandum expanding federal employees' religious protections raises tough questions for all employers and signals a larger trend toward significantly expanding religious rights in the workplace, say attorneys at Seyfarth.