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September 17, 2025
Crypto Exchange Bullish Gets BitLicense From NY Regulator
Venture-backed crypto exchange Bullish announced Wednesday that it has obtained a so-called BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services, allowing it to offer crypto spot trading and custody to institutions and sophisticated investors in the state.
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September 17, 2025
Del. Judge's US Atty Application Plan Draws Blanche's Ire
Delaware's chief district judge, a Trump appointee, is seeking applications for the state's U.S. attorney position to prepare for an upcoming vacancy in the interim position, a move that drew the ire of Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday.
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September 17, 2025
9th Circ. Denies Appeal Of Wash. Anti-Vaxxers' Med Board Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday rejected an appeal brought by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on behalf of anti-vaxxers challenging a Washington state medical board's disciplinary proceedings against doctors who allegedly spread false information about COVID-19.
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September 17, 2025
Colo. Judge Certifies U Visa App In GEO Forced Labor Suit
A Colorado federal judge certified a U visa application for the class representative in a 2014 suit involving forced labor claims against private prison company GEO Group, after he told the court that immigration officials said he could be detained during a check-in this week.
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September 17, 2025
Probationer's Speech Not A 'True Threat,' NC Panel Finds
Statements a probationer made to a friend while stressed out and fearful over going to jail did not constitute a "true threat," so a trial court erred when it found him in violation of his probation, a North Carolina state appeals court panel ruled Wednesday.
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September 17, 2025
Boeing, DOJ Say FAA Fines Don't Sway Conspiracy Case
Boeing and the federal government have told a Texas federal judge that the Federal Aviation Administration's recent proposal to fine Boeing $3.1 million for safety violations shouldn't factor into the 737 Max 8 criminal conspiracy case they're hoping to have wiped from the docket.
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September 17, 2025
FCC Told To Take Care When Adding AI To Public Alerts
As the Federal Communications Commission mulls how to best overhaul its emergency alert rules, one California county is warning the agency to tread carefully when it comes to adopting emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.
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September 17, 2025
FDA Says Vape Manufacturer Lying About Marketing Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday sued manufacturers of flavored vapes in New Jersey federal court to seek an end to their sales, saying that they are falsely representing that their products had received marketing approval.
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September 17, 2025
9th Circ. Seems Split On School Principal's Free Speech Suit
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared split on Wednesday over a Washington state public school employee's claims that he was unfairly punished for a political rant on Facebook, with one judge pushing back on his stance that he was speaking privately while also balking at the district's position that the post was disruptive.
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September 17, 2025
Criminal Restitution Fails Defendants, Victims, Report Says
Federal criminal restitution often fails to benefit victims of crime and throws defendants into a "Sisyphean struggle" with debt, with $100 billion in outstanding restitution deemed uncollectable, according to a report released this week by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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September 17, 2025
Media Matters Again Denied Transfer Of X's Nazi Posts Suit
Media Matters for America must remain in Texas for X Corp.'s defamation lawsuit over a story about ads running alongside Neo-Nazi content, after a federal judge again refused Tuesday to transfer the case to California following a Fifth Circuit decision nixing a previous rejection of transfer.
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September 17, 2025
Don Jr.-Backed Patent Co. Hires Nokia Licensing Exec
SIM IP, the newest venture by high-profile patent monetizer Erich Spangenberg, has brought on Nokia's chief licensing officer to serve as managing director.
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September 17, 2025
Tribal Members Tell 9th Circ. Tariff Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
Counsel for members of the Blackfeet Nation tribe told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday their suit challenging President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs should stay in federal district courts, where constitutional and congressional claims over tribal commerce must be heard.
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September 17, 2025
3rd Circ. Weighs Limits On NJ Medical Aid In Dying Act
The Third Circuit on Wednesday considered whether a Delaware woman with terminal cancer can challenge New Jersey's residency requirement for medical aid in dying, even though she has yet to be certified as having six months or less to live.
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September 17, 2025
Trump Admin Can't Get Suit Challenging Voting Order Tossed
A Massachusetts federal judge declined Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's executive order requiring physical proof of citizenship to vote and invalidating ballots received after Election Day.
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September 17, 2025
8th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of FDIC Fee Guidance Challenge
The Eighth Circuit on Wednesday rejected a banking industry challenge to Biden-era Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. guidance that cautioned banks about charging recurring fees on declined transactions, ruling the matter not ripe for court review.
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September 17, 2025
Texas Judge Slashes Suit Over Anti-Sanctuary Law
A Texas federal judge gutted a suit by local governments and officials challenging a Texas law prohibiting local officials from limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, tossing claims against the state and Gov. Greg Abbott and leaving Attorney General Ken Paxton as the sole state defendant.
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September 17, 2025
Satellites Belong In FCC's Enviro Reviews, Agency Told
The Federal Communications Commission can't justify excluding potentially luminous satellites from environmental reviews keyed to industries under its jurisdiction, a group fighting light pollution said.
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September 17, 2025
House Votes To End DC Judicial Nominations Commission
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 218-211 along party lines on Wednesday to eliminate the commission that vets and picks potential judicial nominees for Washington, D.C.'s local courts.
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September 17, 2025
Charter Can't Dodge Cable Royalties In Texas, 5th Circ. Rules
Charter Communications cannot avoid paying a 3% royalty for the use of cable permits in three Texas cities' rights of way, regardless of a change in state permitting law, the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
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September 17, 2025
Democrats Push Wealth Tax Targeting Billionaires' Assets
Billionaires would pay higher taxes on their unrealized gains from property, stocks and other valuable assets under legislation reintroduced Wednesday by Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden and other congressional Democrats.
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September 17, 2025
Texas Justices Don't Touch Block Of Local Pot Amnesty Law
The Texas Supreme Court will not review an appellate panel's decision blocking the city of San Marcos from going forward with a voter-approved ordinance that limited local police from enforcing laws on low-level marijuana offenses.
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September 17, 2025
DOJ & Google Going To Trial, Again, On Ad Tech Remedies
The Justice Department goes to trial next week to try breaking up Google's advertising placement technology business after a Virginia federal court declared the company an illegal monopolist in ad tech.
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September 17, 2025
IRS-ICE Pact Allows For Mass Tax Data Swaps, DC Circ. Told
An information sharing agreement between the IRS and immigration enforcement agencies allows for disclosure of confidential tax information on a mass scale, as evidenced by an IRS official's declaration in a taxpayer group's suit, immigration advocacy groups challenging the agreement told the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday.
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September 17, 2025
SEC Policy Shift Could Foreclose Some Investor Class Actions
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a policy statement Wednesday that allows the use of mandatory arbitration by new publicly traded companies as its chief seeks to "make IPOs great again," but Democrats warned the move could shut the door to shareholder class actions.
Expert Analysis
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Deference Ruling Could Close The FAR Loophole
A recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision may close a loophole in the Federal Acquisition Regulation that allows agencies to circumvent the Trade Agreements Act, significantly affecting federal pharmaceutical procurements and increasing protests related to certain Buy American Act waivers, say attorneys at Polsinelli.
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Senate Bill Could Overhaul Digital Asset Market Structure
The Senate Banking Committee's draft Responsible Financial Innovation Act would not only clarify the roles and responsibilities of financial institutions engaging in digital asset activities but also impose new compliance regimes, reporting requirements and risk management protocols, say attorneys at Troutman.
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How Trump's Space Order May Ease Industry's Growth
President Donald Trump's recent executive order aimed at removing environmental hurdles for spaceport authorization and streamlining the space industry's regulatory framework may open opportunities not only for established launch providers, but also smaller companies and spaceport authorities, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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A Look At 2 Reinvigorated DOL Compliance Programs
As the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division revives its Payroll Audit Independent Determination and expands its opinion letter program, employers should carefully weigh the benefits and risks of participation to assess whether it makes sense for their circumstances, say attorneys at Conn Maciel.
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Opinion
Congress Must Resolve PSLRA Issue For Section 11 Litigants
By establishing a uniform judgment reduction credit for all defendants in cases involving Section 11 of the Securities Act, Congress could remove unnecessary statutory ambiguity from the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and enable litigants to price potential settlements with greater certainty, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Stablecoin Committee Promotes Uniformity But May Fall Short
While the Genius Act's establishment of the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee will provide private stablecoin issuers with more consistent standards, fragmentation remains due to the disparate regulatory approaches taken by different states, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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FTC's Reseller Suit Highlights Larger Ticket Platform Issues
Taken together, the recent Federal Trade Commission lawsuit and Ticketmaster's recent antitrust woes demonstrate that federal enforcers are testing the resilience of antitrust and consumer-protection frameworks in an evolving, tech-driven marketplace, says Thomas Stratmann at George Mason University.
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Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
As lawyers increasingly use autonomous artificial intelligence agents, disciplinary authorities must decide whether attorney responsibility for an AI-caused legal ethics violation is personal or supervisory, and firms must enact strong policies regarding agentic AI use and supervision, says Grace Wynn at HWG.
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Parsing Trump Admin's First 6 Months Of SEC Enforcement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement results for the first six months of the Trump administration show substantially fewer new enforcement actions compared to the same period under the previous administration, but indicate a clear focus on traditional fraud schemes affecting retail investors, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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HSR Compliance Remains A Priority From Biden To Trump
Several new enforcement actions from the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice illustrate that rigorous attention to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance has become a critical component of the U.S. merger review process, even amid the political transition from the Biden to Trump administrations, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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Cos. Face EU, US Regulatory Tension On Many Fronts
When the European Union sets stringent standards, companies seeking to operate in the international marketplace must conform to them, or else concede opportunities — but with the current U.S. administration pushing hard to roll back regulations, global companies face an increasing tension over which standards to follow, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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How EU Is Tweaking Enviro Laws After US Trade Deal
While a recent joint statement from the European Union and the U.S. in the wake of their trade deal does not mention special treatment for U.S. companies, the EU's ongoing commitment to streamline its sustainability legislation suggests an openness to addressing concerns raised by the U.S., say attorneys at Debevoise.
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The Consequences Of OCC's Pivot On Disparate Impact
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent move to stop scrutinizing facially neutral lending policies that disproportionately affect a protected group reflects the administration's ongoing shift in assessing discrimination, though this change may not be enough to dissuade claims by states or private plaintiffs, says Travis Nelson at Polsinelli.
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FDA Transparency Plans Raise Investor Disclosure Red Flags
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recently announced intent to publish complete response letters for unapproved drugs and devices implicates certain investor disclosure requirements under securities laws, making it necessary for life sciences and biotech companies to adopt robust controls going forward, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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Rising USCIS Denials May Signal Reverse On Signature Policy
Increasingly, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services appears to be issuing denials and requests for evidence in cases where petitioners digitally affix handwritten signatures to paper-based petitions, upending a long-standing practice with potentially grave consequences for applicants, says Sherry Neal at Corporate Immigration.