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January 13, 2026
Senate Backs Bill Giving Deepfake Porn Victims Right To Sue

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would allow individuals depicted in nonconsensual, artificial intelligence-generated, sexually explicit content to sue and recover damages, backing the bill once again after it stalled in the House in 2024.
January 13, 2026
Financial Aid-Fixing Antitrust Claims Heading To Trial

An Illinois federal judge refused a bid from the remaining elite private universities accused of fixing financial aid offerings to end the case ahead of trial after accepting the students' view of the market, along with evidence suggesting they paid inflated costs.
January 13, 2026
Green Card Seekers Say Suspensions Are Discriminatory

A group of 83 immigrants subject to President Donald Trump's travel bans has asked a Maryland federal court to undo an "indefinite" hold on their permanent residency applications, saying the hold amounts to nationality-based discrimination.
January 13, 2026
Astronomers Seek Upper C-Band Coordination With Wireless

As the U.S. government moves toward an auction of upper C-band airwaves to wireless carriers, the nation's radio astronomers said the carriers should be required to coordinate with observatories to keep mobile services from disrupting their observations in space.
January 13, 2026
DOJ Fights For May Trial Against Agri Stats

Justice Department attorneys pushed a Minnesota federal judge in oral arguments Tuesday to let them go to trial in May on claims that Agri Stats' protein industry reports help major producers hike prices, arguing they're entitled to leapfrog private plaintiffs and the company cannot toss or winnow their allegations.
January 13, 2026
Sen. Whitehouse Presses AG On Boasberg Complaint Results

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., ranking member of the courts panel on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the results of the disciplinary complaint she filed against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia when the investigation wraps up.
January 13, 2026
Lawmakers Eye 2-Year Delay On Hemp Ban Implementation

A bipartisan group of congress members led by Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind., on Tuesday introduced a bill that would delay implementation of a national ban on most hemp products by an additional two years.
January 13, 2026
Rubio Casts Doubt On Habeas For Deported Venezuelans

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a D.C. federal judge there is no realistic way to provide habeas hearings to 137 Venezuelans deported in March after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.
January 13, 2026
Blue States Say HHS Conditions Funding On Anti-Trans Bias

A dozen Democratic state attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday, claiming the agency's threat to withhold billions of dollars in funding from states that don't hew to an executive order declaring that gender is immutable conflicts with antidiscrimination law.
January 13, 2026
US Ends TPS for Somalia, Citing Improved Conditions

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it's ending a Temporary Protected Status designation for Somalia that has allowed Somalis to live and work in the U.S., after concluding that country is safe enough for them to return.
January 13, 2026
Energy Co. Seeks Early Win In ND Lease Cancellation Row

A Colorado energy company is asking a North Dakota federal district court to vacate a series of Bureau of Indian Affairs decisions that determined it didn't own a legally protected interest in a decades-old 320-acre gas and oil lease on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
January 13, 2026
Youths Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Trump Energy Orders Fight

A group of young people asked the Ninth Circuit to revive their lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's energy-related emergency orders, arguing the lower court erred by saying it did not have jurisdiction to rule on the matter.
January 13, 2026
Halligan Blasts Court's 'Inquisition' Over US Atty Status

Lindsey Halligan said Tuesday that she is still the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia despite a recent ruling to the contrary, dismissing a federal judge's questions about why she's still using the title as an "inquisition" and a "gross abuse of power."
January 13, 2026
NJ Gov. Says Ex-Elections Chief's Admission Fatal To Case

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told a state court judge that a suit by former elections chief Jeffrey Brindle should be completely dismissed because his decision to write a satirical article in his official capacity invalidates his First Amendment claim as it applies to his continued employment in the role.
January 13, 2026
NJ Gov. Signs Bill Regulating Intoxicating Hemp Products

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill regulating the sale of intoxicating hemp products, closing what the bill's sponsors called a loophole that allowed them to be sold without oversight.
January 13, 2026
4th Circ. Combines DOJ Appeals Of Comey, James Dismissals

The Fourth Circuit has granted the Trump administration's request to combine its previously separate appeals of the dismissals of prosecutions against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
January 13, 2026
FCC Told It Lacks Legal Authority For Jail Cellphone Jamming

The Federal Communications Commission does not have the statutory power to authorize cellphone signal jamming in jails and prisons, a consumer interest group says.
January 13, 2026
Court Urged To Block Trump Admin's Anti-Wind, Solar Orders

Clean energy advocates have asked a Massachusetts federal judge to block a suite of Trump administration actions aimed at restricting wind and solar development, claiming there's no justification for the policies aside from the administration being anti-renewable energy.
January 13, 2026
Harvard Seeks 1st Circ. Backing For Student Visa Program

The federal government "has no persuasive defense" of its efforts to bar international students from enrolling at Harvard University, the school told the First Circuit in asking the court to uphold an order enjoining the move.
January 13, 2026
SD Gov. Proposes Local Property Tax Alternative In Address

South Dakota counties would have the option to replace the county's share of property taxes with a half-cent sales tax under a plan proposed by the governor in his State of the State address Tuesday.
January 13, 2026
Express Scripts Can't Impel FTC Atty Views On Insulin Makers

A Federal Trade Commission in-house judge has denied a bid from Express Scripts to force a commission attorney to sit for a deposition to discuss an investigation into insulin manufacturers as the pharmacy benefit manager defends against the agency's insulin pricing case.
January 13, 2026
Jack Smith To Testify Publicly Next Week

Former special counsel Jack Smith is slated to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22 after, according to his attorney, having been "ready and willing" to do so for a while.
January 13, 2026
Tribal Groups Weigh-In On High Court Miss. Ballot Dispute

A group of Native American organizations are backing a Supreme Court petition that looks to reverse a Fifth Circuit determination on Mississippi's law regarding late-arriving mail-in ballots, arguing that not allowing states to extend receipt deadlines will lead to further disenfranchisement of Indigenous people.
January 13, 2026
NJ Sues Metal Recycler Over Fires, Cites Public Nuisance

New Jersey has launched a public nuisance suit against one of the nation's largest scrap metal recyclers, alleging that the company has allowed hazardous conditions at its Camden facilities to persist for years, triggering more than a dozen fires that have repeatedly blanketed nearby neighborhoods in smoke and toxic pollution.
January 13, 2026
Maine Alters Excise Tax Assessment On Camper Trailers

Maine will change its application and collection of excise tax on camper trailers under a law that took effect without the signature of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.

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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

FDA's AI Deployment Brings New Potential And Risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent announcement about making agentic artificial intelligence tools available to agency employees may portend accelerated regulatory timelines and lower costs for drug companies and consumers, but potential errors and biases will necessitate additional safeguards, says Angela Silva at Lewis Brisbois.
3 Key Takeaways From Planned Rescheduling Of Cannabis

An executive order reviving cannabis rescheduling represents a monumental change for the industry and, while the substance will remain illegal at the federal level, introduces several benefits, including improving state-legal cannabis operators' tax treatment, lowering the industry's legal risk profile, and leaving state-regulated markets largely intact, say attorneys at Dentons.
OFAC Sanctions Will Intensify Amid Global Tensions In 2026

The Office of Foreign Assets Control will ramp up its targeting of companies in the private equity, venture capital, real estate and legal markets in 2026, in keeping with the aggressive foreign policy approach embraced by the Trump administration in 2025, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
6 Issues That May Follow The 340B Rebate Pilot Challenge

Though the Health Resources and Services Administration withdrew a pending case to reconsider the controversial 340B rebate pilot program, a number of crucial considerations remain, including the likelihood of a rework and questions about what that rework might look like, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.
Wis. Sanctions Order May Shake Up Securities Class Actions

A Wisconsin federal court’s recent decision to impose sanctions on a plaintiffs law firm for filing a frivolous Private Securities Litigation Reform Act complaint in Toft v. Harbor Diversified may cause both plaintiffs and defendants law firms to reconsider certain customary practices in securities class actions, says Jonathan Richman at Brown Rudnick.
5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.
Reinventing Bank Risk Mgmt. After 2025's Cartel Crackdown

The Trump administration's 2025 designation of certain transnational drug cartels as terrorists means that banks must adapt to a narrowing margin of error in their customer screening and transaction assessments by treating financial crime prevention as a continuous and cross-enterprise concern with national security implications, says Jack Harrington at Bradley Arant.
How Developers Can Harness New Texas Zoning Framework

A Texas law introducing a new zoning framework has the potential to unlock meaningful multifamily development opportunities, but developers and their project teams should follow four steps to help identify how affected cities are interpreting and implementing the new law, says Angela Hunt at Munsch Hardt.
Where States Jumped In When SEC Stepped Back In 2025

The state regulators that picked up the slack when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission scaled back enforcement last year should not be underestimated as they continue to aggressively police areas where the SEC has lost interest and probe industries where SEC leadership has actively declined to intervene, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
2026 Enforcement Trends To Expect In Maritime And Int'l Trade

The maritime and international trade community should expect U.S. federal enforcement to ramp up in 2026, particularly via Office of Foreign Asset Control shipping sanctions, accelerating interagency investigations of trade fraud, and U.S. Coast Guard narcotics and pollution inspections, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
2026 State AI Bills That Could Expand Liability, Insurance Risk

State bills legislating artificial intelligence that are expected to pass in 2026 will reshape the liability landscape for all companies incorporating AI solutions into their business operations, as any novel private rights of action authorized under AI-related statutes signal expanding exposures, say attorneys at Wiley.
Streamlining Product Liability MDLs With AI And Rule 16.1

With newly effective Rule 16.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure providing enhanced guidance on multidistrict litigation and the sophistication of artificial intelligence continuing to advance, parties have the opportunity to better confront the significant data challenges presented by product liability MDLs, say attorneys at Hollingsworth.
USCIS Asylum Pause Could Drive Federal Mandamus Filings

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' recent freeze on asylum applications is likely to accelerate Administrative Procedure Act unreasonable delay and writ of mandamus filings, making it important for practitioners handling such cases to familiarize themselves with the mandamus framework and evidentiary standards, says Kemal Hepsen at Mandamus Lawyers.
SEC Virtu Deal Previews Risks Of Nonpublic Info In AI Models

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent settlement with Virtu Financial Inc. over alleged failures to safeguard customer data raises broader questions about how traditional enforcement frameworks may apply when material nonpublic information is embedded into artificial intelligence trading systems, says Braeden Anderson at Gesmer Updegrove.
How Mamdani Will Shift NYC Employment Law Enforcement

Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the New York City labor law regime is poised to become more coordinated, less forgiving and more willing to test gray areas in favor of workers, with wage and hour practices, pay equity and contractor relationships among likely areas of enforcement focus, says Scott Green at Goldberg Segalla.