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February 25, 2026
Ex-LA Fire Chief Slams Mayor's Budget 'Cover-Up' Amid Fires

After the Palisades Fire broke out in January 2025, and Los Angeles was criticized for having cut fire department resources, former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley says in a new lawsuit that Mayor Karen Bass removed her in retaliation for her refusal to lie about the budget cuts that jeopardized public safety.
February 25, 2026
Wisconsin Democrats Introduce Cannabis Legalization Bill

Democratic lawmakers in the Wisconsin Legislature introduced a bill Tuesday to legalize simple possession of marijuana for recreational purposes and to tax and regulate its sale, along with a slew of other cannabis reforms.
February 25, 2026
Enbridge Cites 'Painful' Risk In Bid To Delay Line Shutdown

Enbridge Energy LP insists that a Wisconsin federal court has the authority to pause a looming shutdown of a portion of its Line 5 pipeline, telling a judge that keeping the crude oil and natural gas liquids line running amid an appeal would prevent "painful, irreparable harm" to consumers, workers and energy markets in the U.S. and Canada.
February 25, 2026
Justices Skeptical That Mich. Tax Sale Is Unconstitutional

U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Wednesday that a Michigan county violated the U.S. Constitution when it took the title to a home over a tax debt, then sold the home at a low price and refunded only that amount to the homeowner.
February 25, 2026
Ex-Pot Co. Exec Properly Pled Retaliation Claims, Judge Says

A Florida magistrate judge on Wednesday recommended against dismissing the bulk of a former Jushi Holdings Inc. executive's suit alleging he was fired in retaliation for compliance with safety standards.
February 25, 2026
Uvalde Massacre Survivors Lose Negligence Suit Appeal

A Texas appeals court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by students, teachers and parents who lived through the 2022 Uvalde massacre, finding that state law does not allow legal actions against agencies that fail to implement a policy.
February 25, 2026
Philly Says PBMs Can't Exit Suit Over Opioid Crisis

The city of Philadelphia on Wednesday defended its lawsuit against CVS Health Corp. and other pharmacy benefit managers over allegedly fueling the opioid crisis, urging a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject the PBMs' arguments that they should be let out of the litigation for lack of a valid legal claim.
February 25, 2026
Calif. County Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Harassment

A county in Northern California violated federal law by retaliating against and firing a Native American juvenile corrections officer for reporting that she had been subjected to sexual harassment by her supervisors, a complaint filed in California federal court has alleged.
February 25, 2026
NJ Transit Allowed To Pick Horizon Over Aetna, Panel Finds

New Jersey Transit Corp.'s award of a health benefits administration contract to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey was not unreasonable despite the proposal being more expensive than one submitted by Aetna, a state appeals panel found Wednesday.
February 25, 2026
HUD Attys Fight To Keep Fair Housing Suit Alive

Five attorneys with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development urged the District of Columbia federal court to not dismiss their suit accusing HUD of impeding the enforcement of fair housing laws by wrongfully reassigning the lawyers to other jobs, arguing that the Fair Housing Act provides an avenue for them to sue.
February 25, 2026
Cox Tells Calif. It Needs Final Ruling On Charter By July

Cable behemoth Cox Communications has told the California Public Utilities Commission that it needs a final decision by July on its $34.5 billion merger with Charter so that the companies have time to close the deal before their federal merger clearance period expires.
February 25, 2026
EU, UK To Share Info On 'Significant' Antitrust Probes

British and European Union officials signed a new agreement Wednesday promising to notify each other of major merger and antitrust probes and coordinate their efforts "when necessary," in what they called the first dedicated competition cooperation agreement following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU.
February 25, 2026
Tom Goldstein Guilty On Tax Evasion, 11 Other Counts

SCOTUSblog founder and famed U.S. Supreme Court advocate Thomas Goldstein was found guilty of tax evasion, as well as aiding in the filing of false tax returns and lying on loan applications, by a Maryland federal jury Wednesday.
February 25, 2026
FCC Yanks Another Chinese Lab From Equipment Program

The Federal Communications Commission continues to plow forward with its plan to ban Chinese test labs and telecommunications certification bodies from being used on devices destined for the United States by pulling the accreditation of yet another Chinese test lab.
February 25, 2026
Texas Panel Won't Block County's Immigrant Defense Funding

Harris County, Texas, can continue reimbursing nonprofits providing legal services to low-income immigrants in detention or those who face deportation, a state appellate court ruled, finding no proof yet of "actual harm" as Texas appeals the denial of its preliminary injunction bid.
February 25, 2026
Recruiter, Gov't Ink $1.3M Deal Settling Student Loan FCA Suit

A now-defunct Massachusetts company that recruited American students to study at British schools and its former co-owner will pay $1.3 million to settle claims that it demanded a cut of tuition paid, in violation of federal regulations, the government announced Wednesday.
February 25, 2026
W.Va. Judge Orders Noncitizen's Release, Cites ICE 'Sloppiness'

A West Virginia federal judge ordered the immediate release of a noncitizen detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing "sloppiness" and an ICE-supplied document that appeared to confuse him with someone else who shared his name.
February 25, 2026
Builders Lose Bids To Toss NJ Town's Suit, DQ Counsel

A New Jersey state judge refused to dismiss a municipality's challenge to a neighboring borough's controversial waterfront development and declined to disqualify O'Toole Scrivo LLC as plaintiffs' counsel, finding that the defendants failed to show an ethical conflict.
February 25, 2026
Fla. Officials OK Land Transfer For Tampa Rays' Ballpark Plan

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet have granted Hillsborough College a plot of state land in Tampa that could be redeveloped with new academic buildings and a ballpark for Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays.
February 25, 2026
5th Circ. Revives Texas Judge's Suit Over Same-Sex Weddings

The Fifth Circuit has cleared the way for a Texas state judge to seek damages in a lawsuit against the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct over whether judges can refuse to conduct same-sex weddings on religious grounds while agreeing to conduct marriages for heterosexual couples, sending the case back to the trial court.
February 25, 2026
Ousted Conn. Public Defender To Appeal Bias Suit Loss

Connecticut's ousted chief public defender has indicated that she will seek to revive her recently dismissed discrimination lawsuit challenging her ejection from the role in 2024.
February 25, 2026
Commerce Ordered To Rethink Co.'s Aluminum Sourcing

The U.S. Department of Commerce failed to adequately consider whether a Vietnamese company can prove its aluminum goods are sufficiently U.S.-sourced, the Court of International Trade ruled while still upholding an overall ruling finding that the company is circumventing duties on Chinese imports.
February 25, 2026
Fed. Circ. Pressed To Immediately Release Tariff Mandate

Small businesses behind the successful challenge to President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs asked the Federal Circuit Tuesday to immediately issue its mandate so the lower U.S. Court of International Trade can consider how to order the government to issue refunds for importers that paid the unlawful duties.
February 25, 2026
Democrats Cast Doubt On New DOJ Fraud Role

During the confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President Donald Trump's nominee for the new assistant attorney general for fraud role, Democrats expressed anxiety about the White House's involvement in the fraud crackdown and how genuine the effort is.
February 25, 2026
Judge Says NY District's Title VI Mascot Claims Meritless

A New York federal court judge won't alter a judgment that dismissed a Long Island school district's challenge to the state's law prohibiting the use of Indigenous imagery in public schools, saying the district failed to show any sign that it faces a possible threat of Title VI federal liability.

Expert Analysis

3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.
5 Tariff And Trade Developments To Watch In 2026

A new trade landscape emerged in 2025, the contours of which will be further defined by developments that will merit close attention this year, including a key ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court and a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.
What 2025 Enforcement Actions Show About FERC's Priorities

A review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 2025 enforcement record suggests that this year, the commission will persist in holding market participants to their commitments, and continue active market surveillance and close cooperation with market monitors, says Ruta Skucas at Crowell & Moring.
Employment Immigration Trends And Challenges For 2026

U.S. companies competing for global talent should brace for a turbulent 2026, with greater compliance burdens, higher costs and the probability of workforce disruptions at every stage of the immigration process, from visa petitions to work authorization renewals, say attorneys at Duane Morris.
Top 5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel To Watch In 2026

With Trump administration enforcement policy having largely taken shape last year, antitrust issues that in-house counsel should have on the radar range from scrutiny of technology-assisted pricing to the return of merger remedies, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026

In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not seek additional funding from the Federal Reserve and unwound the legacy of former bureau leadership, and this year will bring further efforts to rescind or rewrite bureau regulations, as well as a changed tone to supervision efforts, say attorneys at Covington.
4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.
5 Trade Secret Developments To Follow In 2026

Watch for major developments in trade secret law this year, especially as courts clarify the reach of U.S. law internationally, the availability of trade secret damages and more, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.
Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.
How 2026 NDAA May Ease Entry To Defense Contracting

Reforms to implement a warfighting acquisition system included in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, signed on Dec. 18, are likely to reduce the burdens, risks and barriers that have previously impeded nontraditional defense contractors, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.
Regulatory Rollback And Lingering Limbo: The CFPB In 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented significant changes since President Donald Trump took office in January, including dismissing actions with prejudice, withdrawing guidance and rescinding rules, casting the bureau in uncertain light heading into 2026, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
Nuclear Power Pitfalls And Opportunities To Watch For In 2026

Shepherding nuclear power projects to completion requires navigating more risks and obligations than almost any other infrastructure undertaking, but with the right strategies, states, developers, vendors and contractors can overcome these hurdles in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
A 6th Circ. Snapshot: 3 Cases That Defined 2025

With more than a thousand opinions issued this year, three rulings from the Sixth Circuit stood out for the impact they'll have on the practice of civil procedure, including a net neutrality decision, a class certification standards ruling and an opinion about vulgarity in school, say attorneys at Ice Miller.
Sports Gambling Scrutiny Expands Risks For Teams, Leagues

The Minnesota attorney general recently sent warning letters to 14 website operators for offering what the state considers illegal online gambling, demonstrating why the sports industry, including teams and leagues, should ask critical questions about organizational compliance, internal controls and potential criminal liability, say attorneys at Stinson.