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October 14, 2025
Rural Phone Co. Asks FCC To Revisit $3M Subsidy Clawback
A rural phone carrier has urged the full Federal Communications Commission to review a decision to claw back $3 million in universal service aid, claiming the move ran counter to an executive order and federal law.
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October 14, 2025
Wash. To Launch Portal For Entities Applying To Practice Law
Applications for businesses and nonprofits to provide legal services in Washington state will go live next week, the Washington State Bar Association announced Tuesday, a major milestone in a state Supreme Court-approved plan to expand who can practice law.
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October 14, 2025
Meet HHS General Counsel Michael Stuart
Michael Stuart, a former chief federal prosecutor for West Virginia, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as general counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services, where he has promised to make healthcare fraud enforcement a priority.
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October 14, 2025
Calif. Seeks To Dismiss Feds' Suit Challenging Emission Regs
California is asking a federal court to dismiss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lawsuit challenging the state's emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks.
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October 14, 2025
Humana's 2025 Medicare Ratings Sound, Judge Says
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday upheld the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2025 star ratings for some of Humana Inc.'s Medicare Advantage plans, saying the agency had the right to hand down a poor rating to the insurer.
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October 14, 2025
Mich. Urges Judge Not To Empower A 'Hall Monitor' DOJ
The state of Michigan has implored a federal judge not to give the U.S. Department of Justice any leash to preemptively challenge states' anticipated policy moves, saying "there would be no stopping point" to the federal government's interference.
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October 14, 2025
Calif. Gov. Vetoes 'Well-Intentioned' Bill Targeting PFAS
California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill that would require manufacturers to phase out their use of so-called forever chemicals in children's products, cookware, dental floss and other items, saying he agrees with the bill's health and environmental protection goals but that it could lead to higher costs for Californians.
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October 14, 2025
Voting Rights Case Could Further Chief's 'Central Project'
As a 20-something special assistant in President Ronald Reagan's Department of Justice, John G. Roberts Jr. argued a test focused on the discriminatory effects of legislative redistricting on minority voters would be unconstitutional. Now, four decades later and as chief justice of the United States, he has a chance to make that view the law of the land.
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October 14, 2025
DC Circ. Questions Nonprofits' Standing In Funding Cuts Case
A D.C. Circuit panel expressed skepticism Tuesday that nonprofits challenging the Justice Department's termination of immigration court assistance funding could simultaneously have standing to bring their case while also keeping it out of the Court of Federal Claims, where a district judge effectively sent it in July.
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October 14, 2025
Justices Won't Take Up Bid To Ax Spousal Work Permits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a D.C. Circuit decision holding that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had authority to grant work permits to some spouses of highly skilled foreign workers.
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October 14, 2025
Don't Raise Power Levels In Shared Band, Advocates Say
It would be a bad idea to allow devices to operate at higher power levels in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, as some in the wireless industry want, an advocacy group said, telling the Federal Communications Commission the move might cause "needless disruption" to the shared airwaves.
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October 14, 2025
Has The 9th Circ.'s Rightward Shift Ended Bids To Split It?
Republican lawmakers have long dreamed of breaking up the nation's largest appellate court. But that fervor has diminished as the Ninth Circuit's balance of Democratic and Republican appointees has evened out in recent years, upending the circuit's status as a culture war lightning rod.
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October 14, 2025
Delta Urges Court Not To Certify Class In Greenwashing Suit
Delta Air Lines Inc. is asking a California judge to deny a motion to certify a proposed class action accusing it of overstating its emissions progress and falsely touting itself as the "first carbon-neutral" airline.
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October 14, 2025
Calif. Bar Won't Tweak Scores Despite Accommodation Errors
The committee in charge of overseeing the California bar exam has announced it will not be seeking further score adjustments for test-takers whose approved accommodations were not provided in the fraught February 2025 exam.
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October 14, 2025
Justices Seek SG Input In 'Lightning Rod' Health Ministry Case
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday asked for the U.S. solicitor general to weigh in on a "lightning rod" of a case involving the regulation of nonprofit healthcare-sharing ministries that provide cheap, Christian-friendly health insurance options but aren't legally bound to pay for medical care.
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October 14, 2025
Judge Slams Feds' 'Ham-Handed' Bid To Skirt DHS Aid Order
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies did "precisely" what a Rhode Island federal court forbade when they recently told states that they must agree to help with immigration enforcement in order to receive disaster and security funding, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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October 14, 2025
Judges Back Ga. County's Use Of Outside Attys In Opioid Suit
The Georgia Court of Appeals has backed the dismissal of a lawsuit by Publix Supermarkets claiming a metro Atlanta county unconstitutionally hired outside counsel to pursue opioid litigation against the grocery chain, ruling Publix had "done nothing to assuage" the court's reasons for throwing out an almost identical suit earlier this year.
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October 14, 2025
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Bid For Bondi Ethics Probe
The Supreme Court of Florida has ended an attorney's attempt to force the Florida Bar to investigate U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for alleged unethical conduct after finding that he failed to show a clear legal right to do so.
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October 14, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Last week at the Delaware Chancery Court, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will ruled that Carlos Vasallo remains the CEO of Caribevision TV Network LLC, finding that majority investors' attempt to remove him under a defective 2019 agreement was invalid for lack of proper notice.
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October 14, 2025
High Court Says Blackfeet Members Can't Join Tariff Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a bid by members of the Blackfeet Nation to join its review of suits challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs, who had argued that their inclusion in the dispute is crucial to protect Indigenous rights under federal law.
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October 14, 2025
Madigan Ally, Ex-ComEd CEO Can't Delay Prison For Appeal
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday rejected requests by the former CEO of Exelon subsidiary Commonwealth Edison and a former lobbyist to remain out of prison while they appeal their convictions for engaging in a scheme to illegally influence ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying what's left on appeal are not substantial questions and they aren't likely to overturn their guilty verdicts.
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October 14, 2025
UK Gov't Should Break Its Tax Pledge, Legislators Told
The British Labour government should raise taxes in the coming autumn budget despite its pledge not to increase rates when it won the last general election, tax experts told a parliamentary committee Tuesday.
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October 14, 2025
Ore. Tax Court Denies Break For Land Claimed As Woodlot
An Oregon landowner could not prove that a portion of a parcel was used as a woodlot that would qualify for a property tax break, the state tax court ruled, noting that the standard for that classification was not clear.
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October 14, 2025
Calif. Allows Extended Property Tax Relief After LA Fires
California property owners affected by several fires in Los Angeles County in January will have extended property tax relief under legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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October 14, 2025
Calif. Gov. Vetoes Regulation Of AI In Employment Decisions
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required businesses to make sure humans reviewed termination and disciplinary decisions made by artificial intelligence tools, calling the legislation "overly broad."
Expert Analysis
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RI Menopause Law Brings New Considerations For Employers
Rhode Island becoming the first state to provide express antidiscrimination and accommodation protections for employees' menopause-related conditions may be a bellwether for similar protections in other jurisdictions, so employers should consider that while such benefits may improve recruitment and retention, complications may arise from voluntarily adding them, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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A Foreign Currency Breach Won't Always Sink EB-5 Cases
Recent court decisions show that, while EB-5 investors must be able to show the lawfulness of their funds and methods of transfer, a third-party currency exchanger's violation of another country’s currency export control law does not, by itself, taint the funds for purposes of U.S. investment, says Jun Li at Reid & Wise.
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How The 5th, DC Circuits Agreed On FCC Forfeiture Orders
The Fifth and D.C. Circuits split this year on the Federal Communications Commission's process for adjudicating enforcement actions, but both implicitly recognized the problem with penalizing a party based on a forfeiture order that has not yet been challenged in any way in court, says Jared Marx at HWG.
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FTC, CoStar Cases Against Zillow May Have Broad Impact
Zillow's partnerships with Redfin and Realtor.com have recently triggered dual fronts of legal scrutiny — an antitrust inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission and a mass copyright infringement suit from CoStar — raising complex questions that reach beyond real estate, says Shubha Ghosh at Syracuse University College of Law.
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'Solicit' Ruling Offers Proxy Advisers Compliance Relief
The D.C. Circuit recently found that proxy voting advice does not fall under the legal definition of "solicitation," significantly narrowing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory power over such advisers, offering stability to the proxy advisory industry and providing temporary relief from new compliance burdens, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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SAM Update May Ease Tricky Timing Technicalities
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council's recent rule update, clarifying the System for Award Management's registration requirement, may reduce the number of disqualifications and bid protests resulting from minor lapses, but government contractors should still implement procedures to ensure early submission of registration renewals, say attorneys at Butzel Long.
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Evaluating The SEC's Rising Whistleblower Denial Rate
The rising trend of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower award claim denials represents a departure from the SEC's previous track record and may reflect a more conservative approach to whistleblower award determinations under the current administration, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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State Crypto Regs Diverge As Federal Framework Dawns
Following the Genius Act's passage, states like California, New York and Wyoming are racing to set new standards for crypto governance, creating both opportunity and risk for digital asset firms as innovation flourishes in some jurisdictions while costly friction emerges in others, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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How 2nd Circ. Cannabis Ruling Upends NY Licensing
A recent Second Circuit decision in Variscite NY Four v. New York, holding that New York's extra-priority cannabis licensing preference for applicants with in-state marijuana convictions violates the dormant commerce clause, underscores that state-legal cannabis markets remain subject to the same constitutional constraints as other economic markets, say attorneys at Harris Beach.
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Key Insurance Coverage Considerations For AI Data Centers
The burgeoning artificial intelligence industry has sparked a surge in data center projects — a trend likely to be accelerated by the White House's AI Action Plan — but with these complex facilities come equally complex risks, engendering important insurance coverage considerations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can incorporate their parenting skills to build a deep, meaningful and sustainable legal practice, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Unpacking The New Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive Program
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act brought several improvements to the opportunity zone tax incentive program that should boost investments in qualified funds, including making it permanent, increasing federal income tax benefits in rural areas, redesignating the qualified zones, and requiring more in-depth reporting, says Marc Schultz at Snell & Wilmer.
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Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
Teaching trial advocacy skills to other lawyers makes us better litigators because it makes us question our default methods, connect to young attorneys with new perspectives and focus on the needs of the real people at the heart of every trial, say Reuben Guttman, Veronica Finkelstein and Joleen Youngers.
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What New CFPB Oversight Limits Would Mean For 4 Markets
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to centralize its resources, proposals to alter the definition of larger market participants in the automobile financing, international money transfer, consumer reporting and consumer debt collection markets would reduce the scope of the bureau's oversight, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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MIT Bros.' Crypto Charges Provide Fraud Test Case For Gov't
As U.S. v. Peraire-Bueno, involving cryptocurrency fraud charges against brothers who graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, moves forward after surviving a motion to dismiss, the case provides an early example of how the government might use the federal fraud statutes to regulate decentralized networks, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.