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January 21, 2026
4th Circ. Pauses DOJ Appeal Over Md. Judges' Habeas Order

The Fourth Circuit paused a Trump administration appeal of a ruling that dismissed its challenge to a standing order Maryland federal judges issued to temporarily delay the removal of detained noncitizens who file habeas petitions.
January 21, 2026
Massachusetts Owes Developer $15M Tax Credit, Court Rules

Massachusetts' Department of Revenue owes a Boston Seaport developer a $15.3 million brownfields tax credit, a state judge said, finding that the tax agency was not entitled to second-guess the extent and cost of environmental remediation at the site to justify a smaller amount.
January 21, 2026
Minn. Tax Court Nixes Cases Despite Sick Appraiser Claim

Challenges to several Minnesota property tax appraisals were dismissed after the owners missed a deadline imposed by state tax court, which rejected the owners' argument that their chosen appraiser suffered from a medical condition.
January 21, 2026
Starmer Says UK Won't Yield On Trump Greenland Tariffs

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that he will not yield to President Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on the U.K. and several European Union countries if they don't negotiate a sale of Greenland to the U.S.
January 21, 2026
Minn. Court Denies Tax Break For Assisted Living Unit

An assisted living facility unit owned by a nonprofit corporation is not eligible for a tax break as a charity as sought by the unit's resident, the Minnesota Tax Court said, after previously rejecting a county's effort to stop the case.
January 20, 2026
Ex-DOJ Attys Describe Fallout From Trump Takeover

Former federal prosecutors who resigned or were fired from the U.S. Department of Justice over the last year spoke Tuesday of their dismay over political interference at the department by the Trump administration, but largely expressed confidence that the DOJ could recover in time.
January 20, 2026
Trump's Bid For Fed Firing Faces Pivotal Supreme Court Test

As President Donald Trump's push to carry out the first-ever firing of a sitting Federal Reserve governor takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court, the stakes couldn't be higher: nothing less than control of the central bank is on the line.
January 20, 2026
Trump Defends Birthright Citizenship Order At High Court

President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold his executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, arguing that the order doesn't run afoul of the 14th Amendment, which he said was intended for freed slaves and their children — not "children of temporarily present aliens or illegal aliens."
January 20, 2026
DC Circ. Doubts If EPA Had To Quantify Costs In PFAS Rule

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday seemed to favor the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's position that public comments were properly solicited before labeling two forever chemicals as hazardous substances, and expressed skepticism that the agency should have done a more rigorous analysis of clean-up costs for businesses.
January 20, 2026
John Roberts Welcomes John Roberts To Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court advocates have tips galore for staying calm at a debut argument, including diligent preparation, mindful breathing and treating the event as a conversation. But a Proskauer Rose LLP attorney benefited Tuesday from a distinctive development: the chief justice's introductory jest about the two of them not being related.
January 20, 2026
XAI Seeks To Block Calif. GenAI Training Data Disclosure Law

XAI has urged a California federal court to block the Golden State from enforcing a new law imposing training data disclosure requirements on generative artificial intelligence system developers, saying the law unconstitutionally forces it to reveal its valuable trade secrets to its competitors.
January 20, 2026
Goldstein Poker Pals Got Money From Firm, Witness Says

A former office manager at Thomas Goldstein's law firm Tuesday told the jury in his tax fraud trial in Maryland federal court that hundreds of thousands of dollars in wire transfers sent to the U.S. Supreme Court lawyer's poker counterparts were classified as business transactions in documents used by the firm's tax accountants.
January 20, 2026
FTC Appeals Meta Loss To DC Circ.

The Federal Trade Commission gave notice Tuesday that it would seek D.C. Circuit intervention over a federal judge's rejection of its lawsuit accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of illegally monopolizing personal social media through what the agency described as a buy-or-bury strategy behind the Facebook parent's purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp.
January 20, 2026
Law360 Names Firms Of The Year

Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 48 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, achieving milestones such as high-profile litigation wins at the U.S. Supreme Court and 11-figure merger deals.
January 20, 2026
Trump Admin Loses Bid To Toss Sanctuary Funding Suit

A California federal judge rejected the Trump administration's bid Tuesday to toss an amended complaint from dozens of sanctuary jurisdictions pushing back on the threat to withdraw federal funds over their immigration enforcement policies, finding the court already rejected some of the arguments and his "mind is unchanged."
January 20, 2026
Texas AG Says State Diversity Initiatives Breach Constitution

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took aim at a plethora of state diversity initiatives in a Monday opinion, declaring that several minority-owned business assistance programs and private hiring practices run afoul of the Texas Constitution.
January 20, 2026
Officers Invoke Immunity In Wrong-House Raid Lawsuit

Officers accused of violating a family's constitutional rights by raiding their home in the middle of the night told a North Carolina federal court Tuesday that the suit should be dismissed for failing to state a claim, and that they deserved immunity since they thought a thief was on the premises.
January 20, 2026
Senate Dems Push Bill To Block US Funds For Venezuela Oil

U.S. Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would bar the Trump administration from reimbursing oil companies for any investments they make to help fortify Venezuela's floundering oil and gas industry.
January 20, 2026
SEC Picks Kirkland Partner For Corp. Finance Deputy Director

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that a Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner and counsel to a former commissioner will be deputy director of the Division of Corporation Finance.
January 20, 2026
Justices Icy To Time Limits For Union Actuarial Assumptions

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of a push by employers to prohibit union actuaries from retroactively changing assumptions used to calculate how much employers must pay when they withdraw from multiemployer pension plans, with multiple justices questioning whether a timing rule aligned with federal benefits law.
January 20, 2026
Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Moelis Governance Ruling

The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a Chancery Court ruling that had invalidated key provisions of Moelis & Co.'s stockholder agreement, holding that the challenged governance provisions were not void but merely voidable, and that a stockholder challenge brought nearly nine years later was time-barred.
January 20, 2026
Iranians, Sudanese Sue To Unfreeze Work Permit Processing

Thirty-one Iranians and one Sudanese national have sued the Trump administration to force U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to process their pending work permit applications, alleging the agency unlawfully put them on hold under directives for nationals of travel-ban countries.
January 20, 2026
Fla. High Court Told Pot Ballot Plan Is Legal Amid AG probe

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Tuesday that his office opened an investigation into several dozens of individuals who gathered signatures in connection to a marijuana legalization effort as the group behind the push for voter approval told the state's high court their ballot initiative complies with the law.
January 20, 2026
NextNav Claims No Toll Disruption From GPS Backup Plan

Geolocation developer NextNav Inc. has claimed that studies show its plan to build a terrestrial backup to the Global Positioning System wouldn't interfere with road tolling operations, as debate intensifies with industry stakeholders over its plan.
January 20, 2026
Mass. Senate OKs Property Tax 'Shock' Protection Plan

Massachusetts would allow local governments to grant tax credits to certain residential property owners whose property tax levies would otherwise increase by more than 10% under legislation passed by the state Senate.

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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

Why 2026 Could Be A Bright Year For US Solar

2025 was a record-setting year for utility-scale solar power deployment in the U.S., a trend that shows no signs of abating, so the question for 2026 is whether permitting, interconnection, and state and federal policies will allow the industry to grow fast enough to meet demand, say attorneys at Beveridge & Diamond.
2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Tariffs Drive Transformation

In 2025, the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs triggered an unprecedented wave of trade-related disputes — and this, along with evolving M&A practices, the challenges of enforcing arbitral awards against sovereign states, and the role of emerging technologies, will continue to drive international arbitration trends this year, say attorneys at Cleary.
What Productivity EO May Mean For Defense Industrial Base

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order barring stock buybacks and dividend payments by "underperforming" defense contractors represents a significant policy shift from traditional oversight of the defense industrial base toward direct intervention in corporate decision-making, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
What's New In ISS' Benchmark Voting Policy Updates For 2026

Companies should audit their governance structures and disclosures to prepare for the upcoming proxy season in light of Institutional Shareholder Services' 2026 policy updates, which include tighter guardrails on capital structures and director compensation, and more disclosure-driven assessments of environmental and social shareholder proposals, say attorneys at Fenwick.
Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms

Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to resolve a circuit split in In re: Grand Jury, federal courts remain split as to when attorney-client privilege applies to dual-purpose legal and business communications, and understanding the fragmented landscape is essential for managing risks, say attorneys at Covington.
AG Watch: Calif. Fills Federal Consumer Protection Void

California's consumer protection efforts seem to be intensifying as federal oversight wanes, with Attorney General Rob Bonta recently taking actions related to buy now, pay later products, credit reporting and medical debt, consumer credit discrimination, and the use of artificial intelligence in consumer services, say attorneys at Cooley.
AI-Driven Harassment Poses New Risks For Employers

Two recent cases show that deepfakes and other artificial intelligence‑generated content are emerging as a powerful new mechanism for workplace harassment, and employers should take a proactive approach to reduce their liability as AI continues to reshape workplace dynamics, say attorneys at Littler.
Drilling Down Into The Uncertain Future Of Venezuelan Energy

Several key issues will inform whether, when and how U.S. businesses enter, reenter or expand operations in Venezuela — including sanctions relief, economic incentives, resolution of past expropriations, questions about the country's political outlook, and broader trends and conditions in the global energy market, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
What Changed For Healthcare Transaction Law In 2025

Though much of the legislation introduced last year to expand state scrutiny of healthcare transactions did not pass, investors should pay close attention to the overarching trends, which are likely to continue in this year's legislative sessions, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
Decoding The SEC's Plans To Revitalize The US IPO Market

Chairman Paul Atkins' recent speech showcased the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's plans to ease certain disclosure burdens, rein in politicized shareholder voting and mitigate litigation risk, which could encourage more U.S. companies to seek public listings stateside and make U.S. stock exchanges more competitive for foreign companies, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
Expect State Noncompete Reforms, FTC Scrutiny In 2026

Employer noncompete practices are facing intensified federal scrutiny and state reforms heading into 2026, with the Federal Trade Commission pivoting to case-by-case enforcement and states continuing to tighten the rules, especially in the healthcare sector, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
Banking Regulation Themes To Anticipate In 2026

The banking enforcement and rulemaking agenda for this year is likely to reflect a mix of targeted reform, deregulatory recalibration and new priorities aligned with supervisory modernization, says Kim Prior at King & Spalding.
Cannabis Industry Faces An Inflection Point This Year

Cannabis industry developments last year — from the passage of a new wholesale tax in Michigan, to an executive order accelerating the federal rescheduling process — presage a more mature phase of legalization this year, with hardening expectations and enforcement to come, says Alex Leonowicz at Howard & Howard.
CMS 2027 Proposal Is Mixed Bag For Medicare Advantage

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' recent proposed rule for the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs gives small organizations reason for optimism, although certain elements may be inconsistent with the Centers' desire to enhance competition, says Christine Clements at Sheppard Mullin.
Easing Equity Research Firewall Shows SEC Open To Updates

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent agreement to modify a decades-old settlement meant to limit investment bankers’ influence over research analysts within major broker-dealer firms reflects a shift toward a commission that recognizes how rules can be modernized to lighten compliance burdens without eliminating core safeguards, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.