Public Policy

  • July 14, 2026

    NJ Supreme Court To Review Environmental Justice Rules

    The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certification petitions filed by industry and labor groups that have challenged environmental justice rules that Garden State regulators enacted.

  • July 14, 2026

    NJ Justices Reverse Panel, Enforce Bar On Post-Conviction Bid

    The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed an appellate division court decision that allowed a man convicted of sexually assaulting a child to pursue procedurally barred post-conviction claims, calling the appellate court's opinion "confounding" and based on "multiple levels of speculation."

  • July 14, 2026

    Feds Say Fishing, Research Can Coexist In Marine Monument

    The Trump administration has urged a D.C. federal court to toss a lawsuit lodged by environmental groups over allowing commercial fishing in a protected marine area off the coast of Massachusetts, arguing the interests of both groups can coexist.

  • July 14, 2026

    Patent Eligibility Bill Divides Senators Over Health Costs

    Several U.S. senators expressed strong support at a hearing Tuesday for a bill aimed at expanding which inventions are eligible for patents, while others appeared to have reservations about the potential effect of the proposed changes on healthcare costs.

  • July 14, 2026

    Blanche Called Anti-Weaponization Fund 'Mistake,' Per Durbin

    Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday the anti-weaponization fund created as part of the president's settlement with the IRS was "a mistake," according to Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., after his meeting with Blanche.

  • July 14, 2026

    Judge Sasys Vanda-FDA Appointments Fight Likely Ripe

    A D.C. federal judge said he likely had jurisdiction to hear Vanda Pharmaceuticals' latest challenge to the Food and Drug Administration's structure for reviewing new drug applications, but wondered if a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision might doom the company's challenge on the merits.

  • July 14, 2026

    Prosecutors Urge NC High Court To Uphold Felon Gun Ban

    Groups representing North Carolina's district attorneys and other law enforcement leaders are urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to uphold a state law barring felons from owning firearms, saying the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly held that such laws do not violate the Second Amendment.

  • July 14, 2026

    Pittsburgh Says Fire Truck Tie-Ups Drove Up Prices

    The city of Pittsburgh has filed antitrust claims against multiple fire equipment companies, alleging municipalities are paying more as a result of mergers and acquisitions that have concentrated most of the market under just two corporate umbrellas.

  • July 14, 2026

    7th Circ. Says TCPA Do-Not-Call Rule Doesn't Cover Texts

    The Telephone Consumer Protection Act's do-not-call restrictions do not apply to text messages, a Seventh Circuit panel declared Tuesday, roughly six weeks after the panel expressed skepticism during oral arguments that "telephone call" could also mean "text message."

  • July 14, 2026

    Medical Device Co. Settles FCA Claims

    A company that sells compression devices to reduce swelling in patients with certain medical conditions will pay $551,000 to settle allegations that it obtained Medicare reimbursement with falsified medical records, the U.S. attorney's office in Massachusetts announced Tuesday.

  • July 14, 2026

    CVS Caremark Settles Out Of FTC Suit Over Insulin Pricing

    The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement on Tuesday with CVS Caremark that includes a number of changes to its business practices, the second deal in a case accusing the country's largest pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices through unfair rebate schemes.

  • July 14, 2026

    Google Is Wrong, 'Settled Expectations' Is Legal, Justices Told

    Software company VirtaMove has argued that the U.S. Supreme Court should ignore Google's challenge to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's policy of using the age of patents as a reason to not review them, saying Google's fight is based on a false foundation.

  • July 14, 2026

    Writers Guild Joins Fray Against Paramount-Warner Merger

    The Writers Guild of America's East and West branches piled Tuesday against Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a California federal court complaint adding buy-side claims of harming screenwriters to state attorneys general allegations focused on film distribution and basic cable.

  • July 14, 2026

    Mich. Says DOJ Is Mischaracterizing Climate Antitrust Suit

    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked a federal judge for permission to respond to the U.S. Department of Justice's statement of interest supporting dismissal of key portions of the state's antitrust lawsuit against some of the world's largest oil companies, arguing the federal government's filing mischaracterizes the case and conflicts with its own public statements on antitrust enforcement. 

  • July 14, 2026

    8th Circ. Upholds K-9 Sniff Search In Iowa Meth Bust

    The Eighth Circuit has ruled that an Iowa man who pled guilty to drug possession did not have his constitutional rights violated when a police dog discovered narcotics and firearms in his car, finding that the precipitating traffic stop was not unreasonably delayed by the canine's search.

  • July 14, 2026

    Texas 3% Corporate Law Unfit For Fed. Courts, 5th Circ. Told

    A Southwest Airlines Co. shareholder told the Fifth Circuit that Texas' new corporate reform law cannot bar federal lawsuits just because a shareholder owns less than a certain amount of stock, saying the appellate court should revive his lawsuit.

  • July 14, 2026

    Fiber Group Tells FCC To Vet State Pole Dispute Policies

    Congress has given states the power to claw back control over pole attachment rules from the Federal Communications Commission through so-called reverse preemption, but a fiber broadband group says the agency needs to make sure those states have adequate regulations in place when it comes to settling disputes.

  • July 14, 2026

    Gov't Shouldn't Face Vax Suit Targeting Moderna, Group Says

    Conservative advocacy organization Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund on Tuesday urged the Federal Circuit to reject a proposal to shift a multibillion-dollar patent infringement case over the COVID-19 vaccine that is targeting Moderna to the federal government, saying doing so would reduce the crucial economic incentives that power innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.

  • July 14, 2026

    Top Enviro Policy Developments From The First Half Of 2026

    The first half of 2026 saw the repeal of a key rule underlying federal climate regulation, the rollback of pollution limits on industrial chemicals like ethylene oxide, and a blanket exemption from species protections for Gulf oil drillers. Here, Law360 takes a look at the top five developments in environmental policy and regulation so far this year.

  • July 14, 2026

    DOD Halts Cybersecurity Program Phase Over Cost, Alignment

    The Pentagon has suspended the next phase of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, which is aimed at boosting cybersecurity standards across the defense industrial base, or DIB, while it reviews whether the program aligns with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's acquisition priorities. 

  • July 14, 2026

    Group Drops Fla. Detention Site Suit Following Closure

    An environmental advocacy nonprofit has voluntarily dismissed its Clean Air Act lawsuit challenging Florida's use of diesel generators at an immigrant detention center in the Everglades, following Gov. Ron DeSantis' announcement last month of the facility's closure.

  • July 14, 2026

    Norfolk Southern Asks High Court To Revisit Mallory Case

    Norfolk Southern said Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 Mallory ruling invited plaintiffs lawyers to wield state business-registration laws to sue out-of-state companies, and the dispute urgently needs to be revisited to stop litigants from unconstitutionally interfering with interstate commerce.

  • July 14, 2026

    DC Circ. Asked To Force FCC's Hand On Petition Against Fox

    An advocacy group urged the D.C. Circuit Tuesday to compel the Federal Communications Commission to review Fox's character fitness as a broadcast licensee after its Philadelphia TV station aired Fox News' 2020 cable election coverage rather than let stand a staff level decision dismissing the group's petition.

  • July 14, 2026

    Conservation Groups, Tribes Sue Over ESA 'Harm' Rollback

    Conservation organizations sued the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Trump administration officials in California federal court Tuesday over their new definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, while two Native American tribes filed a similar suit in Washington federal court.

  • July 14, 2026

    The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2026: Midyear Report

    A key high court win for the Federal Communications Commission and its plans to reshape the regulatory code, reorder the nation's telecom priorities, and take broadcasters to task for purported leftward leanings all headlined a busy first half of 2026 in telecom law.

Expert Analysis

  • How Justices' TPS Ruling Affects Workforce Planning

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent holding in Mullin v. Doe that courts lack jurisdiction to review temporary protected status determinations green-lights the end of TPS for thousands of Syrian and Haitian nationals, and means employers must reevaluate TPS-designees' employability while avoiding discriminatory document practices, says attorney Richard Herman.

  • How State, Local Rules Are Expanding Debt Collection Reach

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    Consumer protection rules recently enacted by several states signal that the rules of debt collection are being rewritten at a pace that should command the attention of every creditor, servicer, debt buyer, collection agency and collection law firm operating across state lines, says Weldianne Scales at Reed Smith.

  • How Nixing Trade-Through Rule Would Alter Equity Markets

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent proposal to rescind the trade-through rule and the locked-and-crossed-markets prohibition represents one of the most significant potential changes to U.S. equity market structure in two decades, affecting exchanges, broker-dealers, and institutional and retail investors alike, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Reviving Prize Law Would Reshape Maritime Seizure Risks

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    Recent U.S. maritime interdictions of sanctioned tankers and shadow fleet vessels raise urgent questions about whether civil forfeiture or prize law — a framework that has not been meaningfully tested since the Spanish-American War — governs and the potential impacts on vessel owners, charterers and insurers, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • The Nuance Between The Atkins, Gensler SEC Strategic Plans

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    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins' recent draft strategic plan is a marked departure from that of former Chair Gary Gensler, portraying an intention to leave decisions to the market rather than steering corporate behavior through expansive disclosure mandates and regulatory enforcement, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Future Of Fed Independence Shaky After Justices' Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. Cook preserved the Federal Reserve's formal independence but could invite the president to remove board members with just modest protections, leaving the central bank's autonomy uncertain and potentially setting up fresh clashes over other agencies, says Steven Schwinn at the University of Chicago.

  • Series

    Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The second quarter brought several notable financial services law developments to Michigan, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state tax foreclosures, progress on a money transmission modernization bill package, and continued legislative momentum on cryptocurrency and mortgage lending, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • How New FERC Orders Are Prepping Grid For Large Loads

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    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's recent show-cause orders to grid operators to justify how their rates and regulations account for the interconnection of large and colocated loads like data centers may be just the first step in FERC's efforts to address anticipated reliability and affordability challenges in the coming years, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • FDA Moves Leave Peptides In A Legal Gray Zone

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    While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken a concrete step forward on reclassifying certain peptides, the practical consequence of their interim status cannot be overstated — these substances are no longer designated as posing a significant safety risk, but they have not been affirmatively authorized for compounding, say attorneys at Sheppard.

  • Series

    Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

  • What Consent Decree Trends Mean For Deal Clearances

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    With merger remedies back on the table under the current administration, an analysis of recent Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice consent decrees reveals that prior approval and prior notice provisions are no longer a foregone conclusion, and companies may be able to negotiate narrowly tailored obligations, say attorneys at Weil.

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    NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The year's second quarter brought several notable banking law developments to New York, including a proposal to align state stablecoin rules with the federal Genius Act, fresh fair lending and cybersecurity guidance from state regulators, and a significant Second Circuit holding on preemption, say attorneys at Ashurst Perkins Coie.

  • How Reincorporating In Texas May Alter Earnout Disputes

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    While the DExit debate has focused on shareholder suits, far less attention has been paid to what reincorporating in Texas means for M&A disputes, making it particularly important to understand the nuances between Delaware and Texas earnout jurisprudence, say attorneys at Selendy Gay.

  • What To Know If DOL Raises Overtime Salary Floor

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    With the U.S. Department of Labor recently rescinding a 2024 rule that increased the minimum salary for the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime exemptions, employers should assess how a future increase would affect their workforce, paying particular attention to job duties requirements and state laws, says James Coleman at Constangy.

  • Roundup

    The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026

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    This term, 11 U.S. Supreme Court decisions quickly became hot topics among Law360's guest writers.

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