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  • September 15, 2025

    FERC Abandons Push To Update Pipeline Review Policy

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ended its long-gestating proceeding aimed at updating its gas infrastructure approval policy, saying the policy the agency initially enacted in 1999 remains sound.

  • September 15, 2025

    IRS Finalizes Retirement Savings Catch-Up Rules

    The IRS released final regulations Monday that would allow workers reaching retirement age to catch up on their savings by making additional contributions above the annual limits to their employer-sponsored retirement plans, including a requirement for high earners to designate those additional funds as Roth contributions.

  • September 15, 2025

    Security Industry Group Calls 900 MHz Redo Idea Disruptive

    A security industry group warned the Federal Communications Commission that a revamp of lower 900 megahertz spectrum for an Earth-based broadband and GPS backup built by NextNav Inc. could disrupt an array of critical services.

  • September 15, 2025

    Energy Trader Tries To Sink CFTC Spoofing Case

    An energy trading firm and its owner asked an Illinois federal judge on Friday to grant summary judgment on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's allegations they manipulated the crude oil market, saying the agency has put forward no evidence the owner intended to cancel the futures orders in question when he placed them.

  • September 15, 2025

    Feds Say Surveillance Court Cleared Latest FISA Certifications

    A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge approved the U.S. government's latest round of certifications to collect overseas intelligence on international terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and foreign governments, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

  • September 15, 2025

    Robinhood Seeks Legal Shield After Mass. AG Sues KalshiEX

    Days after Massachusetts' attorney general sued so-called prediction market operator KalshiEX, accusing it of running an unlicensed sports betting platform, Robinhood, which provides access to the Kalshi system on its own platform, urged a federal judge Monday to grant it protection from similar claims.

  • September 15, 2025

    Judge Says Key DOJ Ad Tech Expert Has Little Experience

    A Virginia federal judge signaled trouble ahead Monday for U.S. Department of Justice efforts to paint the sought breakup of Google's advertising placement technology business as technically feasible, asserting during a hearing that a key government witness appears to have little relevant experience to address the question.

  • September 15, 2025

    Utilities Slam EPA's Lead Water Rule As Too Broad, Rushed

    Drinking water utilities have told the D.C. Circuit that the federal government's 2024 rule ordering the removal of lead service lines imposes unreasonably burdensome compliance requirements, and they urged the court to strike it down.

  • September 15, 2025

    Calif. Legislators OK Requiring Oversight Of Workplace AI

    The California Senate has approved a bill that would restrict how employers can use tools powered by artificial intelligence to make employment decisions, sending the legislation to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk despite opposition from business groups.

  • September 15, 2025

    Charleston SC Not Appealing Dismissal Of Climate Suit

    Charleston, South Carolina, has ended its pursuit of climate change-related infrastructure damages from fossil fuel companies, electing not to appeal a state judge's dismissal of the city's lawsuit last month.

  • September 15, 2025

    Trade Court OKs 4th Try To Justify Chinese Floor Duties

    The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained antidumping duties on a Chinese wood flooring exporter after the U.S. Department of Commerce complied with a third remand order by the trade court to collect accurate data for plywood imports, according to an opinion published Monday.

  • September 15, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    Delaware's governor weighed in on a challenge to recently approved state legislation that bars damages or "equitable" relief for some controlling stockholder or going-private deals. Meanwhile, Moelis told the Delaware Supreme Court that the struck-down stockholder agreement that triggered that legislation was valid. Additionally, one of two newly funded magistrates' posts in the Chancery Court has been filled.

  • September 15, 2025

    ING Atty To Lead Cahill Gordon's New Derivatives Practice

    After more than two decades working in-house, a seasoned derivatives lawyer has transitioned back into private practice as a bank regulatory partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, the law firm said Monday.

  • September 15, 2025

    EPA Backs Off Drinking Water Regs For 4 PFAS

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked the D.C. Circuit to vacate part of its rule setting drinking water standards for certain forever chemicals, saying it now believes that those shouldn't have been included in a Biden-era rule.

  • September 15, 2025

    FCC Knocks Provider Off Anti-Robocall Database For Lying

    Yet another voice service provider has been blocked from U.S. networks after the Federal Communications Commission said that the company submitted false information to the agency's robocall mitigation database.

  • September 15, 2025

    Ex-NFL Player Nabs Default Against Firms Tied To Adviser

    Retired NFL defensive lineman Mike Rucker and his wife won default judgment against several companies tied to their former financial adviser who is accused of mismanaging their money, after a state Business Court judge said the entities failed to respond to the Ruckers' suit alleging they enabled the adviser's fraud.

  • September 15, 2025

    Cooley Welcomes New York SEC Enforcement Leader Home

    An associate regional director for the New York office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejoined Cooley LLP as a core member of the firm's SEC enforcement practice.

  • September 15, 2025

    Ga. Businessman Guilty In Fla. FCPA Bribery Trial

    A Florida federal jury on Monday found a Georgia businessman guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by arranging to bribe Honduran government officials to secure contracts with the national police worth more than $10 million.

  • September 15, 2025

    Former Nuclear Commission GC Joins Morgan Lewis In DC

    The former general counsel of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who spent nearly her entire career there in roles at the intersection of nuclear law and policy, has joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Washington, D.C., office, the firm said Monday.

  • September 15, 2025

    Northeastern Settles Retirement Plan Fee, Investment Suit

    Northeastern University has agreed to settle a proposed class action from employee retirement plan participants who alleged their savings were dragged down by poorly-performing investments and high fees, parties told a Massachusetts federal court on Monday.

  • September 15, 2025

    Ex-Boston Sports Clubs CEO Owes $6M Over Pandemic Billing

    The former CEO of Boston Sports Clubs is liable for $6 million in damages and interest, because he approved a plan to charge gym members while the clubs were shuttered at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, then thwarted customers' attempts to cancel their contracts, a Massachusetts judge has ruled.

  • September 14, 2025

    Fed's Cook Defends Reinstatement As Trump Pushes For Stay

    Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook squared off with the Trump administration over the weekend as the D.C. Circuit mulls whether to keep in place a lower-court hold on President Donald Trump's effort to fire her ahead of a key interest-rate policy vote this coming week.

  • September 12, 2025

    8th Circ. Pauses Challenges To Abandoned Climate Regs

    The Eighth Circuit on Friday said it would wait to rule on challenges to Biden-era climate disclosure rules that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has said it will no longer defend, giving the regulator time to decide what it wants to do with the rules.

  • September 12, 2025

    Ex-Investor Relations Exec Gets 15 Months For Inside Trades

    A former managing director for LifeSci Advisors LLC was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Friday for passing confidential information about several of the investor relations firm's clients to two friends who used it to make over $500,000 in illicit profits.

  • September 12, 2025

    FAA Suggests $3.1M Boeing Fine For 2024 Door-Plug Blowout

    The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Boeing over $3.1 million for safety violations, including some related to the midair door-plug blowout on a 737 Max 9 jet operated by Alaska Airlines in 2024, according to an announcement made Friday.

Expert Analysis

  • High Court Cert Spotlights Varying Tests For Federal Removal

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    A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to review Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a case involving the federal officer removal statute, highlights three other recent circuit court decisions raising federal removal questions, and serves as a reminder that defendants are the masters of removal actions, says Varun Aery at Hollingsworth.

  • How Cos. In China Can Tailor Compliance Amid FCPA Shifts

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    The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement guidelines create a fluid business environment for companies operating in China that will require a customized compliance approach to navigate both countries’ corporate and legal systems, say attorneys at Dickinson Wright.

  • 7 Ways Employers Can Avoid Labor Friction Over AI

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    As artificial intelligence use in the workplace emerges as a key labor relations topic in the U.S. and Europe, employers looking to reduce reputational risk and prevent costly disputes should consider proactive strategies to engage with unions, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • Open Banking Is On Ice As sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Seeks To Toss Its Own Rule

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    Even as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's efforts to toss its open banking rule play out in Kentucky federal court, it remains statutorily required to effectuate consumer access to data, raising questions about how it would replace the previously finalized standard, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • SEC, FINRA Obligations In Changing AI Regulatory Landscape

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    Despite the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent withdrawal of its proposed artificial intelligence conflict rules, financial regulators remain focused on firms developing the correct AI compliance framework, as well as continuously testing and supervising them to ensure they're fit for purpose, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.

  • Trump Air Emissions Carveouts Cloud The Regulatory Picture

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    President Donald Trump's new proclamations temporarily exempting key U.S. industries from air toxics standards, issued under a narrow, rarely-used provision of the Clean Air Act, will likely lead to legal challenges and tighter standards in some states, contributing to further regulatory uncertainty, say attorneys at GableGotwals.

  • Series

    Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.

  • What US Medicine Onshoring Means For Indian Life Sciences

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    Despite the Trump administration's latest moves to onshore essential medicine manufacturing, India will likely remain an indispensable component of the U.S. drug supply chain, but Indian manufacturers should prepare for stricter compliance checks, says Jashaswi Ghosh at Holon Law Partners.

  • How US Cos. Should Prep For Brazil's Int'l Data Transfer Rules

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    Brazil's National Data Protection Authority's new rules concerning the processing and storing of Brazilians' personal data carry significant reputational risks for the e-commerce, financial services, education and health sectors, so U.S. companies with business in Brazil should prepare ahead of the Aug. 23 compliance date, says Juliane Chaves Ferreira at Guimarães & Vieira de Mello.

  • APA Relief May Blunt Justices' Universal Injunction Ruling

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    The Administrative Procedure Act’s avenue for universal preliminary relief seems to hold the most promise for neutralizing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA to limit federal district courts' nationally applicable orders, say attorneys at Crowell.

  • Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.

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    The Massachusetts Appeals Court's May decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Coulsey underscores that consumer rights are balanced against the need for closure, and even the broad protections of state consumer protection law will not open the door to relitigating the same claims, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Series

    Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a case that confirmed credit unions' setoff rights, another that established contract rights between banks and cardholders, and the House passage of a digital asset bill, say attorneys at Frost Brown.

  • Building Better Earnouts In The Current M&A Climate

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    In the face of market uncertainty, we've seen a continued reliance on earnouts in M&A deals so far this year, but to reduce the risk of related litigation, it's important to use objective standards, apply company metrics cautiously and ensure short time periods, among other best practices, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap

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    Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • A Deep Dive Into 14 Nixed Gensler-Era SEC Rule Proposals

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last month formally withdrew 14 notices of proposed rulemaking, including several significant and widely criticized proposals that had been issued under former Chair Gary Gensler's leadership, signaling a clear and definitive shift away from the previous administration, say attorneys at Dechert.

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