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  • December 12, 2025

    Mich. High Court Backs Rejection Of Farmwork Comp Suit

    A closely divided Michigan Supreme Court on Friday let stand a lower appellate court holding that a nonprofit's legal challenge to a state policy denying workers' compensation pay to unauthorized immigrants was filed too late.

  • December 12, 2025

    20 States Sue Trump Admin Over $100K H-1B Visa Fee

    A coalition of 20 states, led by the California attorney general, sued the Trump administration Friday to challenge a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications, saying the fee goes against Congress' intent for the work visa program.

  • December 12, 2025

    Mich. Judge Won't Limit Evidence At Dam Collapse Trial

    A Michigan state judge has rejected the state's and residents' attempts to limit what evidence a jury will hear in a January trial on Michigan's liability for the collapse of a privately owned dam that unleashed widespread flooding.

  • December 12, 2025

    Fired UMich Coach Sherrone Moore Charged With Stalking

    Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore "barged" into an unnamed victim's home and "terrorized" her hours after being fired from the university, Washtenaw County prosecutors said Friday in Moore's first court appearance on charges of home invasion and stalking.

  • December 12, 2025

    2025 Sees State Courts Diverge From Federal Criminal Norms

    Some of this year's most notable criminal appellate rulings homed in on differences between state and federal constitutional protections against the most serious punishments, with movement in Michigan, bucking the trend in Wyoming, and an ambiguous but potentially earthshaking decision out of Texas.

  • December 11, 2025

    6th Circ. Hesitant To Call CDC Puppy Import Rule A 'Ban'

    Sixth Circuit judges Thursday appeared skeptical that updated U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rules for bringing in dogs from other countries amounted to a ban that exceeded the agency's authority, but still challenged the agency on why age and microchip requirements are needed to prevent the spread of rabies.

  • December 11, 2025

    FEMA's Freeze On Disaster Mitigation Funds Ruled Unlawful

    The Trump administration unlawfully terminated Federal Emergency Management Agency funds intended to pay for disaster mitigating projects, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Thursday, describing the case as an "unlawful executive encroachment on the prerogative of Congress to appropriate funds" for specific purposes.

  • December 11, 2025

    State AGs Call For AI Chatbot Safeguards

    More than 40 attorneys general have pushed Big Tech companies like Meta and Microsoft to adopt safety measures on AI chatbots, writing a letter that pointed to recent news of children and vulnerable people whose chatbot conversations ended in violence.

  • December 11, 2025

    Mich. Justices Weigh If Quitting Can Start Whistleblower Clock

    Michigan's Supreme Court justices on Thursday pressed an attorney for a school district on whether a buildup of alleged harassment can allow a worker to claim the adverse treatment forced them to resign — and whether that triggers the time window to bring a suit under the state's Whistleblower Protection Act.

  • December 11, 2025

    6th Circ. Seems Skeptical Of Ex-Paralegal's Harassment Claim

    The Sixth Circuit on Thursday seemed to lean toward a broad interpretation of a 2022 law that bars mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment cases, but appeared skeptical that a sexual harassment claim by a former Adams & Reese LLP paralegal passed muster.

  • December 11, 2025

    6th Circ. Panel Shows No Leanings On PBM Jurisdiction Fight

    A Sixth Circuit appeals panel gave few hints Thursday on whether it would send back to state court a lawsuit from Ohio alleging that pharmacy benefit managers were driving up prescription prices through rebate schemes. 

  • December 10, 2025

    Gov't Urges Justices To Review ERISA Pleading Standard Split

    The U.S. solicitor general and the solicitor of labor said the U.S. Supreme Court needs to clarify that workers must back their suits targeting underperforming retirement funds with proper comparison proof, urging the justices to take up a case taking aim at Parker-Hannifin Corp.'s retirement plan management.

  • December 10, 2025

    Mich. Justices Ask How To Apply Felony Murder Change

    Michigan Supreme Court justices wondered Wednesday about the logistical implications of retroactively applying a 1980 decision that made intent to kill a necessary element for felony murder, pressing attorneys how the top court could lay out a framework for resentencing in nearly 100 potentially affected cases.

  • December 10, 2025

    6th Circ. Chides US For Lacking Merits In Distilling Ban Case

    A Sixth Circuit judge criticized the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday for refusing to address the merits of a suit challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. tax code's ban on home distilling, saying the government cannot decide what the appellate court reviews.

  • December 10, 2025

    Mich. Justices Ask If Tenant's Age Plays Into Fall Liability

    Michigan Supreme Court justices during Wednesday oral arguments questioned whether residences for elderly and disabled tenants may have a stricter obligation to maintain their common areas in a case where a woman says her complex and a contractor should be liable for her fall in a parking lot.

  • December 10, 2025

    DOJ Seeks Fairness Review From High Court In Tax Dispute

    A property owner is appropriately compensated if given surplus proceeds from a government sale of their property for more than the owner owed, provided the sale was conducted fairly, the federal government told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • December 10, 2025

    6th Circ. Mulls NLRB's Injunction Burden After Justices' Tweak

    A Sixth Circuit panel on Wednesday probed a judge's inference that Michigan hospital workers would suffer without an order making their employer resume dealing with their union in the circuit's first National Labor Relations Board injunction case since the U.S. Supreme Court altered the courts' test last year.

  • December 10, 2025

    6th Circ. Wrestles With Future Of Title IX Compliance

    A case regarding women's sports at the University of Kentucky ballooned into a broader Title IX debate Wednesday as a Sixth Circuit panel examined whether to adjust how courts decide whether schools are complying with the landmark civil rights law.

  • December 10, 2025

    AGs Say Judicial Safety Threats Reaching 'All-Time Highs'

    Attorneys general for 43 states, three territories and the District of Columbia signed a letter to Congress urging more financial support for judicial security in the face of threats against judges, including funding for a program that lets judges scrub addresses and personal information from online databases.

  • December 09, 2025

    States Ask Justices To Curtail Federal Trucking Law Shield

    Ohio and 28 other states have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that a federal trucking industry law can't shield freight brokers from certain state-based injury claims, arguing Congress did not intend to undermine states' authority over regulating road safety.

  • December 09, 2025

    Mich. Judge Tosses RICO, Nuisance Claims In Pot Co. Row

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a state regulator and a marijuana company from a couple's lawsuit, finding that the plaintiffs' nuisance allegations are best left up to state courts and the couple has no right to try to halt the business's growing operations under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

  • December 09, 2025

    GM Says Air Condition Claims Too Individual For Class Cert.

    General Motors LLC on Monday urged a Michigan federal judge to reject a new request to certify a proposed class of consumers who allege the automaker sold vehicles with air conditioning defects, pointing to recent Sixth Circuit rulings to argue that the claims are too individual to be grouped in a class.

  • December 09, 2025

    Mich. Retirement Group Can Join Voter Data Suit, Judge Says

    An association representing retired union voters, the founding director of a University of Michigan law clinic and a local influencer can all step into the federal government's attempt to force the state of Michigan to turn over voters' personal information, a Michigan federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  • December 09, 2025

    NFL's Lions Want Suit Over Goff Photos Out Of California

    The Detroit Lions are looking to snuff out a photographer's copyright case in California federal court over the team's use of photos he took of quarterback Jared Goff, raising doubts about the dispute's ties to the Golden State.

  • December 08, 2025

    Trump's 'Unlawful' Freeze Of Wind Projects Gets Blocked

    A Massachusetts federal judge Monday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order indefinitely pausing permits for wind farm projects, ruling that the order was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to the law.

Expert Analysis

  • Attys Beware: Generative AI Can Also Hallucinate Metadata

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    In addition to the well-known problem of AI-generated hallucinations in legal documents, AI tools can also hallucinate metadata — threatening the integrity of discovery, the reliability of evidence and the ability to definitively identify the provenance of electronic documents, say attorneys at Law & Forensics.

  • When Atty Ethics Violations Give Rise To Causes Of Action

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    Though the Model Rules of Professional Conduct make clear that a violation of the rules does not automatically create a cause of action, attorneys should beware of a few scenarios in which they could face lawsuits for ethical lapses, says Brian Faughnan at Faughnan Law.

  • Justices' LabCorp Punt Leaves Deeper Class Cert. Circuit Split

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    In its ruling in LabCorp v. Davis, the U.S. Supreme Court left unresolved a standing-related class certification issue that has plagued class action jurisprudence for years — and subsequent conflicting decisions among federal circuit courts have left district courts and litigants struggling with conflicting and uncertain standards, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Series

    Practicing Stoicism Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Practicing Stoicism, by applying reason to ignore my emotions and govern my decisions, has enabled me to approach challenging situations in a structured way, ultimately providing advice singularly devoted to a client's interest, says John Baranello at Moses & Singer.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Texas, One Year In

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    A year after the Texas Business Court's first decision, it's clear that Texas didn't just copy Delaware and instead built something uniquely its own, combining specialization with constitutional accountability and creating a model that looks forward without losing touch with the state's democratic and statutory roots, says Chris Bankler at Jackson Walker.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Educating Your Community

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    Nearly two decades prosecuting scammers and elder fraud taught me that proactively educating the public about the risks they face and the rights they possess is essential to building trust within our communities, empowering otherwise vulnerable citizens and preventing wrongdoers from gaining a foothold, says Roger Handberg at GrayRobinson.

  • 5 Crisis Lawyering Skills For An Age Of Uncertainty

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    As attorneys increasingly face unprecedented and pervasive situations — from prosecutions of law enforcement officials to executive orders targeting law firms — they must develop several essential competencies of effective crisis lawyering, says Ray Brescia at Albany Law School.

  • Opinion

    It's Time For The Judiciary To Fix Its Cybersecurity Problem

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    After recent reports that hackers have once again infiltrated federal courts’ electronic case management systems, the judiciary should strengthen its cybersecurity practices in line with executive branch standards, outlining clear roles and responsibilities for execution, says Ilona Cohen at HackerOne.

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    Writing Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Writing my debut novel taught me to appreciate the value of critique and to never give up, no matter how long or tedious the journey, providing me with valuable skills that I now emphasize in my practice, says Daniel Buzzetta at BakerHostetler.

  • SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI

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    The Southern District of New York’s recent order in the OpenAI copyright infringement litigation, denying discovery of The New York Times' artificial intelligence technology use, clarifies that traditional preservation benchmarks apply to AI content, relieving organizations from using a “keep everything” approach, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.

  • Opinion

    High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal

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    As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Series

    Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.

  • 6th Circ. FirstEnergy Ruling Protects Key Legal Privileges

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    The Sixth Circuit’s recent grant of mandamus relief in In re: First Energy Corp. confirms that the attorney-client privilege and work-product protections apply to internal investigation materials, ultimately advancing the public interest, say attorneys at Cooley.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

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    Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • Loper Bright's Evolving Application In Labor Case Appeals

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    Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, which upended decades of precedent requiring courts to defer to agency interpretations of federal regulations, the Third and Sixth Circuits' differing approaches leave little certainty as to which employment regulations remain in play, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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