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• April 04, 2026

  Mass. Judge Blocks Trump's 'Chaotic' College Data Collection

  A Massachusetts federal judge blocked the Trump administration's bid to collect seven years' worth of race and gender admissions data at colleges and universities, ruling that the "rushed and chaotic manner" in which the government's order unfolded violated the law.

• April 03, 2026

  States Warn Of Executive Overreach In $100K H-1B Fee Fight

  A group of 20 states challenging the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions slammed its position that the policy isn't reviewable, telling a Massachusetts federal court the government would essentially have a blank check to usurp congressional authority under its rationale.

• April 03, 2026

  7th Circ. Says Ford Plant Drivers Fall Under OT Exemption

  Shuttle truck drivers who hauled automobile parts between storage lots and a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Chicago were engaged in interstate commerce and thus exempt from federal overtime requirements, the Seventh Circuit has ruled, affirming a win for their employers in two consolidated class actions.

• April 03, 2026

  19 ByHeart Infant Formula Botulism Suits Centralized In NY

  Nineteen proposed class actions accusing ByHeart Inc. of negligently selling contaminated baby formula that caused some infants to become seriously ill will be consolidated in the Southern District of New York, according to an order by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

• April 03, 2026

  Defense Counsel Options Widen As No-Bill Rate Increases

  Citizens impaneled on grand juries in politically motivated cases who are reasserting their role as a critical check on state power could provide criminal defense attorneys an opportunity to pursue seldom-used preindictment strategies, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

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