Congestion Pricing Fight In 2nd Circ. Turns On Jurisdiction

By Pete Brush

The Second Circuit asked Thursday whether New York City congestion pricing is a tax or a toll, with one judge suggesting that a challenge to the program from two Empire State counties could land in state court if it's deemed a tax.

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Feds Sue To Stop California's 'Illegal' EV Regulations

By Linda Chiem

The Trump administration sued California on Thursday, alleging the Golden State over a decade ago adopted "illegal" requirements for automakers to sell more low- or zero-emission cars and trucks, saying the mandates trample on the federal government's authority to regulate vehicle fuel economy.

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NY-NJ Commission's Hudson Tunnel Funds Suit Mostly Moot

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims said Thursday that most of the Gateway Development Commission's claims against the Trump administration are now moot since the federal government recently released millions in previously withheld funds for New York and New Jersey's Hudson Tunnel Project.

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United Airlines Agrees To Pay $27.5M To End ERISA Suit

By Patrick Hoff

United Airlines has agreed to shell out $27.5 million to end a proposed class action alleging it locked retired employees out of a generous COVID-era retirement package, a deal that would moot retirees' pending appeal to the Seventh Circuit, according to a filing in Illinois federal court.

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Trump Admin Escapes Suit Over Deleted EPA Webpages

By Joyce Hanson

Five federal agencies have won their bid to throw out a D.C. court lawsuit brought by the Sierra Club and other environmental and science groups over the Trump administration's decision to remove U.S. government webpages that shared educational information about the environment.

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Ga. Justices Say City's Immunity Nixes $33M Crash Verdict

By Chart Riggall

The Georgia Supreme Court on Thursday vacated a nearly $33 million verdict that a city was ordered to pay to a college student's family after the car the student was driving crashed into a roadside planter, ruling the city's roadway hazard liability largely ends at the road's shoulder.

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First Brands Must Return $25M To Cover Ch. 11 Factor Claims

By Vince Sullivan

A Texas bankruptcy judge directed auto parts supplier First Brands Group on Thursday to transfer $25.7 million back into a segregated account set aside for third-party factoring lender claims to provide those lenders with adequate protection of their collateral.

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Charter Bus Co. Settles With Environmental Group Over Idling

By Carolyn Muyskens

The Conservation Law Foundation said Thursday it has reached a tentative agreement to end a long-running lawsuit against bus operator Academy Express over what the foundation alleged was excessive idling at stops.

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4 Firms Guide Canadian Satellite Provider's $300M US IPO

By Isaac Monterose

MDA Space Ltd., a Canadian manufacturer of communications satellites, debuted Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange after it priced a $300 million initial public offering, guided by Skadden, Goodmans, Simpson Thacher and Osler Hoskin.

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Ex-Cruise Atty Shifts Gears To Become Rivian's Chief Counsel

By Sue Reisinger

A former deputy general counsel at the autonomous vehicle startup Cruise has joined Rivian, the electric vehicle maker based in Irvine, California, as its chief corporate counsel.

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Podcasting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Podcasting has changed how I ask questions and connect with people, sharpening my ability to listen without interrupting or prejudging, and bringing me closer to what law is meant to be: a human profession grounded in understanding, judgment and trust, says Donna DiMaggio Berger at Becker.

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4th Circ. Scolds Atty Suspected Of Using AI In Race Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff

The Fourth Circuit has reprimanded an attorney suspected of using generative artificial intelligence to draft briefs in a race discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., warning that courts need to grapple with the technology as it "may soon become the norm."

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Democrats Seek Review Of Bondi's Role In Brother's Cases

By Alison Knezevich

Two Democratic lawmakers have asked the U.S. Department of Justice's inspector general to review whether Attorney General Pam Bondi "adequately recused herself" from cases involving clients represented by her brother Brad Bondi, who is a partner at Paul Hastings LLP.

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Sinema Says Tryst With Ex-Guard Not In NC Court's Reach

By Abigail Harrison

Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now a Hogan Lovells attorney, told a North Carolina federal court Thursday that a lawsuit alleging her cross-country affair with a former member of her security detail ended a 14-year marriage must be dismissed because the trysts occurred outside state borders.

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Ex-Judge Testifies About Alleged Forgeries In Amazon Case

By Kelcey Caulder

The former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia testified Thursday about the alleged forging of court documents, signatures and court stamps in a criminal case against a woman accused of defrauding Amazon out of $9.4 million through fraudulent invoices. 

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Judge Newman Takes Suspension Battle To Supreme Court

By Ryan Davis

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman brought her fight against a suspension imposed on her by her colleagues to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, arguing that a lower court wrongly held that her challenges to the order are not subject to judicial review.

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Calif. Bar Says Internal Docs Bolster Claims Against Exam Co.

By Emily Sawicki

The State Bar of California has bulked up its breach of contract and fraud suit against the administrator of its "disastrous" February 2025 bar exam, filing an amended complaint in light of information it says it learned from internal communications unearthed amid discovery.

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Holyoak's US Attorney Nomination Advances

By Courtney Bublé

The nomination of Melissa Holyoak, former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, to be U.S. attorney for the District of Utah was sent to the full Senate on Thursday.

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CFTC Takes 1st Steps Toward Prediction Market Regulations

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened the door Thursday to promised prediction market regulation, calling for public feedback on what such rules might look like while laying out the staff's view on the current rules that the platforms should follow in order to offer betting on sports and other events.

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