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July 24, 2025
Trump AI Push Runs Up Against Cost, Enviro Concerns
President Donald Trump's push to rapidly build infrastructure for the booming artificial intelligence industry could drive up energy costs in markets supporting data center growth and even hit roadblocks if state and local governments resist new developments.
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July 24, 2025
Trump Admin Sues NYC To Block Sanctuary Policies
The Trump administration on Thursday filed suit in New York federal court seeking to bar New York City from enforcing policies it alleges amount to "intentional sabotage" of federal immigration enforcement and thus violate the U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause.
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July 24, 2025
Split 9th Circ. Affirms Block Of Calif. Ammunition Regulation
A split Ninth Circuit panel Thursday affirmed a lower court's finding that California can't require gun owners to undergo background checks before buying ammunition, ruling that the law runs afoul of the Second Amendment in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in Bruen.
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July 24, 2025
Glass Lewis Sues Texas Over Proxy Advisory Restrictions Law
Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. LLC sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday over a recently passed state law that it argues requires the firm to "publicly condemn itself" when its advice for clients reflects certain viewpoints the government disfavors.
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July 24, 2025
Ky. Clerk Seeks To Overturn Marriage Equality Ruling
A Kentucky clerk who made international headlines for refusing to issue marriage licenses in protest of the legalization of same-sex marriage asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn its 2015 marriage equality decision after she unsuccessfully tried to shake a civil judgment against her.
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July 24, 2025
Alina Habba Says She Is Now Acting US Atty In NJ
Alina Habba posted on social media Thursday that she is now the acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, two days after the federal district court declined to extend her tenure in the interim position.
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July 24, 2025
Wash. AG Sues Contractor To Keep Benefits Data From Feds
Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown launched a lawsuit in Evergreen State court on Thursday seeking to block a fintech contractor from providing the federal government with the private details of food assistance benefit recipients, saying the Trump administration intends to use the data for its "mass deportation project."
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July 24, 2025
Curaleaf Unit Sues Illinois Regulators Over Growhouse Permit
A subsidiary of cannabis giant Curaleaf, Compass Ventures Inc., is suing the Illinois Department of Agriculture for refusing to allow the company to expand its Montgomery County cannabis cultivation center with a 42,000-square-foot "hoop house," claiming the agency allowed at least two rivals to build similar structures in the past.
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July 24, 2025
More Sinclair Stations Reach Consent Decrees On Kid TV Ads
Broadcasters in three states reached consent decrees with the Federal Communications Commission following a wider enforcement action against Sinclair Broadcast Group over Hot Wheels commercials aired during a children's Hot Wheels program in violation of FCC rules.
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July 24, 2025
Feds Say 9th Circ. Order Supports Nixing Delay Of TPS End
The U.S. Department of Justice told the Ninth Circuit it can hear an immediate appeal of a district court's decision postponing the Trump administration's termination of temporary protected status for Venezuelans, citing a recent decision from the appeals court narrowing an injunction in a separate case.
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July 24, 2025
Encore Series, Philadelphia Orchestra End Antitrust Spat
Encore Series, formerly the Philly Pops, and the Philadelphia Orchestra ended their two-year-old litigation centered on allegations of anticompetitive conduct and breach of contract over live symphony concerts in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, according to a notice Thursday in federal court.
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July 24, 2025
Trump Ally's Fund Firm Sues Powell Over Meeting Secrecy
An investment firm led by a supporter of President Donald Trump sued Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and several members of the Federal Open Market Committee on Thursday, demanding public access to monetary policy meetings, saying that for the last 50 years, the committee has illegally held every one of its meetings behind closed doors.
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July 24, 2025
NY Court Bars Monitoring Of Domestic Violence Survivors
A New York state appellate court held Thursday that the Family Court acted unlawfully in placing a mother under the supervision of New York City's child welfare agency just because she has experienced domestic abuse, further curtailing a controversial practice that's already banned elsewhere in the state.
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July 24, 2025
FERC Chair Bids Goodbye At Last Monthly Meeting
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie presided over his final monthly open meeting on Thursday, after President Donald Trump nominated Vinson & Elkins LLP energy regulatory counsel Laura Swett to fill the Republican commissioner's seat.
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July 24, 2025
AI Rollout At USPTO Has Attys Foreseeing Stronger Patents
As the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office incorporates more use of artificial intelligence in patent examination, attorneys predict the technology could lead to stronger patents in the future, especially for designs, though it may make the process more challenging for applicants.
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July 24, 2025
FCC Sheds Rules For Older Tech As Axing Other Regs Proceed
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday jettisoned some older rules applying to technologies that have fallen out of general use and asserted the power to wield an expedited procedure in the future to get rid of other rules it deems outdated.
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July 24, 2025
Va. County Board OKs Luxury, Mixed-Use Towers Project
A three-tower, 970,000-square-foot luxury, mixed-use development project in Rosslyn, Virginia, recently received entitlement approval from the Arlington County Board, the project's developer Penzance announced Thursday.
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July 24, 2025
Groups Say Google Shirks EU Mandate To Allow App Deletion
Advocacy groups asked European Union antitrust enforcers on Thursday to investigate Google's parent company, Alphabet, accusing the technology giant of "an open attempt to circumvent" EU law requiring designated technology "gatekeepers" to permit users to uninstall apps easily.
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July 24, 2025
FCC Inserts New Deadlines Into Pole Attachment Rules
The Federal Communications Commission passed a set of rule changes Thursday morning aimed at making pole attachment regulations less of a thorn in everyone's side and hopefully speeding up the deployment of broadband.
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July 24, 2025
Green Groups Cleared To Join EV Funding Freeze Challenge
A Washington federal judge will let the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations enter a multistate lawsuit against the federal government seeking to preserve funding for new electric-vehicle charging infrastructure, concluding the groups have a significant interest in protecting the project funds.
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July 24, 2025
Mich. House, Secretary Of State To Mediate Subpoena Fight
Michigan House Republicans and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson must attend mediation to try to resolve a lawsuit the House filed to enforce a subpoena for election training materials, a judge has ordered.
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July 24, 2025
Rubio Memo Still A Threat Despite Injunction, Khalil Says
Mahmoud Khalil told a New Jersey federal judge Wednesday that the Trump administration's bid to stay an injunction that bars his removal, if successful, would leave him at risk of removal under the very grounds the court prohibited.
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July 24, 2025
EU Prepared To Impose €93B In Tariffs On US Goods
The European Commission voted Thursday to impose tariffs on €93 billion ($109 billion) worth of U.S. goods if no trade deal is reached by August as the two sides continue negotiations.
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July 24, 2025
New FCC Auction Criticized For Lack Of Tribal Window
The Federal Communications Commission pushed ahead with a new auction of the airwaves Thursday, but its rejection of a tribal "priority" window led to criticism from one FCC member.
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July 24, 2025
Fintech Orgs. Urge Trump Admin To Back Open Banking Rule
A coalition of fintech and crypto industry groups on Thursday called on the Trump administration to defend the open banking rule in an ongoing legal challenge after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sided with banking trade groups to argue the data-sharing mandate exceeded its authority.
Expert Analysis
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How McKesson Ruling Will Inform Interpretations Of The TCPA
Amid the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson, we can expect to see both plaintiffs and defendants utilizing the decision to revisit the Federal Communications Commission's past Telephone Consumer Protection Act interpretations and decisions they did not like, says Jason McElroy at Saul Ewing.
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A Look At Florida's New Protected Series LLC Legislation
A new law in Florida enhances the flexibility of using limited liability companies as the entities of choice for most privately held businesses, moving Florida into a small group of states with reliable uniform protected series legislation for series LLCs, says Louis Conti at Holland & Knight.
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Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
The second quarter saw California become a more active protector of consumers in response to federal regulatory pullback, with regulators proposing a licensing framework for digital asset businesses, ending an enforcement exemption and otherwise signaling further expansions of oversight and enforcement, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Justices Rethink Minimum Contacts For Foreign Entities
Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Devas v. Antrix and Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization, suggest that federal statutes may confer personal jurisdiction over foreign entities that have little to no contact with the U.S. — a significant departure from traditional due process principles, says Gary Shaw at Pillsbury.
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Opinion
New USPTO Leadership Must Address Low-Quality Patents
With John Squires in line to become the new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the agency has an opportunity to refocus its mission on prioritizing quality in patent examination and taking a harsher stance against low-quality patents and patent trolls, says Jill Crosby at Engine Advocacy & Foundation.
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Harmonized Int'l Framework May Boost Advanced Aircraft
International differences in the certification process for advanced air mobility aircraft make the current framework insufficient — but U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy's recent announcement of a standards harmonization effort may help promote these innovative aviation technologies, while maintaining safety, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Capital One Deal Approval Lights Up Path For Bank M&A
The federal banking regulators' recent approval of Capital One's acquisition of Discover signals the agencies' willingness to approve large transactions and a more favorable environment generally for bank mergers under the Trump administration, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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Bills' Defeat Means Brighter Outlook For Texas Renewables
The failure of a trio of bills from the recently concluded Texas legislative session that would have imposed new burdens on wind, solar and battery storage projects bodes well for a state with rapidly growing energy needs, say attorneys at Troutman.
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Examining TCPA Jurisprudence A Year After Loper Bright
One year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, lower court decisions demonstrate that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act will continue to evolve as long-standing interpretations of the act are analyzed with a fresh lens, says Aaron Gallardo at Kilpatrick.
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Opinion
State Bars Must Probe Misconduct Claims, Even If It's The AG
The Florida Bar’s recent refusal to look into misconduct allegations against Attorney General Pam Bondi is dangerous for the rule of law, and other lawyer disciplinary bodies must be prepared to investigate credible claims of ethical lapses against any lawyer, no matter their position, say attorneys James Kobak and Albert Feuer.
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New FCPA Guidance Creates 5 Compliance Imperatives
In light of new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidelines that mark a fundamental shift in enforcement priorities, companies should consider several specific steps to ensure compliance, from enhanced due diligence to robust whistleblower protections, says Andrew Wirmani at Reese Marketos.
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How Justices' Ruling Limits Options To Challenge DHS Orders
In Riley v. Bondi, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a 30-day deadline for challenging deportation orders begins when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issues a final administrative review order, opening the door for the government to effectively bar circuit court review in future similar cases, says Kevin Gregg at Kurzban Kurzban.
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Series
Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.
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Employer Tips As Deepfakes Reshape Workplace Harassment
As the workplace harassment landscape faces the rising threat of fabricated media that hyperrealistically depict employees in sexual or malicious contexts, employers can stay ahead of the curve by tracking new legal obligations, and proactively updating policies, training and response protocols, say attorneys at Littler.
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NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
In the second quarter of the year, New York utilized every available tool to fill gaps left by federal retrenchment from consumer finance issues, including sweeping updates to its consumer protection framework and notable amendments to cybersecurity rules, say attorneys at Steptoe.