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  EEOC Takes Key Step Toward Scrapping Workforce Data Reports

  By Anne Cullen

  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted Tuesday to publish a proposal to abandon decades-old requ...(read more)

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  Trump Unveils 50% Canada Tariffs Over 'Trade Discrimination'

  By Hailey Konnath

  President Donald Trump Monday unveiled plans for 50% tariffs on a slew of Canadian products, including alcoholic...(read more)

• Peter Navarro Loses DC Circ. Appeal Of Contempt Conviction

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The D.C. Circuit Tuesday upheld Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress conviction, saying President Donald Trump never invoked executive privilege to allow Navarro to flout congressional subpoenas concerning the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

• Canon Notches Another Fed. Circ. Win In Inkjet Patent Fight

  By Adam Lidgett

  The Federal Circuit on Tuesday declined to reboot claims in a Slingshot Printing patent covering a printhead for an inkjet printer challenged by Canon at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, less than a week after the appeals court backed decisions invalidating claims in three similar patents.

• Fla. Man Charged In NYPD Bribery Case Part Of 'Larger' Probe

  By Pete Brush

  A Florida businessman who allegedly tried to bribe the former head of the New York City Police Department's School Safety Division for an $11 million panic-alert app contract is part of a "larger" ongoing probe, a Manhattan federal prosecutor said Tuesday.

• Judge Temporarily Blocks TPS Holder Work Permit Cutoff

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a retroactive cap on work authorization for temporary protected status recipients and asylum-seekers that would have forced thousands of immigrant workers out of their jobs starting on Wednesday.

• DC Circ. Says NLRB 'Successor Bar' Conflicts With Labor Law

  By Braden Campbell

  A split D.C. Circuit panel said Tuesday that the National Labor Relations Board's practice of insulating unions from removal after businesses change hands defies federal labor law, applying a landmark 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that scaled back courts' deference to federal agencies.

• Sidley-Led Utz To Go Private In $2.9B Sale To Intersnack

  By Al Barbarino

  U.S. snack food maker Utz Brands said Tuesday it has agreed to be taken private by Germany's Intersnack Group in a deal valued at about $2.9 billion, giving the European snack company its first major foothold in the U.S. market.

• Mavis Buying Pep Boys From Icahn In $700M Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Mavis Tire Express Services Corp. will acquire The Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack Holding Corp. from Icahn Automotive Group for approximately $700 million in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.

• Spanish Auto Parts Maker For Ford, GM, Hyundai Seeks Ch. 15

  By Yun Park

  Spanish auto parts maker Grupo Antolin, which supplies interior components to major automakers including Ford Motor, General Motors and Hyundai Motor, on Monday asked a New York bankruptcy judge for U.S. recognition of its Spanish proceedings to restructure more than $1.4 billion in debt.

• Top Privacy And AI Developments Of 2026: Midyear Report

  By Allison Grande

  The first half of the year has delivered major developments in the data privacy and artificial intelligence space, including the resumption of action to grow the state data privacy law patchwork, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that raises questions about the future of a key transatlantic data transfer deal and widespread scrutiny of so-called surveillance pricing practices.

• Minn. Judge Tosses DOJ Sanctuary Policies Suit

  By Tom Lotshaw

  A Minnesota federal judge Monday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit challenging sanctuary policies in Minnesota, holding that the policies do not unlawfully attempt to regulate or thwart federal immigration enforcement.

• 4th Circ. Overturns Class Cert. In Boeing Investor Case

  By Katryna Perera

  The Fourth Circuit on Monday reversed class certification granted in an investor lawsuit against Boeing over the company's alleged concealment of safety issues with its 737 Max fleet, finding that neither the plaintiffs nor the lower court met the standards for certification set in a 2013 Supreme Court ruling.

• Kirkland, Troutman Guide $4B Magnolia Oil, WildFire Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Houston-based Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. said Monday it has agreed to acquire WildFire Energy for approximately $4.06 billion, including debt, in a deal steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, respectively.