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  • July 04, 2026

    Push And Pull: How High Court Shaped Civil Rights This Term

    The U.S. Supreme Court delivered far-reaching rulings on civil rights issues this term, dealing a major blow to federal voting-rights protections while expanding gun rights, upholding restrictions on transgender athletes' participation in women's sports and preserving birthright citizenship.

  • July 02, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs LA-Area Gas Appliance Nitrogen Oxide Ban

    The Ninth Circuit Thursday upheld a ban on the use of certain nitrogen oxide-emitting appliances in four Southern California counties, rejecting claims that the pollution control effort is preempted by federal law, as a dissenting judge contended this conclusion runs afoul of the court's own recent precedent.

  • July 02, 2026

    Fed Nears CRA Rule Repeal As FDIC, OCC Exit 5th Circ. Fight

    Federal regulators plan to take different legal approaches to completing their previously joint effort to unwind Biden-era updates to decades-old community reinvestment rules for banks, according to two filings at the Fifth Circuit.

  • July 02, 2026

    Amgen, Sanofi Team Up To Urge En Banc Antibody IP Review

    Rival pharmaceutical companies that squared off at the U.S. Supreme Court over antibody patents have jointly asked the full Federal Circuit to review an unrelated panel decision reviving migraine drug antibody patents.

  • July 02, 2026

    6th Circ. Won't Rethink NLRB Injunction Standard Shift

    The Sixth Circuit is standing by its decision to make it more difficult for National Labor Relations Board officials to win injunctions compelling employers to bargain, rejecting on Thursday an agency official's petition for a rehearing.

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