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  • July 10, 2026

    Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2026: Midyear Report

    One of the biggest decisions to come down in Illinois so far this year applies a 2-year-old Biometric Information Privacy Act amendment retroactively in an appellate ruling experts anticipate will deflate settlement values even though it came from a federal court.

  • July 10, 2026

    Trump Admin. Cuts ESA 'Harm' Definition, Groups Vow Fight

    The Trump administration on Friday said it's scrapping a longstanding definition of "harm" for the Endangered Species Act that included habitat degradation, with environmental groups promising a legal challenge and warning the change will put imperiled species at greater risk of extinction.

  • July 10, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Judge Calls Patent Case In-Court Demo 'Misleading'

    A Federal Circuit judge chided a company Friday morning for bringing its own specialized oil drilling tool to court to demonstrate to the panel how a device that allegedly infringes its patent works.

  • July 10, 2026

    Colo. Panel Rules Mineral Rights Appeal Premature

    The Colorado Court of Appeals tossed an estate's appeal of a lower court's decision that threw out its claims of mineral trespass and unjust enrichment in a Colorado property, finding the trial court's order was not final and appealable.

  • July 10, 2026

    Top 5 Enviro Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2026

    The second half of 2026 could see courts delivering important rulings that will determine whether municipalities can set their own building emissions laws, the extent of California's authority to regulate pollution and citizens' power to enforce the Clean Air Act. Here, Law360 takes a look at five environmental cases that could be resolved before the end of the year.

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