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July 09, 2026
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld an Illinois state law banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, reversing a lower court that deemed it unconstitutional and holding that restrictions on highly lethal, military-style weapons are "consistent with the principles that underpin our nation's tradition of firearm regulation."
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July 09, 2026
Clashes over the Trump administration's bid to void California's vehicle emissions standards, federal restrictions on commercial drivers' licenses for foreign truckers and Boeing 737 Max securities litigation involving class certification standards are among the court battles that transportation attorneys are monitoring in the latter half of 2026.
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July 09, 2026
The IRS asked the Seventh Circuit to reconsider its decision to remand a dispute over $300 million in Hyatt Hotels' loyalty rewards program fund to the U.S. Tax Court for it to determine whether the money can be excluded from taxable income under what's known as the claim of right doctrine.
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July 09, 2026
The full Seventh Circuit will hear Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's initial appeal of a lower court's injunction blocking his state court lawsuit targeting medical groups' policies on youth gender-affirming care, drawing a dissent Wednesday from four judges who say the unusual move bypasses standard appellate procedure.
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July 09, 2026
The Federal Circuit on Thursday backed a lower court's invalidation of a pair of cancer drug patents that a jury found AstraZeneca infringed, turning back a Pfizer unit's attempt to revive a $107.5 million verdict.
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