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  • January 16, 2026

    ICE Agents Barred From 'Retaliating' Against Minn. Protesters

    A Minnesota federal judge late Friday blocked federal immigration agents from retaliating against or detaining without probable cause people who are "engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity" against the Trump administration's operation targeting immigrants in the Twin Cities area.

  • January 16, 2026

    OCC's Gould Takes Aim At Resolution Planning 'Industry'

    A top federal regulator called Friday for a sweeping rethink of rules intended to ensure big, complex banks can be safely wound down in a crisis, including potentially ending requirements to file so-called living wills with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

  • January 16, 2026

    Calif. Defeats Trump Admin Suit Demanding Private Voter Data

    A federal judge has thrown out the U.S. Department of Justice's suit claiming that California is required to fork over statewide voter registration lists with voters' driver's license and Social Security numbers, calling the Trump administration's request "antithetical to the promise of fair and free elections."

  • January 16, 2026

    What To Expect From USPTO's Essential Patent Group

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's new working group aimed at promoting "robust and predictable" standard-essential patent remedies will face challenges in its goal of clarifying patent valuations, but could encourage more lawsuits and participation in standards, attorneys say.

  • January 16, 2026

    Google Appeals DOJ Search Win, Seeks Data-Sharing Stay

    Google on Friday filed its long-awaited notice of appeal of a D.C. federal judge's decision that the tech giant is an online search monopolist, while asking to pause some remedies won by the U.S. Department of Justice that require the company to share search data with competitors.

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