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  • July 06, 2026

    Ex-EEOC Vice Chair Drops Suit Contesting Her Firing

    Former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission member Jocelyn Samuels on Monday dropped a suit challenging her dismissal by President Donald Trump, saying the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision endorsing presidents' broad authority to remove independent agency officials left her with little legal recourse.

  • July 06, 2026

    International Trade Policy To Watch In 2026

    President Donald Trump's trade strategy continues to disrupt business planning as importers await new U.S. tariffs to mitigate, monitor litigation involving refunds for illegal duties paid and prepare for increased risks of enforcement and unforeseen cost hikes in the second half of 2026. Here, Law360 examines the international trade policy matters to watch for the rest of the year.

  • 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

    DOJ Has 'Negligible Interest' In Trans Patient Info, Judge Says

    A California federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from trying to identify individuals who received gender-affirming care from a Stanford Medicine hospital as minors, finding grand jury subpoena demands seeking that information likely violated the Fifth Amendment.

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