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  • January 29, 2026

    DC Circ. Urged To Revive PJM Watchdog's Access Fight

    The electricity market watchdog for PJM Interconnection on Thursday urged the D.C. Circuit to reconsider its dismissal of its lawsuit over the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denying it access to certain committee meetings held by the regional grid operator.

  • January 29, 2026

    2nd Circ. Backs Rental Assistance, Medicaid Fraud Conviction

    The Second Circuit has upheld the conviction of a New York City man who was sentenced to 70 months in prison for running a more than $1.8 million rental assistance and Medicaid fraud scheme.

  • January 29, 2026

    USPTO Asked For Clarity On Proposed Foreign Applicant Rule

    A trade group representing intellectual property owners wants clarity on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's proposed requirement for all foreign patent owners to be represented by a domestic-registered patent practitioner and suggested steps to "promote fairness."

  • January 29, 2026

    Keys To Effective Mental Health Mitigation In Sentencing

    Instead of framing a defendant's mental health diagnoses as generalized grounds for leniency during sentencing, defense counsel should present them as objective clinical data that directly informs the risk assessment and rehabilitative questions judges are statutorily required to consider, say Joseph De Gregorio at JN Advisor and Richard Levitt at Levitt & Kaizer.

  • January 29, 2026

    9th Circ. Says Noem Can't 'Smuggle In' TPS Vacaturs

    The Ninth Circuit has ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lacked the authority to vacate temporary protected status for Venezuela and Haiti, saying her attempt to do so flouts both Congress' design of the TPS statute and the law's language.

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