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October 16, 2025
FEMA Ordered To Restore $34M NY Anti-Terror Funds
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $34 million in slashed funds to protect New York's massive transit system from terrorism, saying the White House unlawfully tied the state's grant to immigration policy.
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October 16, 2025
Protests Aren't Rebellions Justifying The Guard, 7th Circ. Says
The Seventh Circuit elaborated Thursday on its reasoning for denying the Trump administration's request to stay a ruling blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, noting that "spirited, sustained and occasionally violent actions" of protest demonstrators, without more, don't constitute a "rebellion" that would justify deploying the Guard.
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October 16, 2025
Army Vets Say Fluor Deviating From 4th Circ. Ruling
A U.S. Army veteran told the U.S. Supreme Court that defense contractor Fluor Corp. has "abandoned the Fourth Circuit's rationale" in defending a panel's decision that affirmed the dismissal of his state-based injury claims stemming from a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan.
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October 16, 2025
Afghans Fight US State Dept. Policy Denying Visa Eligibility
Three Afghan nationals told a D.C. federal judge they were unlawfully denied eligibility to apply for a special immigrant visa and left at risk of persecution by the Taliban after years of providing security for U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
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October 16, 2025
Boeing Can't Ax Witness Ahead Of 737 Trial
A LOT Polish Airlines' expert witness will testify as to how much money the airline lost when it was forced to ground its fleet of 737 Max jets following two fatal crashes, a Washington federal judge has ruled, denying Boeing's bid to block the testimony during the upcoming Nov. 3 trial.
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October 16, 2025
LA Beats Ex-Police Lt.'s Military Leave Bias Suit Before Trial
The city of Los Angeles on Thursday beat a proposed class action alleging its police department didn't grant equal sick and vacation time to service members and passed them over for promotions because of their service obligations, weeks before jury trial was set to commence in California federal court.
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October 16, 2025
FCC Republican Calls Upper C-Band Rework Critical To 6G
The Federal Communications Commission is wasting no time gearing up for a potential spectrum overhaul in the upper C-Band, with the approach of 6G wireless being a big motivator, according to an agency Republican.
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October 16, 2025
China's Crackdown On Rare Earth Minerals Spooks Importers
In the latest trade salvo between the U.S. and China, stricter Chinese export controls on critical earth minerals that many U.S. manufacturers rely on are causing concern for businesses, which may have difficulty diversifying supply chains for the rare materials.
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October 16, 2025
Judge Asked To Ground Military Training Flight Plan In Mich.
A conservation group has asked a federal judge to halt a proposed expansion of Air National Guard training flights in Michigan, saying the low-level flights will disturb a treasured destination for trout fishing.
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October 16, 2025
Chamber Says Justices Must Address No-Poach Ruling
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a trade association have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a proposed class action accusing shipbuilders for the U.S. military of conspiring to suppress wages, saying keeping the case alive could cause a cascade of antitrust litigation over decades-old conduct.
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October 16, 2025
Ex-Trump Aide Bolton Indicted Over Classified Info Handling
John Bolton, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, was indicted Thursday by a Maryland federal grand jury on charges related to the handling of classified information.
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October 16, 2025
6th Circ. Backs Air Force's Win In Ex-Worker's Race Bias Suit
The Sixth Circuit refused to reopen a former military salesman's lawsuit alleging the Air Force repeatedly disciplined him and threatened to fire him because he's a Black man, ruling the civilian worker hadn't provided enough evidence to keep his claims in court.
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October 16, 2025
Aerospace Workers Appeal 401(k) Suit Toss To 9th Circ.
Aerospace technology company workers told a California federal court Thursday that they'll seek Ninth Circuit review of the court's September decision to toss their proposed class action alleging an employee 401(k) plan was saddled with costly and underperforming investment options.
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October 16, 2025
MoneyLion Settles CFPB's Suit Over Military Service Charges
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and MoneyLion Inc. will settle a Biden-era enforcement action accusing the fintech lender of overcharging military service members, according to a filing in New York federal court.
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October 16, 2025
Covington Boosts DC Bench With Ex-Gov't Contracts Judge
Covington & Burling LLP has fortified its government contracts practice with an of counsel in Washington, D.C., who previously served as an administrative judge with the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and who currently serves as a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.
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October 16, 2025
Trump Admin Must Turn Over Signal Chats, Group Says
The Trump administration has been refusing to turn over Signal chats in response to Freedom of Information Act requests, and that just won't fly, a nonprofit watchdog has told a D.C. federal judge in a lawsuit.
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October 15, 2025
Justices Allow Federal Gov't To Argue In Army Vet Injury Suit
The federal government has been allowed to weigh in on whether a U.S. Army veteran can revive his state-based injury claims against a military defense contractor in connection with a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, the U.S. Supreme Court announced.
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October 15, 2025
Alaska Airlines Seeks To Ground Pilot Sick Leave Accrual Suit
A former Alaska Airlines pilot's suit claiming that he should have accrued vacation and sick time while on long-term military assignments cannot stand because the company doesn't provide such a benefit to other types of leave, the airline told a Washington federal court.
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October 15, 2025
11th Circ. Denies Veteran's Appeal Of Bias Suit Dismissal
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a district court's ruling against a veteran who said he faced disability discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment at the IRS after the agency failed to accommodate his request to work from the office during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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October 15, 2025
DC Think Tank Says It Wants FBI FISA Compliance Docs
The Justice Department will not turn over records related to an FBI audit it conducted to determine whether the agency was complying with section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which gives the government a backdoor to intercept communications without a warrant, a new suit says.
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October 15, 2025
Judge Denies Class Cert. In Coast Guard Vax Suit
A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge declined to certify a proposed class of Coast Guard personnel who were involuntarily removed from active duty after refusing the COVID-19 vaccination, calling their proposed subclasses overly broad and potential claims too unique.
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October 15, 2025
FCC Looks To Pull Hong Kong Telecom's US Authorization
The Federal Communications Commission has warned it could expel Hong Kong telecom HKT from the U.S. market, citing ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
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October 15, 2025
5th Circ. Says Union Can't Take SpaceX Case To Justices
The U.S. Supreme Court appears unlikely to get a chance to review a Fifth Circuit decision involving SpaceX that entitles the National Labor Relations Board's targets to enjoin the cases against them after the circuit court denied a union's bid to intervene to appeal the August ruling.
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October 15, 2025
Greenberg Traurig Lands Wilson Sonsini Life Sciences Pro
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a California partner from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati with in-house and government legal experience to enhance its capacity to handle matters for clients in life sciences, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and other industries.
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October 15, 2025
Some Federal Workers Win Quick Block On Shutdown Layoffs
A California federal judge on Wednesday granted a request from two unions representing thousands of federal workers to immediately block the Trump administration from laying them off during the government shutdown, saying she believes the plaintiffs will show that "what's being done here is both illegal and is in excess of authority."
Expert Analysis
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How A New BIS Rule Greatly Expands Export Restrictions
The newly effective affiliates rule from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security restricts exports to foreign companies that are 50% or more owned by entities listed on the BIS entity list and the military end-user list — a major shift in U.S. export control enforcement, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service
Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Documentation, Overrides, Eligibility
Recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office illustrate the importance of contemporaneous documentation in proposal evaluations, the standards for an agency’s override of a Competition in Contracting Act stay, and the regulatory requirements for small business joint ventures, says Cody Fisher at MoFo.
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Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job
After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.
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Preparing For What DOD Cybersecurity Audits May Uncover
Defense contractors seeking certification under the U.S. Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program that begins implementation on Nov. 10 may discover previously unknown violations, but there are steps they can take to address any issues before they come to the attention of enforcement authorities, say attorneys at Troutman.
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Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.
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Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach
In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.
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How AI Can Find Environmental Risks Before Regulators Do
By using artificial intelligence to analyze public information that regulators collect but find incredibly challenging to connect across agencies and databases, legal teams can identify risks before widespread health impacts occur, rather than waiting for harm to surface — potentially transforming environmental litigation, says Paul Napoli at Napoli Shkolnik.
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Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu.
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What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech
Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo.
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Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from including every possible argument to not developing a theme — to build the reputation of a sought-after litigator, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Contract Disputes Recap: Details, Instructions, Obligations
Recent decisions from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals offer critical insights into contractor reliance on government specifications, how instructions can affect a contractor’s dispute rights and how both factor into the larger claims process, says Sarah Barney at Seyfarth.
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Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.
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Evaluating The Current State Of Trump's Tariff Deals
As the Trump administration's ambitious tariff effort rolls into its ninth month, and many deals lack the details necessary to provide trade market certainty, attorneys at Adams & Reese examine where things stand.