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Aerospace & Defense - April, 2026

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• Prediction Market Policing Getting 1st Test In Maduro Bet Case
• Northrop Grumman Drops Satellite Damage Suit In Va.
• FCC Advances Plan To Clamp Down On Robocall Campaigns
• Trump Says Fixed-Price Procurement Deals Will Be Default
• DC Judge Allows NASA Research Library Closure To Continue
• Boeing Set To Face 2nd Ill. Jury Over Ethiopian Air Crash
• Playing Magic: The Gathering Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• CACI Says High Court Case Will Affect Abu Ghraib Verdict
• ADW Pursues $3B Takeover Of Meineke Owner, More Rumors
• Commerce Finalizes Steep Duties On Russian Palladium
• Consultant Says Venezuela Work Didn't Require FARA Filing
• Marines Were Justified In Canceling Solicitation, Judge Rules
• Subcontractor Says Lockheed Must Pay Up After Contract Ax
• Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study
• How To Gear Up For Trump's Pharma Tariffs
• Managing Tort Risk After Justices' War Zone Immunity Ruling
• Nadine Menendez Denied Bail During Bribery Conviction Appeal
• Protest Over VA Hospital Bed Width Specs Rejected
• Towing Co. Says Navy's $1.6M Barge Repair Bill Is Too High
• Boeing Says 737 Max Plaintiffs Can't Seek Punitive Damages
• Trans Pilot Says Influencer's Defamation Countersuit Is Barred
• Ex-Rep.'s Anti-Maduro Stance Was 'Facade,' Jury Hears
• DOJ Says Sen. Kelly Not Immune From Military Discipline
• Justices Wary Of Cisco's Bid To Avoid Aiding Torture Claims
• DOD Scoffs At Clement & Murphy, Jenner & Block Fee Ask
• Fla. Utility Says NextNav's GPS Backup Would Be Disastrous
• PFAS OUT Cannot Replace Broad Drinking Water Protections
• Nadine Menendez Says Feds Need To 'Look Into The Mirror'
• Chinese Man Extradited From Italy Over COVID Data Theft
• Soldier Accused Of Betting On Maduro Raid Pleads Not Guilty
• UK Helicopter Co. Appeals $15M Sikorsky Judgment
• USTR Seeks Input On Modernizing African Trade Agreement
• Lobbyist Can Keep Space Co. Job Amid Noncompete Suit
• Pentagon Can Escort Reporters Amid Appeal, DC Circ. Says
• Texas Rep. Says Rivera Wanted Political Change In Venezuela
• Contractor Can't Evade FCA Deal Due To Financial Troubles
• Texas Business Court Weighs Boeing Bid To End Union Suit
• Space Intelligence Provider HawkEye 360 Targets $400M IPO
• BAE, L3Harris End Navy Contract Trade Secret Suit In NY
• Chipmaker Says Chinese Military Co. Label Lacks Evidence
• DOJ's Superseding Policy Muddies Trade Crime Disclosures
• FTC Wants More Info On IonQ's $1.8B Chipmaker Deal
• Justices Turn Away Lebanese Bank Terrorism Suit
• Lockheed Birth Defect Judge Slams Door On Trial Aids Fight
• Justices To Focus On Alien Tort Statute In Cisco Spying Case
• Hikvision Lacks Standing In FCC Fight, DC Circ. Told
• Justices Give Tort Defendants Tool To Get To Federal Court
• Feds Fight Ex-Rep.'s Acquittal Bid In Venezuela FARA Case
• GAO Urges DOD To Boost Risk Management At Agency
• Shipbuilders Lose Bid To Block New Plaintiff In No-Poach Suit
• Feds Say Species Suit Is Moot After Gulf Drilling Exemption
• Texas Justices Say Copter Manual Changes Don't Reset Clock
• Judge Won't Halt Anthropic Calif. Suit Amid DC Circ. Case
• US, EU Announce Key Mineral Supply Chain Action Plan
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Paul Weiss
• L3Harris Closes $1B Investment From DOD In Missile Biz
• Axiom Space Says Ex-Lobbyist Can't Work At Rival
• Justices' Fluor Ruling Adds To DOD Contractors' War Costs
• 9th Circ. Revives County's $162M Environmental Coverage Bid
• Amazon Gets OK To Sell Leo Routers Despite Covered List
• Soldier Aware Of Maduro Raid Bet On Polymarket, Feds Say
• Sikorsky Says UK Co. Owes $9.8M More In Chopper Feud
• DOJ Says Beverly Hills Mansion Bought With Bribe Money
• Huawei's Long-Awaited NY RICO Trial Moved To Fall
• FCC Rejects SpaceX, Iridium Bids To Change 'Big LEO' Rules
• Dems Back Sen. Kelly In DOD Fight Over Illegal Orders Video
• Cos. Say Permit Delays Could Drag Out 'Rip And Replace'
• New DEI Clauses Will Reshape FCA Exposure For Contractors
• DOD Contractors May Be Overlooking Import Duty Exemption
• OFAC Signals Sanctions Diligence Can't Stop At 50% Rule
• Sig Sauer Claims Contractor Immunity In Gun Injury Suits
• Defense Parts Maker Elmet Group Prices Upsized $120M IPO
• New FCC Router Rule Signals Shifting Supply Chain Approach
• Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Anthropic Slams Hegseth's Security Risk Label At DC Circ.
• Hagens Berman, Others Seek To Co-Lead PFAS Fire Gear Suit
• Delta Pilots Fail To Get Military Bias Suit Off The Ground
• Citibank Defends Arbitration Ruling In Veteran Credit Card Row
• Feds Must Give Records On Trans Military Ban, Judge Says
• Lockheed Birth Defect Trial Judge 'Disappointed' By Attys
• Cruise Ship Wi-Fi Plan Could Skew Ocean Data, NAS Says
• 5th Circ. Bars Dead Veteran's VA Surgery Suit As Untimely
• Judge Agrees To Pause PetroSaudi $380M Award Suit
• USTR Seeking 'Outcomes' On DSTs, Stronger USMCA Rules
• Frontier Pays Flight Attendants Only While In Air, Suit Says
• FCC Boosts Mobile Service From Space With AST Exemptions
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Draft Pleadings
• 2 Firms Take Lead On Possible $60B SpaceX-Cursor Deal
• High Court Revives Military Vet's Injury Claims
• House Subcommittee Mulls SAT Streamlining Act
• Archer, Joby Spar Over Claims In Battle To Gain Air Taxi Edge
• Ukraine Co. Brings $5M Drone Award To NY For Enforcement
• DC Circ. Won't Ax US Bid To Seize Iranian Oil From 2 Tankers
• Chevron's $52M Iran Oil Loss Not Covered, Insurers Say
• Contractor Says Army Caused Delays Behind $5.8M Debt Row
• 3 Firms Guide $1.2B Semiconductor Equipment SPAC Deal
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control
• Feds Pan Nadine Menendez's Bail Bid Months After Appeal
• Frontier Owes $5M In TSA Security Fees, 10th Circ. Says
• Judge Finds VA Can Toss Bid Lacking Authorization Clause
• Contractor DEI Order Will Cause 'Irreparable Harm,' Suit Says
• Ex-Newman Clerks, Judges Back High Court Suspension Fight
• Iranian Accused Of Sanctions Dodge Extradited 12 Years Later
• Colorado Court Asked To Toss Trans Pilot's Defamation Suit
• Colo. Contractor Says Engineer's FCA Suit Shows No Fraud
• Judge Largely Axes Protest Over NASA Movie Production Deal
• House Panel Probes Reports Of Missing, Killed Scientists
• Frontier Sues American Over Planes Clipping Wings In Boston
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Illinois' Suit Over Trump's National Guard Deployment Tossed
• SpaceX, Calif. Agency Strike Sealed Deal To End Launch Suit
• Justices Won't Consider Union's Right To Seek SpaceX Appeal
• High Court Turns Away Veteran's Disability Bias Suit
• Ex-Rep. Didn't Fund Venezuelan Opposition, Accountant Says
• Judge Again Rejects Boeing Whistleblower Suicide Settlement
• Rocket Lab Beats Investor Suit Over Launch Timeline For Good
• Drone Co. Aevex Joins Defense-Related IPOs, Raising $320M
• NorthStar Inks $300M SPAC Deal As Space Debris Risk Rises
• Texas Justice Calls Asbestos Dosage Decision 'Troubling'
• DOD Contractor Gets 2 Years In Prison For $829K Fraud
• Lockheed Can't Slip Workers' 401(k) Self-Dealing Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Stikeman Elliott
• 2 Discovery Rulings Break With Heppner On AI Privilege Issue
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Evidence, Tailored Talks, Materiality
• High Court Sends La. Pollution Suit To Federal Court
• ITC Told Wrongly Claimed Patent Fee Discounts Sink Chip Suit
• OCC Says Bank Misled Borrowers Into Costlier VA Refi Loans
• FCC Urged To Keep 60 MHz In C-Band Airwaves For Satellites
• DHS Error Can't Stop Law Enforcement Training Contracts
• Isshin-Ryu Karate Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Lessons Orgs Facing Cyberattacks Can Learn From Iran War
• 2 Sentenced In North Korean Remote IT Worker Scheme
• Armed Services Board Says DHA Agreement Wasn't A Contract
• Iranian Captain Sues OFAC Over Delay In Blacklist Removal
• Fed. Circ. Snubs Early Appeal In Camera Tech Patent Feud
• Davis Polk, Ropes & Gray Lead Defense Tech Firm Arxis' $1.1B IPO
• Hold Dish To Buildout Plans, Mich. Local Gov'ts Urge FCC
• 737 Max Families Ask Full 5th Circ. To Weigh DOJ-Boeing Deal
• Union Slams Hegseth Bid To Scrap DOD Union Contracts
• Brigit To Take Fight Over 'Instant' Wage Advances To 2nd Circ.
• Squires Passes On 10 Patent Challenges, Takes On 2 Others
• CBP's $166B Tariff Refund Portal Needs 4 Safeguards
• Mortgage Co. Says Vets' Fraud Scheme Claims Distort Truth
• Ex-Defense Contractor Execs Call Arbitration Pact 'One-Sided'
• Terrorism Victim's Atty Asks Court To Toss Malpractice Award
• Nadine Menendez Seeks Bail Pending 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Leo Says Missteps Sank $50M SpaceX Investment In Appeal
• FCC Names New Carveouts From Router And Drone Bans
• AI Security Co. Investors Seek 1st OK For $15M Settlement
• Judge Says Army Override For Kitchen Support Was Justified
• 'Women Only Have Tattoos?' Judges Doubt Bias At RTX Unit
• Defense Contractor Fired Execs For Flagging Fraud, Suit Says
• Senate Panel Passes Bipartisan Satellite Cybersecurity Bills
• FCC Seeks To Expand Power Of The Covered List
• Submarine Co. Strikes Deal To End Long-Haul COVID Bias Suit
• Paul Weiss, Skadden Lead Amazon's $11.6B Globalstar Deal
• Aerospace Firm Says Ex-Consultants Built 'Copycat' Rival
• DOD Education Unit Says Bias Suit Rehashes EEO Claims
• Fluor, Whistleblowers Take Issue With $15M Fraud Verdict
• ITC Opens Patent Inquiry Into Joby Electric Air Taxis
• GAO Says Agencies Should Reflect On AI Procurements
• DOD Asks To Keep Escort Requirement For Reporters
• Defense Contractor Tips For Commercial Solutions Openings
• Artemis II Highlights Earthbound Employment Law Risks
• Fed Action Sought Against European Plan To 'Target' Iridium
• GAO Denies Protest Of Mess Hall Services Contract Add-On
• State Bars Need To Get Specific About AI Confidentiality
• House Dems Push To Halt Russian Oil Sales, Adopt Sanctions
• Drone Co. Aevex Eyes $312M IPO Amid Defense Tech Surge
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Simpson Thacher Steer Hot Deals
• BAE Says Manager's DEI Concerns Aren't Why He Was Fired
• Chinese Scholar Gets Time Served For Smuggling E. Coli DNA
• Trade Court Mulls Economic Basis For Trump's Global Tariffs
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Instrument Monitoring Patent Claims
• What Justices' Review Of Guam Case Will Mean For Permitting
• Feds Renew Push Against 'Bad Labs' In Equipment Test Rules
• Calculating Damages In IEEPA Tariff Refund Litigation
• Futures Market Anonymity Now Presents A Structural Problem
• 'Mark Of Autocracy': Court Says Pentagon Defied Press Order
• Rivera's Ex-Partner Kept Cut Of $50M Venezuela Contract
• Australian Court Affirms India's Immunity In $112M Award Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Army Refund Over $73M Hangar Contract
• Calif. AI Guardrails Split From Feds, Other States May Follow
• FCC Plans To End '90s Framework For Satellite Power Limits
• 'Made In America' Rules Raise Stakes For Gov't Contractors
• 6 Firms Steer Terra Quantum's Plans For $3.25B SPAC Merger
• Alpine Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SpaceX Plans Record Retail Slice In IPO, And Other Rumors
• Fuel Executive Gets 5 Years For $4.5M Navy Fraud Scheme
• DC Circ. Allows DOD To Ax Anthropic Contracts Amid Review
• Qualcomm Wants To Be Let Into 2 Closed-Off Spectrum Bands
• VA Defeats 17 Protesters Over $60.7B IT Overhaul Contract
• GAO Backs Contractor Over Army's Shifting Proposal Details
• Corps Can't Shake Claim In Contract Termination Case
• Boeing, Bell Textron Get Fatal Osprey Crash Suit Tossed
• Military Gear Co. Says Ex-Director Stole Trade Secrets
• Magistrate Judge Allowed 'Gamesmanship,' Shipbuilders Say
• Veterans Say Citibank Arb. Ruling Is 'Anti-Military Readiness'
• FCC Looks To Beef Up 'Know Your Customer' Robocall Regs
• Mercury Systems Investors Seek Final OK Of $32.5M Deal
• Aerospace Parts Maker Arxis Launches $1B IPO Plans
• Feds Say Iranian Hackers Are Targeting 'Critical' Infrastructure
• DC Circ. Quizzes Gov't On Ex-Navy Admiral's Bribery Case
• Fed. Circ. Questions US Stance In Air Force Payment Dispute
• Rivera Kept $50M Venezuela Deal Quiet, Ex-Partner Says
• Law Profs Back Boeing In 7th Circ. Bid To Void 737 Max Class
• VA Must Honor CBA While Appealing Order, Judge Says
• DOD Opposes DJI's Push To Undo FCC Product Ban
• Research Group Seeks To Block Fed's Divestment Efforts
• Fed. Circ. Questions Army Corps' Contract Award About-Face
• X Corp. Says National Security AI Co. Failed To Pay Bills
• SpaceX Seeks C-Band Airwaves For Next-Gen Satellite
• PTAB Memo Recenters Discretion On US Manufacturing
• Why MDLs Slow Down — And How To Speed Them Up
• What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings
• Senior DOJ, White House Nat'l Security Pro Joins Covington
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Remand State Secrets Dispute In FBI Spying Case
• Justices To Mull Courts' Authority To Hear Vets' Benefits Suits
• Boeing Mechanic Wage Class Action Takes Off In Wash.
• ​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Closing The Chapter On DOJ-Boeing 737 Max Criminal Case
• Northrop Wants FTC To Nix Conditions For $9.2B Orbital Buy
• Iran War's Trade Fallout Likely To Spread Beyond Oil, Fertilizer
• AE Industrial Accused Of Insider Trading On AI Co. Stock
• Iran War Disruption Could Spur Future Energy Dealmaking
• GSA Restores Anthropic Technology Post-Injunction
• Trump Seeks 13% Boost In DOJ Funding
• FCC Looks To Trim Next Year's Budget By 4.3%
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Former Air Force Sgt. Cops To Charges In $37M Fraud Scheme
• Lockheed Says Co.'s Unpaid Costs Suit Must Be Trimmed
• Feds, Lockheed Can't Win Early In $98M F-35 Cost Fight
• Trump Admin Seeks Reversal Of DC National Guard Injunction
• Gov't Must Insist On EU Satellite Market Access, Feds Told
• Trump Orders 100% Pharma Tariff, Modifies Metals Duties
• Noerr Adds Space Arbitration Group Co-Founder In Frankfurt
• Ownership Limbo Spurs Stay Bid In $380M PetroSaudi Fight
• Air Force Wins Disability Bias Suit Over Pandemic Leave
• New DOD Framework Offers Key Guidance On PFAS Disposal
• Unpacking FCC's Proposed Rules For Offshore Call Centers
• Amazon Mulls $9B Globalstar Buy, Plus More Rumors
• Ultramarathons Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Bank Must Turn Over $1.68B To Iran Terror Attack Victims
• Evita Boss Admits To Russia-Linked Crypto Laundering Ruse
• Trump Announces Texas, Ohio, Florida Judicial Picks
• Ex-Diplomat Says Rep. Rivera's Liaison Was Out For Himself
• SpaceX Confidentially Files Plans For Blockbuster IPO
• US Shipowner Says Boat Was Sunk As Part Of Iran-China Scheme
• Reps. Probe Hegseth's Attempted Investment Pre-Iran Strikes
• GAO Denies Protest Over $16.7M Corps Facility Contract
• FCC Strives For 'Supremacy' In US Drone Manufacturing
• State FARA Laws Pose Unique Constitutional Challenges
• Nuclear Co. Seeks More Damages For DOE Disposal Delays
• Veterans Say Synchrony Arbitration Order Defies MLA
• Paul Weiss-Led OceanSound Nets $3.4B For 3rd Fund
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Attorney's Appeal To Win Back Fee Award