Appellate

  • July 23, 2026

    7th Circ. Backs Chicago's Tenant Payout Ordinance

    The Seventh Circuit held Wednesday that a Chicago ordinance requiring owners of foreclosed rental buildings to pay tenants $10,600 to help with relocation costs is not an unconstitutional taking of property, saying that state and local authorities have broad power to regulate landlord-tenant relationships.

  • July 23, 2026

    Senate Confirms 2 Judges, Advances Ohio And Colo. Picks

    The Senate on Thursday voted 48-47 to confirm Judge Daniel Traynor of the District of North Dakota to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and 49-44 to confirm Antonio M. Pozos, a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, as a judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

  • July 23, 2026

    9th Circ. Urged To Keep Reddit Moderator Subpoenas Alive

    A YouTube creator's production company has pressed the Ninth Circuit to reject a bid by anonymous Reddit moderators to block subpoenas seeking their identities, arguing that a federal judge properly found the company presented sufficient evidence that they facilitated alleged copyright infringement by directing people to livestreamed "watch parties" of its content.

  • July 23, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Partly Undoes Amazon Digital Photo Frame IP Win

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday refused to reboot a trio of digital picture framing patents Amazon was accused of infringing but reversed a California federal judge's finding that another patent was invalid.

  • July 23, 2026

    NJ Justices Adopt Atty Rule Barring Sex With Clients

    New Jersey attorneys will be prohibited from having sexual relationships with current clients beginning Sept. 1 under a new ethics rule that the state's highest court approved Thursday, replacing the New Jersey's case-by-case approach with a bright-line prohibition.

  • July 23, 2026

    J&J's Delays Should End $25M Asbestos Appeal, Builder Says

    A western Massachusetts real estate developer has asked a Connecticut appeals court to toss Johnson & Johnson's appeal of a $25 million asbestos cancer verdict in his favor, saying the company has yet to file an opening brief despite receiving five deadline extensions.

  • July 23, 2026

    EEOC, UPenn Resolve Fight Over Jewish Workers' Info

    The University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission struck a deal to end their battle over a subpoena seeking contact information of Jewish UPenn employees after the agency agreed to back away from enforcing it, the parties told the Third Circuit on Thursday.

  • July 23, 2026

    NCAA Appeals Ohio Judge's Block On Athletes' Eligibility

    The NCAA has appealed an Ohio state judge's decision that permitted 24 college basketball players to play in the upcoming season while they challenge the organization's eligibility restrictions.

  • July 22, 2026

    6 Copyright Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2026

    An appeal over whether an AI-powered legal research tool unlawfully used Westlaw material and a long-running fight involving a Miles Davis tattoo could produce some of 2026's most significant copyright rulings. Here is Law360's list of the most notable copyright cases to watch for the rest of the year.

  • July 22, 2026

    SoFi Stadium Owner Beats Suit Over Fan's Broken Hip

    A California appeals court has tossed a suit accusing the owner of SoFi Stadium and the Los Angeles Chargers of causing a season ticket holder's broken hip, saying the fan's ticket agreement contained an enforceable liability waiver.

  • July 22, 2026

    Mass. Justices Uphold Murder Conviction In Strangling

    Massachusetts' high court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a man who admitted to strangling the mother of his child, rejecting his claim that a judge erred in refusing to give jury instructions on a lesser manslaughter charge until after he testified at trial.

  • July 22, 2026

    US Marshals Can't Make Immigration Arrests In DC Court

    A D.C. federal judge Wednesday refused to toss a lawsuit from a certified class of immigrants challenging immigration arrests by U.S. marshals in D.C. Superior Court, declaring that the marshals lack authority and necessary training for the arrests.

  • July 22, 2026

    Arbitration Scholars Say 5th Circ. Botched Insurance Decision

    A group of international arbitration scholars are pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal law determines whether a nonsignatory to an international arbitration agreement can force arbitration of a dispute, saying a Fifth Circuit decision erroneously applied state law and contributes to unpredictability.

  • July 22, 2026

    Ohio Justices Back Sparse Order Denying DNA Test

    A divided Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a trial judge gave sufficient explanation when denying a murder defendant's request for postconviction DNA retesting, in a decision that clarifies how detailed judges must be when issuing written rulings in criminal cases.

  • July 22, 2026

    Ex-Pink Energy CEO Offers $575K To Exit Solar Fraud Case

    Plaintiffs in a fraud class action against a now-defunct solar energy company asked a Michigan federal judge on Wednesday to approve a settlement between the class and just one of the 10 defendants accused of ripping off home solar customers.

  • July 22, 2026

    9th Circ. Says BIA Rightly Nixed Father's Bid To Stay In US

    The Ninth Circuit ruled the Board of Immigration Appeals correctly denied an application from a father who said he had to stay in the U.S. to care for his children, finding Wednesday his son, who turned 21 during the pendency of his father's appeal, can't support his father's eligibility for removal cancellation.

  • July 22, 2026

    Split Fed. Circ. Won't Reinstate Injunction In Schedule A Feud

    A split Federal Circuit panel declined to reinstate an injunction against a group of retailers using Amazon and Temu to sell products that electronics company Shenzhen Jisu Technology Co. Ltd. claims infringe its design patent, disagreeing Wednesday with Shenzhen that a district judge had read an improper rule into the case.

  • July 22, 2026

    Midjourney Seeks To Narrow Disney AI Copyright Claims

    Artificial intelligence startup Midjourney has asked a California federal court to trim contributory infringement claims from a copyright lawsuit brought by Disney, Universal and Warner Bros., saying the claims fly in the face of a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving Cox Communications from earlier this year.

  • July 22, 2026

    10th Circ. Says Insurer Owed No Duty To Explain Policy

    The Tenth Circuit has affirmed an insurance company cannot be sued for bad faith over a woman's fatal liposuction surgery that resulted in a $60 million judgment, holding that under Utah law, an insurer is not obligated to explain a policy absent an ambiguity or evidence of fraud.

  • July 22, 2026

    11th Circ. Mulls Forcing Board To Testify In Book Ban Suit

    Members of a Florida school board on Wednesday told the Eleventh Circuit they shouldn't be forced to testify on their reasons for banning library books about people of color and the LGBTQ+ community, arguing their actions are protected by legislative privilege. 

  • July 22, 2026

    Exxon Convinces 5th Circ. To Scrap OSHA Mental Illness Reg

    The Fifth Circuit nixed an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule requiring employers to keep track of employees' work-related mental illnesses, concluding that Congress didn't give the agency authority to regulate mental health in the workplace.

  • July 22, 2026

    3rd Circ. Revives Princeton Student's Sex Bias Discipline Suit

    The Third Circuit has revived a Princeton University student's suit challenging the university's decision to suspend him for two years after a Title IX investigation into allegations that he choked two female students, ruling that he was able to plausibly allege that gender motivated Princeton's decision.

  • July 22, 2026

    Mass. Court Affirms License Loss In Lotto Ticket Scheme

    An intermediate appellate court in Massachusetts on Wednesday affirmed the permanent revocation of lottery sales licenses for two convenience store owners who allegedly played significant roles in a scheme to buy winning lottery tickets from customers seeking to avoid taxes or other obligations.

  • July 22, 2026

    Boston Scientific Settles With Stryker In Spine Device IP Fight

    Boston Scientific and Stryker Corp. have reached a settlement to resolve a case in New Jersey federal court over Stryker's alleged efforts to create a back pain device that infringed a Boston Scientific patent.

  • July 22, 2026

    Safety-Net Clinics Defend Insulin Suit Revival To Justices

    Safety-net healthcare providers urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to take on the revival of their proposed antitrust class action against Sanofi-Aventis, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and AstraZeneca, arguing Wednesday that the Second Circuit's decision was based on neither mere trade group lobbying nor any kind of overcharge.

Expert Analysis

  • Remote Work Rulings Show ADA Fights Hinge On Process

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    Two opposite outcomes in recent Fifth Circuit and D.C. federal court cases underscore that the legality of denying employees' disability accommodation requests for remote work depends less on broad policy and more on how it's applied, says Paul Sweeney at Ice Miller.

  • Fed Autonomy Rests On Narrow Exception After Justices Rule

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Trump v. Cook and Trump v. Slaughter expand presidential removal power while temporarily preserving the Federal Reserve’s independence, but there is uncertainty about which of the Fed’s authorities fall within the court’s narrow monetary-policy exception, says Keith Bradley at Squire Patton.

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    Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I've developed as a lifelong magician have translated directly into tangible benefits in the courtroom because performing magic and trying cases both live at the intersection of psychology, storytelling, timing and disciplined rehearsal, says Mark Dombroff at Fox Rothschild.

  • How Litigants Are Testing Conversion Therapy Ruling's Scope

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    Litigants are already using the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Chiles v. Salazar ruling, which applied strict scrutiny to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, to challenge laws limiting algorithmic rental pricing, artificial intelligence-based discrimination and anti-union employer speech, and courts must soon decide Chiles’ First Amendment limits, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • How Justices' TPS Ruling Affects Workforce Planning

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent holding in Mullin v. Doe that courts lack jurisdiction to review temporary protected status determinations greenlights the end of TPS for thousands of Syrian and Haitian nationals, and means employers must reevaluate TPS-designees' employability while avoiding discriminatory document practices, says attorney Richard Herman.

  • How Pfizer Won Fed. Circ. Patent Dispute By 1 Carbon Atom

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    The Federal Circuit's recent refusal to revive a patent in Enanta Pharmaceuticals v. Pfizer over an alleged typo creating a one-atom difference in a COVID-19 treatment application hands defendants a template for potentially converting a triable fact question into an early dispositive ruling, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • What To Know Before Justices Rule In Title IX Employee Case

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    The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Title IX protections extend to employees alleging sex discrimination in Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, which could have significant implications for higher education institutions and their employees, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Fed. Circ. Ruling Highlights The Cost Of Incorrect Inventorship

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    The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Fortress Iron v. Digger Specialties, affirming that a fencing company's patents were invalid due to a missing co-inventor, is a reminder that confirming correct inventorship should be a critical part of every patent invalidity workup, say attorneys at Neal Gerber.

  • Future Of Fed Independence Shaky After Justices' Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. Cook preserved the Federal Reserve's formal independence but could invite the president to remove board members with just modest protections, leaving the central bank's autonomy uncertain and potentially setting up fresh clashes over other agencies, says Steven Schwinn at the University of Chicago.

  • Series

    Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The second quarter brought several notable financial services law developments to Michigan, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state tax foreclosures, progress on a money transmission modernization bill package, and continued legislative momentum on cryptocurrency and mortgage lending, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • Justices' Ruling Alters Playing Field For State Subpoena Suits

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport will spark more federal court challenges to state subpoenas, but procedural defenses will block some merits decisions, so plaintiffs must carefully time and manage parallel federal and state proceedings, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Looking At Drake's Diss Track Appeal Through An IP Lens

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    Though Drake's pending Second Circuit appeal over UMG's promotion of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is formally about defamation, it shows that IP considerations can help identify records showing how a work traveled, which may guide courts when deciding context, says attorney Abdul Abdullahi.

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    Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

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    NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The year's second quarter brought several notable banking law developments to New York, including a proposal to align state stablecoin rules with the federal Genius Act, fresh fair lending and cybersecurity guidance from state regulators, and a significant Second Circuit holding on preemption, say attorneys at Ashurst Perkins Coie.

  • PacifiCorp Ruling Shows Limits Of Aggregate Wildfire Loss Models

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    An Oregon appeals court's recent decision in James v. PacifiCorp illustrates that in litigation involving multiple wildfires, materially different causation theories, and evidence tied to particular fires and locations, a single undifferentiated damages model is vulnerable to attack, say Paige Van Oosten and Jason Kim at Hunton and Kevin Cahill at FTI Consulting.

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