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September 24, 2025
Ohio House Bill Seeks Approval Rule For Some Property Tax
Ohio would require some political subdivisions to obtain approval from their member governing bodies before imposing property tax above a statutory limit under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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September 23, 2025
Industry Witnesses In Google Ad Tech Case Not 'That Helpful'
A Virginia federal judge tightened the leash Tuesday on the U.S. Department of Justice and Google fight over the company's advertising placement technology business, expressing dissatisfaction with non-technical industry witnesses testifying about the benefits and costs of a government breakup proposal.
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September 23, 2025
Ad Groups Urge Newsom To Veto Calif. Opt-Out Tool Bill
Four major ad industry groups are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would require browser developers to offer a digital tool enabling consumers to more easily opt out of online behavioral advertising throughout the web.
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September 23, 2025
Attys Must Pay $24K For AI Citations In FIFA Antitrust Case
Counsel representing the now-shuttered Puerto Rico Soccer League in its antitrust suit against FIFA must pay more than $24,000 in attorney fees and litigation costs to the soccer federation and other defendants for filing briefs that appeared to contain errors hallucinated by artificial intelligence, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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September 23, 2025
5th Circ. Won't Disturb EPA's Denial Of Texas Ozone Plan
The Fifth Circuit on Monday refused to upend a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision denying Texas' Clean Air Act implementation plans, finding that the EPA's procedure complied with the law and its reasoning for denying the plans "was sound."
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September 23, 2025
DC Circ. Says FMC's Late-Fee Rule Makes No Sense
The Federal Maritime Commission's "demurrage and detention" fees rule does not make sense, the D.C. Circuit has ruled, partially striking down the rule after finding that the agency had not given a good reason for allowing some entities to be fined for shipping delays while blocking others.
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September 23, 2025
Italy's Telecom Regulator Seeks 'Back Door' Network Fees
As debate rages in the U.S. about whether to help pay for broadband network deployment by imposing fees on streamers and Big Tech, an Italian regulator is getting around an EU restriction on so-called network fees by reclassifying content delivery networks as "electronic communications networks," an industry group warned.
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September 23, 2025
Amazon Prime Trapped Consumers, FTC Tells Seattle Jury
Amazon knew for years that millions of people were inadvertently enrolling in its Prime subscription program because of its design choices but prioritized boosting membership counts over fixing the problem, the Federal Trade Commission told a Seattle federal jury on Tuesday, kicking off a long-awaited consumer protection trial against the e-commerce giant.
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September 23, 2025
Banks Urge SEC To Hold Crypto Custody To Same Standards
Financial services trade groups have cautioned the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against broadly permitting investment advisers and state-chartered trust companies to safeguard customer's cryptocurrency assets, urging the agency to maintain equal standards for all financial custodians amid planned crypto rulemaking.
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September 23, 2025
FCC Demands Boomerang, Others Repay $1.1M For Contracts
The Federal Communications Commission said it is owed more than $1.1 million for spending more on computer tablets than was needed by two wireless companies during pandemic-era assistance programs.
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September 23, 2025
CFTC Seeks Feedback On The Use Of Crypto Collateral
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission launched an initiative on Tuesday to enable the use of certain crypto assets as collateral in derivatives markets, soliciting industry suggestions on potential pilot programs, amendments to regulations and relevant issues.
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September 23, 2025
SEC Accuses Russian Man Of Hacking Pump & Dump Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hit a Russian national with a civil suit Monday, accusing him of hijacking hundreds of individual consumer brokerage accounts to run a $31 million pump-and-dump scheme with low-volume stocks and options.
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September 23, 2025
Ex-Discover Financial Exec Can Pursue Equity Clawback Suit
An Illinois federal judge has rejected a bid to toss a retired Discover Financial Services executive's age and gender discrimination lawsuit, finding she has sufficiently alleged at this point that she faced disparate treatment tied to her sex and that Discover's arguments against her age discrimination claim don't hold weight.
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September 23, 2025
Hedge Funds Call For CFTC To End Dual Registration
A group representing the hedge fund industry is calling on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to drop the need for industry participants to submit to agency oversight in cases where fund managers are already registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, calling the dual registration requirement "costly" and "inefficient."
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September 23, 2025
CFPB Frees Apple, US Bank From Biden-Era Consent Orders
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has lifted two more enforcement orders issued during the Biden administration, this time granting both Apple Inc. and U.S. Bank NA an early release from ongoing monitoring years ahead of schedule.
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September 23, 2025
NY Feds Say Ex-Finance Exec Stole $8M From Brand Co.
The former finance director of Area 17 was arrested Tuesday and accused of pilfering $8.2 million from the multinational brand management and media company by using his extensive control over its financial systems to embezzle funds from the firm over a 10-year period.
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September 23, 2025
Enviro Orgs. Ask 5th Circ. To Review Delfin LNG Project License
Environmental groups on Monday asked the Fifth Circuit to find that the U.S. Department of Transportation violated federal law when it issued a license for the construction and operation of the Delfin LNG LLC deepwater liquefied natural gas project.
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September 23, 2025
This Week In Healthcare Cybersecurity
Expiring Obama-era cybersecurity legislation, U.K. charges for 'Scattered Spider' breach, and the challenges of 23andMe's bankruptcy. Law360 looks at the week in cybersecurity developments affecting the healthcare industry.
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September 23, 2025
Tribe Fights Mont. County's Bid To Delay Voting Rights Case
An Indigenous tribe is fighting a county's bid to pause its voting rights lawsuit in Montana federal court, arguing that a dilutive map illegally supports an "at large" election system that has resulted in a failure to meet the needs of tribal citizens.
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September 23, 2025
Ex-Provost Says UNC Hired Belichick After Unlawful Meeting
A former provost is suing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's board of trustees in state court, alleging the board conducted last-minute hiring deliberations over a multimillion-dollar contract for legendary football coach Bill Belichick in an unlawfully secret meeting.
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September 23, 2025
9th Circ. Won't Revive Religious Bias Suit Over COVID Tests
A split Ninth Circuit panel backed the dismissal of a religious bias suit Tuesday from a Christian hospital worker who said she was fired for objecting to COVID-19 nasal testing, ruling she hadn't made a connection between her opposition to testing and her faith.
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September 23, 2025
$6.6M IRS Civil Fraud Penalty Ruled Constitutional
A Pennsylvania federal judge upheld a $6.6 million civil fraud tax penalty against an insurance broker over its captive deductions, ruling Tuesday that the Internal Revenue Service's assessment of the penalty without a jury trial was constitutional.
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September 23, 2025
FERC Urges Justices To Let Grid Incentive Ruling Stand
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb its revocation of an incentive for power companies that are required to be members of a regional transmission organization.
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September 23, 2025
LPL Financial Nabs Ex-AUSA, Eversheds Investigations Head
LPL Financial has hired a former Manhattan federal prosecutor as head of litigation and arbitration following her time as co-leader of Eversheds Sutherland's corporate crime and investigations practice.
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September 23, 2025
Foes Slam Feds' GHG Plan As Trump Decries Green 'Scam'
Green groups and democrats are strongly opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to abandon a key greenhouse gas policy, as President Donald Trump on Tuesday called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world."
Expert Analysis
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What To Know As SEC Looks To Expand Private Fund Access
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission considers expanding retail access to private markets, understanding how these funds operate — and the role of financial intermediaries in guiding investors — is increasingly important, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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Fla. Law Is Part Of State Trend On Curbing Foreign Influence
A recently effective Florida law that broadly prohibits charities from receiving or soliciting funds from individuals and entities associated with certain foreign countries, the first of its kind in the nation, follows a growing state-level focus on foreign influence regulation, say attorneys at Venable.
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Tips For US Investors Eyeing Middle East Data Centers
While Middle East data center investment presents a compelling opportunity in light of renewed U.S.-Gulf cooperation on artificial intelligence and critical technologies, these projects require a nuanced understanding of regional legal and regulatory regimes, says Haykel Hajjaji at Covington.
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New DOJ Penalty Policy Could Spell Trouble For Cos.
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently published guidance making victim relief a core condition of coordinated resolution crediting, companies facing parallel investigations must carefully calibrate their negotiation strategies to minimize the risk of duplicative penalties, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Influencer Marketing Partnerships Face Rising Litigation Risk
In light of recent class actions claiming that brands and influencers are misleading consumers with deceptive marketing practices — largely premised on the Federal Trade Commission's endorsements guidance — proactive compliance measures are becoming more important, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.
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Mulling Worker Reclassification In Light Of No Tax On OT
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's no-tax-on-overtime provisions provide tax relief for employees who regularly work overtime and are nonexempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act, but reclassifying employees may lead to higher compliance costs and increased wage and hour litigation for employers, says Steve Bronars at Edgeworth Economics.
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A Look At Key 5th Circ. White Collar Rulings So Far This Year
In the first half of 2025, the Fifth Circuit has decided numerous cases of particular import to white collar practitioners, which collectively underscore the critical importance of meticulous recordbuilding, procedural compliance and strategic litigation choices at every stage of a case, says Joe Magliolo at Jackson Walker.
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Clean Energy Tax Changes Cut Timelines, Add Red Tape
With its dramatic changes to energy tax credits, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reshape project financing and investment planning — and wind and solar developers, especially those in the early stages of projects, face stricter timelines and heightened compliance challenges, says Dan Ruth at Balch & Bingham.
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5 Consumer Protection Compliance Issues In NY State Budget
Companies that engage with New York consumers should promptly familiarize themselves with new state budget provisions that require finance and retail companies to make certain business practices more transparent and easier for customers to execute, say attorneys at Mintz.
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Balancing The Promises And Perils Of Tokenizing Securities
Tokenizing listed securities offers the promise of greater efficiency, accessibility and innovation, but a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement makes clear that the federal securities laws continue to apply to tokenized securities, so financial institutions and technology developers must work together to create clear rules, say attorneys at Orrick.
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High Court Cert Spotlights Varying Tests For Federal Removal
A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to review Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a case involving the federal officer removal statute, highlights three other recent circuit court decisions raising federal removal questions, and serves as a reminder that defendants are the masters of removal actions, says Varun Aery at Hollingsworth.
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How Cos. In China Can Tailor Compliance Amid FCPA Shifts
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement guidelines create a fluid business environment for companies operating in China that will require a customized compliance approach to navigate both countries’ corporate and legal systems, say attorneys at Dickinson Wright.
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7 Ways Employers Can Avoid Labor Friction Over AI
As artificial intelligence use in the workplace emerges as a key labor relations topic in the U.S. and Europe, employers looking to reduce reputational risk and prevent costly disputes should consider proactive strategies to engage with unions, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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Open Banking Is On Ice As CFPB Seeks To Toss Its Own Rule
Even as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's efforts to toss its open banking rule play out in Kentucky federal court, it remains statutorily required to effectuate consumer access to data, raising questions about how it would replace the previously finalized standard, say attorneys at Cooley.
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SEC, FINRA Obligations In Changing AI Regulatory Landscape
Despite the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent withdrawal of its proposed artificial intelligence conflict rules, financial regulators remain focused on firms developing the correct AI compliance framework, as well as continuously testing and supervising them to ensure they're fit for purpose, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.