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July 06, 2026
The first half of 2026 saw the Trump administration's push to restrict renewable energy development hit judicial speed bumps and the U.S. Supreme Court potentially change the course of long-running cases that pit state governments against oil and gas heavyweights. Here are several court decisions that stood out for energy attorneys in the first half of this year.
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July 06, 2026
The government told a federal court in Washington state Monday it wants out of a lawsuit brought by the Lummi Nation over a federally funded broadband project that disturbed the remains of the tribe's ancestors, saying it never officially approved the construction activities or released any funds for it.
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July 06, 2026
A Missouri federal judge appointed a special master to oversee administration of a $150 million settlement between a mining company controlled by billionaire Ira Rennert and Peruvian citizens who alleged that children were harmed by lead emissions from mining facilities in the Andes.
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July 06, 2026
A California federal judge has ruled the Trump administration can't transfer allegations that it unlawfully canceled billions of dollars in energy and infrastructure programs to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims because the claims rest on the same facts as the portion of the complaint it seeks to keep in district court.
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July 06, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insights on the 7-2 outcome, highlighting issues the jurists were grappling with and showcasing rationales that found their way into the opinion.
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July 06, 2026
Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming better attuned to the conservative supermajority, attorneys say.
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July 06, 2026
When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's golden opportunity to avoid a grilling.
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July 02, 2026
This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.
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July 02, 2026
The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, with nearly a quarter of cases being decided squarely along ideological lines.
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July 02, 2026
The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.
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July 02, 2026
The Ninth Circuit Thursday upheld a ban on the use of certain nitrogen oxide-emitting appliances in four Southern California counties, rejecting claims that the pollution control effort is preempted by federal law, as a dissenting judge contended this conclusion runs afoul of the court's own recent precedent.
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July 02, 2026
The Sierra Club and other environmental groups sued a California city and BNSF Railway Company in state court Wednesday challenging the approval of what's expected to be the country's biggest railyard and warehouse project that they allege could significantly pollute the area and destroy habitats for endangered wildlife species.
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July 02, 2026
In a motion for summary judgment, two environmental groups asked a Montana federal judge to order the U.S. Department of the Interior to revise a management plan for bison in Yellowstone National Park they say violates federal law.
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July 02, 2026
A Washington, D.C., federal judge said she was unlikely to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's plan to remake the capital's East Potomac Golf Links, but also declined to order a stoppage of any work on the site until more concrete steps are taken.
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July 02, 2026
The entire Senate Democratic Caucus is urging the Office of Management and Budget to abandon a new proposed rule that they say will politicize the federal grants process.
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July 02, 2026
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has grown its mass torts litigation offerings in Chicago with the addition of a Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP attorney, the firm said.
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July 02, 2026
Paul J. Napoli, an influential plaintiffs attorney who worked on some of the nation's highest-profile mass tort matters in recent decades, died on Tuesday at the age of 58.
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July 02, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.
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July 02, 2026
This spring and early summer saw the EPA setting its sights on "forever chemicals," approving some of them for use in pesticides and clawing back limits on their presence in drinking water. The former top FDA official is now out, and several nominees are waiting to fill gaps at the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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July 02, 2026
A Kansas federal judge won't throw out claims against the parent companies of a fertilizer and oil refinery company in a suit alleging their facilities polluted a nearby town, saying the complaint is enough to pierce the corporate veil and treat the parent companies as alter egos liable for their subsidiaries' conduct.
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July 02, 2026
Revised vehicle fuel economy standards, negotiations on a new infrastructure and transportation funding package and the next iteration of a North American trade deal are some of the transportation industry's top regulatory developments to watch in the latter half of 2026.
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July 01, 2026
The New Jersey Senate and the state's General Assembly recently passed three data center regulation bills that will be considered by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
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July 01, 2026
Italian mobile app developer Bending Spoons hit the public markets after raising $1.7 billion in its initial public offering, marking the largest of three IPOs to begin trading on Wednesday, exceeding $2.1 billion in total deal volume.
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July 01, 2026
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized approvals for several pesticides for use on crops, drawing criticism from environmental groups who say some of them contain forever chemicals.
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July 01, 2026
The international airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has failed at its second attempt to push into federal court Michigan's lawsuit over forever plastic pollution, allegedly caused by firefighting foam the airport used, after the Sixth Circuit ruled that the airport already tried identical arguments in the previous appeal.