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August 27, 2025
DOD Education Unit Accused Of Bias By Assistant Principal
A Black, longtime employee of the Department of Defense Education Activity has sued the agency and its leaders in North Carolina federal court, alleging a lower school principal harassed her, that she was denied promotions based on her race and sex and is being unfairly terminated.
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August 27, 2025
Feds, Blue States Clash Over Future Of EV Funding Fight
The Trump administration says its recent decision to release funding for new electric-vehicle charging infrastructure moots Democratic-led states' litigation challenging the prior revocation of the funding, but the states said they're still being harmed and their lawsuit should proceed.
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August 27, 2025
Texas Firm Hits Feds With Suit Over Unpaid Border Work
A Texas construction company said U.S. Customs and Border Protection has unlawfully refused to pay it $10.5 million for work performed under a contract terminated after a judge blocked the Biden administration from using border wall construction funds for barrier repairs.
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August 26, 2025
Judge Won't Pause Order To Reinstate Foreign Aid
A D.C. federal judge denied Monday night the Trump administration's request to stay his preliminary injunction requiring the government to commit certain foreign aid funds by Sept. 30, writing that the administration had said months ago that it could begin obligating money earlier this month if it had to.
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August 26, 2025
Joseph Nocella Jr. Appointed US Attorney For EDNY
Joseph Nocella Jr. on Tuesday was reportedly appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, having served as the district's interim top prosecutor since early May.
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August 26, 2025
Proposed NIH Class Can Join UC Grant Cuts Suit, Judge Says
A California federal judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed class action seeking to reinstate grants awarded to University of California researchers that were nixed pursuant to President Donald Trump's executive orders can amend the complaint to add researchers whose National Institutes of Health grants have been recently suspended.
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August 26, 2025
Jacobs Can't Protest Rejection From Nat'l Guard Contract Talks
A Court of Federal Claims judge rejected Jacobs Engineering Group's protest of its exclusion from further negotiations for three awards under a $255 million multiple-award contract to support National Guard facilities, saying there's no reason to disturb the agency's decision.
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August 26, 2025
DC Circ. Backs HHS In Low-Income Patient Payment Dispute
The D.C. Circuit has delivered a blow to a group of hospitals in a recent decision finding they had challenged a key component of their Medicare reimbursements too early, despite hospital associations' warnings that such a ruling could slow healthcare providers' ability to seek review and "ultimately harm" patients.
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August 26, 2025
DOD Watchdog Urges Review Of Ukraine Contract Costs
A U.S. Department of Defense watchdog said in a report that a review of 11 contracts to provide Ukraine security assistance worth $5.6 billion found that contracting officers for six of them failed to maintain all the required data used to determine that prices were appropriate.
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August 26, 2025
USDOT Threatens States With Funding Cuts Over Truck Safety
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday threatened to withhold funds from California, Washington and New Mexico over their apparent failures to enforce federal mandates that all commercial truck drivers be proficient in the English language.
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August 26, 2025
Mich. AG Lambasts UMich For Halting Trans Youth Care
Michigan's attorney general publicly warned the University of Michigan Tuesday that her office was "considering all of our options" after the university's hospital system said it would cease providing gender-affirming care to minors under pressure from the Trump administration.
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August 26, 2025
Peru Telecom Takes Fight Over $168M Of Awards To DC Circ.
Peru-owned telecom service Pronatel has appealed before the D.C. Circuit a lower court decision denying its motion to throw out broadband corporation Redes Andinas de Comunicaciones SRL's action to confirm two arbitral awards valued at $168 million.
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August 26, 2025
Pratt & Whitney Secures $2.8B Award For F-35 Engines
Raytheon Technologies Corp. unit Pratt & Whitney secured a Naval Air Systems Command contract modification worth up to $2.8 billion to build and deliver more F135 engines for use in F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets.
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August 26, 2025
Shipbuilders Push To Escape Revived No-Poach Claims
A Fourth Circuit decision that revived a proposed class action accusing some of the country's biggest warship makers and naval engineering consultants of participating in an illegal no-poach conspiracy to suppress wages leaves a Virginia federal judge free to dismiss the case, according to the companies.
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August 25, 2025
Trump Admin Agrees To Release Frozen Education Funds
The Trump administration has agreed to release to a coalition of states the full balance of some $6.8 billion in congressionally appropriated educational program funding, the parties told a Rhode Island federal judge Monday, a little more than a month after the states challenged the funding freeze.
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August 25, 2025
9th Circ. Will Hear New Args In $1.3B India Award Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Monday agreed to consider issues left open by the U.S. Supreme Court following its decision earlier this year to revive an Indian satellite communications company's bid to enforce a decade-old $1.3 billion arbitral award against India.
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August 25, 2025
Battery Co. Must Face Suit Over Revoked $200M DOE Grant
A Texas federal judge has ruled that lithium-ion battery company Microvast Holdings Inc. cannot beat, for now, a securities class action alleging it misled investors about a revoked $200 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, although the judge trimmed certain claims from the suit.
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August 25, 2025
DOJ Antitrust Whistleblowers May Find Ally At The Post Office
The U.S. Department of Justice's new whistleblower program brings the Antitrust Division in line with other programs across the DOJ and at other agencies, although it may have a particularly broad scope thanks to a unique partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
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August 25, 2025
Trump Plans To Withdraw Federal Funding Over Cashless Bail
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would suspend or terminate federal funds provided to any jurisdictions that have adopted cashless bail policies, calling the reforms a "failed experiment" that allow repeat criminals to "mock our justice system."
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August 25, 2025
Unions Urge 9th Circ. To Uphold Order Halting Bargaining EO
The American Federation of Government Employees and other unions defended a lower court injunction halting several federal agencies from enforcing an executive order focused on eliminating labor contracts covering agencies that have "national security" aims, arguing the president's directive was retaliatory.
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August 25, 2025
Florida Co. Failed To Back Up VA Trip Claims, GAO Says
A Florida company tapped to provide transportation services for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center did not offer any proof to support allegations that the VA diverted some trips to another business, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
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August 25, 2025
Judge Presses Gov't On Aid Plan As Sept. 30 Deadline Looms
Attorneys for foreign aid nonprofits called for the Trump administration to detail exactly how it plans to distribute aid funding under a D.C. federal judge's injunction Monday, saying the government had been dragging its feet to comply with the February order as a Sept. 30 fiscal year deadline looms.
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August 25, 2025
Kari Lake Ordered Deposed In Voice Of America Closure Row
A Washington, D.C., federal judge flirted Monday with finding U.S. Agency for Global Media acting CEO Kari Lake in contempt of an order blocking what workers allege is the dismantling of broadcasting service Voice of America, but instead ordered her and other officials to sit for expedited depositions.
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August 25, 2025
Mich. Ex-Court Employee Alleges Firing Broke Disability Laws
A former coordinator for the Wayne County Probate Court alleged in a Michigan federal complaint Monday that she was improperly fired from her job while she was on medical leave, violating several disability discrimination laws.
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August 25, 2025
DOD Limits Awards For Cos. Consulting For Foreign Enitities
The U.S. Department of Defense finalized a rule Monday barring companies that provide consulting services to certain foreign entities from securing contracts for management, scientific and technical consulting services, unless they have a conflict-of-interest mitigation plan.
Expert Analysis
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Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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Contract Disputes Recap: Q&As, Gov't Claims, Pleading
Attorneys at Seyfarth examine decisions from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims covering matters including superior knowledge, government claims and pleading standards.
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Self-Disclosure Calculus Remains Complex Under Trump DOJ
Shifting policy focus under the Trump administration's Justice Department has created uncertainty for individuals considering voluntarily self-disclosing crimes that are no longer considered an enforcement priority, but there has been no indication that the administration intends on dialing back self-disclosure programs, say attorneys at Fox Rothschild.
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Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.
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11 Tips For Contractors Dealing With DOD Staff Reductions
Defense contractors should prepare for a wide range of disruptions related to procurement and contract administration that are likely amid federal workforce reductions, say attorneys at Covington.
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Pay Cos. That Adapt Can Benefit As Gov't Ends Paper Checks
Recent executive orders, instructing the government to cease issuing paper checks and to modernize and fraud-proof federal payments, will likely benefit financial services providers that facilitate government disbursements — provided they can manage the challenges and risks of transitioning to fully digital payments, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.
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Learning From COVID-19 Enforcement Against Nursing Homes
Five years after the COVID-19 outbreak caused a high number of deaths in nursing homes, an examination of enforcement actions against nursing homes in New York and elsewhere in the country highlights obstacles that may arise when bringing cases of this type, and ways to overcome them, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.
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Reviving A Dormant Criminal Statute In Antitrust Prosecution
The U.S. Department of Justice is poised to revive a dormant misdemeanor statute to resolve bid-rigging charges against a foreign national, providing important context to a recent effort to entice foreign defendants to take responsibility for pending charges or face the risk of extradition, say attorneys at Axinn.
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End May Be In Sight For Small Biz Set-Aside Programs
A Jan. 21 executive order largely disarming the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, along with recent court rulings, suggests that the administration may soon attempt to eliminate set-asides intended to level the award playing field for small business contractors that qualify under socioeconomic programs, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.
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Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.
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Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.
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What The Minimum Wage Shift Means For Gov't Contractors
While President Donald Trump's recent executive order rescinding a 2021 increase to the federal contractor minimum wage is welcome relief to some federal contractors and settles continued disagreement about its legality, there remains significant uncertainty and pitfalls over contractor wage obligations, say attorneys at Polsinelli.