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September 18, 2025
EPA Will Maintain Hazardous Designations For PFOA, PFOS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said it will defend the Biden administration's decision to list two common forever chemicals as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law.
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September 18, 2025
DOI Escapes Osage Nation's $4.9M Self-Determination Suit
A D.C. federal judge threw out a $4.9 million lawsuit over self-determination by the Osage Nation on claims that the U.S. Department of the Interior unlawfully rejected the tribe's final offer to amend a multiyear funding agreement with the DOI's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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September 18, 2025
Chinook Tribe Asks High Court To Reverse Recognition Denial
The Chinook Indian Nation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a Ninth Circuit order that denied the tribe federal recognition, arguing that the appellate court misinterpreted a law that lays a path for the status through judiciary or regulatory decisions.
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September 17, 2025
AM Radio Bill Makes It Through House Committee, Again
More than two-thirds of the House of Representatives have signed on to co-sponsor a bill that would prevent automakers from removing AM radios from their vehicles, so it came as no surprise when the bill sailed through markup Wednesday afternoon.
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September 17, 2025
Tribal Members Tell 9th Circ. Tariff Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
Counsel for members of the Blackfeet Nation tribe told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday their suit challenging President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs should stay in federal district courts, where constitutional and congressional claims over tribal commerce must be heard.
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September 17, 2025
Ute Tribe Land Dispute Back In Court After 8-Year Stay
A Utah federal judge on Wednesday lifted an eight-year stay in a decade-long feud over criminal prosecutions within the Ute Tribe's reservation boundaries, allowing the parties to litigate a sole issue in the case over the status of split estate surface lands.
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September 17, 2025
Calif. Residents Look To Block Tribe's Recognition, Casino
A group of residents and a nonprofit are seeking an expedited order that would block a decision by the Interior Department to give federal recognition to California's Ione Band of Miwok Indians, arguing the federal government is delaying the case to make sure construction of the tribe's casino is completed.
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September 17, 2025
Feds Must Review Wash. Logging Project Over Map Concerns
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Forest Service to reconsider its approval of a timber harvesting and forest restoration project, finding the agency failed to provide adequate maps of the area to the public.
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September 16, 2025
Okla. Town Looks To Toss Tribe's Casino Utility Dispute
Hinton, Oklahoma, is looking to toss a lawsuit by the Delaware Nation claiming the town illegally threatened to cut off municipal utility services to a tribal casino after an agreement expired, telling a federal court Tuesday that it doesn't have jurisdiction because the controversy is local.
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September 16, 2025
Smoke Shop Owners Slam NY Tribe's Sanctions Request
Retailers accused by the Cayuga Nation of running an unsanctioned cannabis shop on tribal land have pushed back on a bid seeking sanctions against them for failing to turn over daily cannabis sales records despite a New York federal court's order to do so, arguing "two wrongs don't make a right."
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September 16, 2025
Okla. Tribe Sues Social Platforms Over Youth Mental Health
The Chickasaw Nation on Monday became the latest Native American tribe to lodge claims against social media giants in California federal court, alleging that the platforms harm their youth who are already at risk of mental health problems and suicidal ideation.
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September 16, 2025
EPA Sued For Dropping Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Regs
Several organizations have filed a petition with the Ninth Circuit contesting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to renege on a Biden-era proposal that would've levied stricter rules of how much meat and poultry slaughtering, processing, and rendering facilities could discharge pollutants into nearby waterways.
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September 16, 2025
Feds Oppose Sierra Club's Bid To Freeze $50M In Border Funds
The Trump administration told a California federal court Monday that forcing it to honor a settlement agreement between the Sierra Club and the Biden administration to use $50 million in border security funds on environmental projects would place the government between two conflicting court orders.
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September 16, 2025
Order Halting Ørsted Wind Project Is Valid, Trump Admin Says
The Trump administration has told a D.C. federal judge that its challenged decision to halt work on an approved and nearly completed offshore wind farm in New England stands on firm legal ground and should not be overturned.
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September 15, 2025
Mont. County Asks To Nix Or Pause Tribe's Voting Rights Suit
An Indigenous tribe can't sue Chouteau County, Montana, under the Voting Rights Act because the act protects individual rights, not sovereign or collective rights as the tribe asserts in its lawsuit, the county tells a federal court in bids to toss or pause the suit.
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September 15, 2025
FERC Abandons Push To Update Pipeline Review Policy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ended its long-gestating proceeding aimed at updating its gas infrastructure approval policy, saying the policy the agency initially enacted in 1999 remains sound.
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September 15, 2025
Alsup Says February Firings Of Federal Workers Were Illegal
A California federal judge has ruled that it was illegal for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to initiate a mass termination of federal workers, but didn't order their reinstatement, saying the U.S. Supreme Court would intervene and the fired employees "have moved on with their lives."
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September 15, 2025
House Panel To Consider Retirement, Tribal Workforce Bills
A House panel announced plans Monday to advance several workforce and retirement-related bills later this week, including legislation that would require new reporting from the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm on information-sharing agreements and a bill to exempt tribal governments from federal wage laws.
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September 15, 2025
Steakhouse Servers Say Conn. Judge Did Defense's Job
Counsel for a class of servers at a steakhouse at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut made good on his promise to seek recusal or disqualification of the judge slated to oversee an upcoming trial, arguing in a motion Friday that Superior Court Judge Elizabeth J. Stewart had improperly made part of the defense's case for it.
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September 15, 2025
Feds Push For 10th Circ. Rehearing In Native Activist Case
Prosecutors have asked the entire Tenth Circuit to reconsider whether a Native American activist could be convicted in federal court on a charge of simple assault in a case originally involving more serious charges, after a panel overturned the conviction by holding district courts lack jurisdiction over these lesser charges.
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September 15, 2025
Virginia Tribe's Fed. Recognition Bill Reintroduced In Congress
U.S. House Rep. Jen Kiggans has introduced legislation that would give federal recognition to Virginia's Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe, saying the bill marks an important step in honoring its centurieslong history and ensuring access to the federal programs and services it deserves.
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September 15, 2025
Lifeline Providers Hope For Increased Federal Subsidy
Providers of the federal Lifeline phone subsidy are pressing to raise the monthly reimbursement to $30 as part of changes potentially sought by a congressional working group on universal service.
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September 15, 2025
9th Circ. Says Ore. Water Rights Case Is Still Relevant
The Ninth Circuit won't dismiss the Klamath Irrigation District's appeal over water releases from an Oregon lake as moot, saying a decision would provide relief by affecting how the scarce resource is allocated regardless of the federal government's new position on the application of the Endangered Species Act.
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September 12, 2025
FCC Faulted For Changes In Broadband Inquiry's Scope
By no longer measuring factors like broadband affordability, the Federal Communications Commission has unacceptably trimmed its yearly look at the state of deployment, just like the old vaudeville joke about "blue plate specials" devoid of food, an advocacy group said.
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September 12, 2025
DOJ Says States Can't Reverse Grant Cuts In OMB Reg Fight
The Trump administration urged a Massachusetts federal judge to throw out a suit brought by a score of states accusing it of misinterpreting an Office of Management and Budget regulation to slash thousands of grants, arguing they must seek relief in another forum.
Expert Analysis
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How Justices' Ruling On NEPA Reviews Is Playing Out
Since the U.S. Supreme Court's May decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, narrowing the scope of agencies' required reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act, the effects of the ruling are starting to become visible in the actions of lower courts and the agencies themselves, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw
As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.
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Series
Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.
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APA Relief May Blunt Justices' Universal Injunction Ruling
The Administrative Procedure Act’s avenue for universal preliminary relief seems to hold the most promise for neutralizing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA to limit federal district courts' nationally applicable orders, say attorneys at Crowell.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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Opinion
4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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DOJ Actions Signal Rising Enforcement Risk For Health Cos.
The U.S. Department of Justice's announcement of a new False Claims Act working group, together with the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history, underscore the importance of sophisticated compliance programs that align with the DOJ's data-driven approach, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.
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Series
Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard at MG+M.
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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.