The Trump administration told the D.C. Circuit a court order shielding U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain, from a demotion for telling service members they don't have to follow illegal orders was "gravely wrong" and threatens military discipline.
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DOJ Says Block On Sen. Kelly's Demotion Must Be Reversed

By Tom Lotshaw

The Trump administration told the D.C. Circuit a court order shielding U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain, from a demotion for telling service members they don't have to follow illegal orders was "gravely wrong" and threatens military discipline.

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Immigration Judges To Challenge Their Firing At Fed. Circ.

By Britain Eakin

Attorneys for a pair of fired immigration judges said Monday they will ask the Federal Circuit to review a federal panel ruling that stripped them of civil service protections, warning of a dramatic expansion of presidential authority over the civil workforce.

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DOD Schools' Can't Escape Suit Over Book And Lesson Ban

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of Defense must face litigation seeking to restore hundreds of books and lessons on race and gender that were pulled from the DOD school system under the Trump administration after a Virginia federal judge refused to dismiss the case.

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NATIONAL SECURITY

Brief

FCC Adds Foreign Routers To Nat'l Security Risk List

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission on Monday added foreign-made routers to a list of consumer electronics gear that cannot be sold on the U.S. market without specific authorization.

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LITIGATION

Anthropic Says DOD Security Risk Label Is Unconstitutional

By Hailey Konnath

Anthropic PBC has doubled down on its push for an order blocking the Trump administration from labeling it a supply chain risk to national security, telling a California federal court the executive branch was punishing "a major company for the sin of expressing its views on a matter of profound public significance."

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Union Accuses VA Of Violating Contract Injunction

By Emily Brill

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hasn't confirmed that its employees are eligible for benefits and protections under a union contract even though a Rhode Island federal judge ordered the agency to resume complying with the contract, an American Federation of Government Employees local claims.

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Justices Decline To Review Scope Of Wetlands Permit Waiver

By Gautama Mehta

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a petition from environmental groups seeking to revive a lawsuit accusing a Georgia resort of deceiving the Army Corps of Engineers to obtain a permit and illegally filling a protected wetland.

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Brief

Research Org. Seeks $530K In Fees After DOD Cap Ruling

By Elaine Briseño

The Association of American Universities has asked a Massachusetts federal court for $530,000 in attorney fees after a judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Defense unlawfully capped the reimbursement for the institution's indirect research costs.

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Roundup

Injury Law Roundup: Meta Atty Uses Jane Doe Plaintiff's Name

By Y. Peter Kang

A Meta attorney's gaffe and Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in the closely watched social media addiction bellwether trial, and an announced $7.25 billion settlement by Bayer over Roundup weedkiller claims, lead Law360's Injury Law Roundup.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Breaking Down State Legislative Efforts In Telecom Security

As the federal government has strengthened national security safeguards for the telecommunications ecosystem, states have also asserted a role in telecom security, with variations among these regimes risking regulatory fragmentation and complicating compliance strategies, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.

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Moderna Case Highlights Overlooked Hurdle In Biopharma IP

The recent settlement of the patent litigation involving Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware federal court shows that patent portfolios covering enabling platform technologies can create significant freedom-to-operate risk even when their owners are not direct competitors developing the therapeutic product, says Olga Berson at Thompson Coburn.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

DOJ Says Gov't Attys Can't Be Punished Over ICE's Actions

By Ryan Boysen

The Trump administration says a Minnesota federal judge erred by holding a government attorney in contempt after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flouted a court order, claiming the lawyer was "wrongfully held captive to induce ICE's compliance."

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Judicial Conference Backs Latest Judge Newman Suspension

By Jack Karp

The federal judiciary on Tuesday upheld the latest extension of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension and the decision not to transfer her case to another circuit, finding neither to be unconstitutional.

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Goldstein Seeks New Trial, Citing 'A Series Of Legal Errors'

By Emily Sawicki

SCOTUSblog founder and appellate icon Thomas Goldstein has filed a lengthy motion for a new trial or acquittal after his conviction on a dozen criminal charges related to tax evasion, alleging his trial was marred by improper jury instructions, improper exclusion of evidence and inadequate evidence, among other things.

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Analysis

Fraud Task Force May Boost White Collar Defense Work

By Phillip Bantz

A new federal anti-fraud task force involving at least a dozen federal agencies could soon expose more state and local governments, contractors, companies and others to compliance risks, particularly in healthcare fraud and False Claims Act cases, experts say.

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Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Remark About Shooting Attys

By David Minsky

A Florida state judge is facing a public reprimand after admitting to becoming frustrated with attorneys in an estate dispute and saying that he "would like to tell the deputy to pull his gun and shoot all three of you," according to records filed Tuesday in the state's high court.

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Senate Confirms Chief Of New DOJ Fraud Division

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 52-47, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Colin McDonald to the newly created assistant attorney general for fraud role.

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Reed Smith's Silence On Depo 'Speaks Volumes,' Ex-Atty Says

By Jake Maher

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for underpaying her based on her gender criticized the firm for its "inexcusable delay and attempted meandering" in seeking to resume deposing her years after her last deposition date.

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Beasley Allen Says NJ Justices Review Of Talc DQ 'Essential'

By George Woolston

Beasley Allen urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court's decision to disqualify it from representing plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder, arguing that the court's immediate review of the interlocutory order is "essential."

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky

American Federation of Government Employees

Anthropic PBC

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.

Association of American Universities Inc.

Bayer AG

Boston University

Burke Inc.

CACI International Inc.

Editas Medicine Inc.

Google LLC

Instagram Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

McDonald's Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Moderna Inc.

Monsanto Co.

National Academy of Sciences

New Civil Liberties Alliance

New Jersey Transit Corp.

Novo Nordisk A S

Pfizer Inc.

Roivant Sciences Ltd.

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.

Stanford University

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

The Hain Celestial Group Inc.

The University of Alabama System

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Barnes & Thornburg

Beasley Allen

Boies Schiller

Butler Snow LLP

Carmagnola & Ritardi

Clement & Murphy

Covington & Burling

Dilworth Paxson

Faegre Drinker

Foley Hoag

Hogan Lovells

Jenner & Block

Jones Fortuna

Keker Van

Munger Tolles

Nelson Mullins

O'Melveny & Myers

Reed Smith

Sills Cummis

Thompson Coburn

Thompson Hine

Troutman

WilmerHale

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Department of Defense Education Activity

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Florida Supreme Court

Judicial Conference of the United States

Maryland Attorney General's Office

New Jersey Supreme Court

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Small Business Administration

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

US Office of Management and Budget