DC Circ. Doubts ICE Church Raids Can't Be Blocked

By Britain Eakin

The majority of a three-judge D.C. Circuit panel appeared skeptical Thursday that they shouldn't block the Trump administration from enforcing immigration laws at sensitive locations such as churches, questioning the government's argument that the alleged harm is too speculative.

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7th Circ. Deems Pilgrim's Price-Fix Settlement Non-Binding

By Hailey Konnath

The Seventh Circuit on Thursday held that Pilgrim's Pride did not definitively settle chicken and other protein price-fixing claims with Sysco via a brief email acceptance and unsigned agreement, ruling that "a barebones email exchange" and unsigned agreement wasn't enough to formally resolve the dispute.

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Fed. Circ. Judge To Intel IP Atty: Your View Is 'Unreasonable'

By Dani Kass

The Federal Circuit's chief judge on Thursday reprimanded an attorney representing Intel for his "truly unreasonable" claim that a contract with VLSI Technology to streamline patent litigation should only count toward damages, not infringement.

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5th Circ. Mulls Families' Rights In Boeing-DOJ 737 Max Deal

By Linda Chiem

The Fifth Circuit on Thursday questioned whether crash victims' families are owed "unfettered" rights to consult with the U.S. Department of Justice over its refusal to criminally prosecute Boeing for conspiring to defraud safety regulators about the 737 Max's development.

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Trump Admin Asks 4th Circ. To Unfreeze ACA Rule Changes

By Hayley Fowler

The Trump administration is urging the Fourth Circuit to let it plow ahead with two changes to Affordable Care Act regulations that a Maryland federal judge froze in August, arguing the rule changes are within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' power to enact.

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4th Circ. Upholds Conviction, 40-Year Sentence In Drug Case

By Parker Quinlan

The Fourth Circuit declined to overturn the conviction and 40-year sentence of a man found guilty of multiple drug and firearms offenses, finding that his trial was fair and that a trial court correctly applied obstruction of justice and leadership enhancements to his case.

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NY Times Article Excerpts Admitted In Goldstein Trial

By Jared Foretek

Federal prosecutors pressing their case against SCOTUSblog co-founder Thomas Goldstein for tax evasion and misleading statements on mortgage applications were finally able on Thursday to present jurors with key statements the U.S. Supreme Court lawyer made to legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin for a long New York Times Magazine article.

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CORRECTED: Ex-Worker Says Goldstein Offered Crypto, Gifts As IRS Probed

By Jared Foretek

A former employee at Thomas Goldstein's law firm who resigned after the Internal Revenue Service began investigating the firm said that the SCOTUSblog founder suddenly began offering her bitcoin, payment from case settlements and potential student loan relief after federal agents visited the office. Correction: An earlier version of this story, which was published January 29, mischaracterized the testimony of Special Agent Quoc Tuan Nguyen. Special Agent Nguyen addressed the dates in metadata that were altered in the course of the document production and did not allege Goldstein engaged in misconduct regarding the emails.

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Judge Who Resigned To Criticize Trump Had Faced Inquiry

By Chris Villani

Former Massachusetts U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf was the subject of an inquiry into potential misconduct when he announced his November resignation, a decision he said at the time was motivated by a desire to speak out against the Trump administration, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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Judiciary Backs Bill To Let Judges Carry Concealed Guns

By Courtney Bublé

The federal judiciary has come out in support of a Republican-led bill to allow judges and prosecutors to carry concealed firearms across state lines, according to a letter obtained by Law360.

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DOJ Adds 6 New Immigration Judges And 27 Temporary Ones

By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Justice has hired 33 new immigration judges, 27 of whom are temporary, according to an announcement Thursday, against a backdrop of a still large immigration court backlog and the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Exxon Urges Justices To Permit Cuba Seizure Damage Claims

By Jack McLoone

Exxon said a Cuban government entity "fundamentally" misunderstands a federal act letting U.S. victims of Cuban property seizures seek damages, pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's finding that the act doesn't automatically void the immunity of state entities.

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Law Firms Back NFL In Arbitration Clause Suit Before Justices

By Caroline Simson

Two nonprofit public interest law firms are pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Second Circuit opinion finding the National Football League's arbitration process unenforceable, saying the opinion encourages judges to issue "subjective and arbitrary" decisions on arbitration clauses.

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Fed. Circ. Upholds $1.5B In US Commerce IT Contracts

By Elaine Briseño

The Federal Circuit said in a Thursday decision that it was within the purview of the U.S. Department of Commerce to scrap all the awards for $1.5 billion in IT contracts and restart the evaluation process.

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Walmart Alice Win In Content Patent Suit Backed By Fed. Circ.

By Theresa Schliep

The Federal Circuit on Thursday agreed with U.S. District Judge Alan Albright's conclusion that a trio of content sharing patents asserted against Walmart are invalid for covering an abstract idea, rejecting the owner's arguments that certain claim limitations save the patents.

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Fed. Circ. Supports No Infringement Ruling In Ladder IP Case

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Thursday refused to revive a Little Giant Ladder Systems lawsuit accusing a rival of infringing a patent on a ladder with a locking mechanism, agreeing with a lower court's rejection of the patent owner's two infringement theories.

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Fed. Circ. Doubtful Of Reviving Contractor's Lost Profit Claim

By Madeline Lyskawa

The Federal Circuit appeared skeptical Thursday of a contractor's claim for lost profits after the U.S. Air Force declined to extend its construction contract, questioning whether it's reasonable for the contractor to claim profits for subsequent extension years after losing out on the first year.

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Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Heart Monitor Patent Claim Ax

By Adam Lidgett

The full Federal Circuit won't rethink a panel's refusal to revive claims in a wireless heart rate monitor patent owned by Finnish sports tech company Polar Electro Oy that a lower court found were invalid.

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Energy Dept. Defends University Grant Cost Cap To 1st Circ.

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Department of Energy urged the First Circuit to overturn a Boston federal judge's decision to block its attempt to cap reimbursable indirect costs for research grants awarded to colleges and universities, arguing it acted in line with its regulations.

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News Orgs Urge 1st Circ. To Reject Lobster Industry Libel Suit

By Carolyn Muyskens

The New York Times, The Atlantic and other national news media organizations have asked the First Circuit to sink a defamation suit by lobster fishermen over a conservation group's warning not to eat lobster because of the purported impact on an endangered whale species.

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2nd Circ. Won't Kick Luxottica Pension Fight To Arbitration

By Kellie Mejdrich

The Second Circuit backed a lower court's refusal to compel individual arbitration of a former Luxottica worker's proposed class action alleging pension underpayments, ruling Thursday that she had standing to sue for plan reformation but couldn't seek monetary payments on the plan's behalf.

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2nd Circ. OKs Hospital Hold Extensions In Incompetency Case

By Parker Quinlan

The Second Circuit on Thursday broadened the amount of discretion given to federal judges when determining whether continued hospitalization is necessary for defendants found to be incompetent to stand trial.

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FERC's Grid Planning Policy Revamp Is Proper, 4th Circ. Told

By Keith Goldberg

Clean energy supporters and blue state officials are backing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's overhaul of its regional transmission planning policy, telling the Fourth Circuit that the agency properly exercised its authority while ensuring states have a seat at the planning table.

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Arbitration Pact Doesn't Block Race Bias Suit, 6th Circ. Says

By Grace Elletson

The Sixth Circuit backed a trial court's ruling that an arbitration agreement didn't apply to a Black ex-security officer's suit claiming Detroit's Renaissance Center failed to address concerns that white officers mistreated their Black co-workers, ruling a grammatical decision in the pact keeps his case in court.

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8th Circ. Says Farmer Must Face Water Dispute In Tribal Court

By Joyce Hanson

The Eight Circuit ruled that a Minnesota farmer can't block White Earth Tribal Court proceedings in federal court while his river water permitting case is still being litigated in the tribe's court system.

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9th Circ. Rejects Qualified Immunity For Ariz. Police Shooting

By Elizabeth Daley

The Ninth Circuit has ruled that a family can continue their case against a sheriff who, thinking a car key fob was a gun, killed their relative, affirming there were enough disputed facts to bar the Arizona officer from asserting qualified immunity for his actions.

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BNY Mellon Can't Sue Investor In Texas Over Facility Funding

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas appellate court determined Thursday that Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co.'s suit against the company that purchased senior revenue certificates for a student housing facility does not belong in the Lone Star State, saying the bank failed to demonstrate that the company's conduct tied it to Texas.

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Texas Panel Upholds Receivership In $2M Lung Disease Suit

By José Luis Martínez

A Texas appeals court affirmed the appointment of a receivership in a $2.2 million lung disease suit on Wednesday, ruling that the company appealing the receivership failed to address all the legal grounds supporting the appointment.

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Ex-Exec At Perot's VC Firm Says Boss Owes Him For $2B Sale

By Spencer Brewer

A Dallas businessman sued billionaire Ross Perot Jr. in Texas state court on Thursday saying Perot stiffed him out of his rightful equity interest in a healthcare company that sold for $2 billion and refused to honor an explicit promise.

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Amazon Screenings Are 'Hours Worked,' Conn. Justices Rule

By Aaron Keller

Amazon security screenings count as "hours worked" under Connecticut state employment law, and no legal exception permits the retailer to withhold pay for time spent on minimal matters at the end of a worker's shift, the state supreme court ruled unanimously on Thursday.

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Ex-Alex Jones Atty Asks Conn. Justices To Nix Suspension

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut attorney who formerly represented conspiracy broadcaster Alex Jones in a $1.4 billion defamation case has asked the state's highest court to consider whether it was proper for a judge to suspend his law license for violating a protective order governing Sandy Hook families' personal information.

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PGA Tour Didn't Price Gouge Rivals' Atty, Fla. Judges Rule

By David Steele

A bid to overturn the dismissal of a suit accusing the PGA Tour of inflating its event prices as part of a plot against golfers from the rival LIV tour was turned away Thursday by a Florida state appeals court.

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Fla. Justices Let AG Drop Pot Ballot Campaign Challenge

By Mike Curley

The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to let the state's attorney general dismiss his request for an advisory opinion on the constitutionality of an adult use cannabis ballot initiative over the objection of the initiative's sponsors.

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Philly Judge Erred In Bumping Med Mal Suit To NJ, Panel Says

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled in a precedential opinion that a Philadelphia judge incorrectly handed Rothman Orthopaedics a win by agreeing that a woman's medical malpractice suit against it should have been filed in New Jersey, reasoning that the company failed to show "weighty" reasons that the city was not the right place to litigate the case.

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NJ Panel Tosses Estate Heir's Demand For Law Firm's File

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey appellate panel upheld on Thursday the dismissal of an estate heir's attempt to seize the original client file of the now-defunct Budd Larner PC, finding that he failed to show that the firm ever represented him in a 2015 property sale and waited too long to file suit.

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NJ Panel Backs Treasury Dept. Win In Discrimination Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey appellate panel has backed the New Jersey Department of Treasury's win in a disability discrimination suit by one of its employees, ruling her claims are either time barred or lack the necessary evidence to show severe enough conduct by the department.

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TikTok Urges NC Justices To Toss State's Addictive App Suit

By Abigail Harrison

The North Carolina attorney general can't haul California-based TikTok Inc. and its now-minority Chinese owner ByteDance Inc. into state court to hash out addictive app and deceptive marketing claims solely because the online platform can be accessed in the Tar Heel State, the companies have told North Carolina's highest court.

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Colo. Appeals Panel Expands Insurer Disclosure Obligations

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado Court of Appeals panel Thursday found that a copy of an insurance policy obtained by the at-fault driver after a crash is still required to be disclosed to the victim driver in litigation in a split 2-1 decision and first impression interpretation of the Colorado statute.

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Mich. Justices Uphold One-Man Grand Jury Murder Conviction

By Elizabeth Daley

A man indicted by a judge and found guilty of murder cannot have another shot at his case simply because he wasn't charged by a grand jury, Michigan's highest court determined, finding that a change in state law disallowing one-man grand juries did not apply retroactively.

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Apple Avoids Heightened EU Rules For Ads, Maps

By Bryan Koenig

The European Commission announced Thursday that Apple's Ads and Maps features aren't used enough in the European Union to warrant imposing interoperability and other obligations foisted on other services from Apple and other major technology companies deemed "gatekeepers" under the Digital Markets Act.

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McGuireWoods, MoFo Enter Seattle With Perkins Coie Attys

By Tracey Read

McGuireWoods LLP and Morrison Foerster LLP announced Thursday that they've opened offices in Seattle with large groups of former Perkins Coie LLP attorneys.

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Emerging Themes In Nevada High Court Civil Litigation

The Nevada Supreme Court issued a series of significant civil rulings in 2025 that reflect recurring themes: a restrained approach to personal jurisdiction, heightened expectations of professionalism, close scrutiny of trial conduct, and a willingness to enforce contractual provisions that other jurisdictions might reject, says Michael Lowry at Wilson Elser.

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What To Know As Courts Rethink McDonnell-Douglas

Although the U.S. Supreme Court declined the latest opportunity to address the viability of the McDonnell-Douglas burden-shifting framework used in employment discrimination and retaliation claims, two justices and courts around the country are increasingly seeking to abandon it, which could potentially lead to more trials and higher litigation budgets, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

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A Primer On Law Enforcement Self-Defense Doctrine

In the wake of several shootings by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, misconceptions persist about what the laws governing police use of force actually permit, and it’s essential for legal practitioners to understand the contours of the underlying constitutional doctrine, says Markus Funk at White & Case.

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Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Teaching middle and high school students the skills to untangle complicated arguments and identify faulty reasoning has made me reacquaint myself with the defined structure of thought, reminding me why logic should remain foundational in the practice of law, says Tom Barrow at Woods Rogers.

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Meet New Paul Weiss Chairman Scott Barshay

By Anna Sanders

New Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP chair Scott Barshay is a rainmaker who most recently led the corporate department, guiding clients through some of the largest transactions in recent history after joining the firm's New York office a decade ago.

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Judge Says AI Errors Show Atty Can't 'Learn' From Mistakes

By Ivan Moreno

A New York federal judge concluded that an attorney who repeatedly submitted filings with false AI-generated citations must be punished with case-terminating sanctions against a client he was defending in a trademark lawsuit, saying Thursday that the lawyer "has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes."

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Texas Atty Must Explain AI 'Misuse' In Employment Case

By Lauren Berg

A prominent civil rights attorney representing a University of Texas at Austin nurse in an employment discrimination case must explain why he shouldn't be sanctioned "for his apparent misuse of artificial intelligence" to research and write a brief, a Texas federal judge ruled.

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Deel Loses Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Trade Secrets Fight

By Lauren Berg

Payroll and human resources company Deel Inc. cannot have Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP disqualified from representing its competitor Rippling in a trade secrets fight, a Delaware judge ruled Thursday, saying there is no "clear conflict" that would require booting the BigLaw firm.

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State Bar Of Texas Declines To Open Grievance On Ramey

By Emily Sawicki

The State Bar of Texas has declined to open a grievance against patent litigator William P. Ramey III after a San Francisco federal court sanctioned him and his firm, Ramey LLP, for practicing law in California without a license.

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Wash. Lawyer Faces Sanction Threat Over Alleged AI Errors

By Ben Adlin

A federal judge has ordered an attorney in Washington state to submit a sworn declaration explaining why she shouldn't be sanctioned for what opposing counsel claimed are dozens of artificial intelligence "hallucinations" across multiple case filings.

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Fake Case Pulled From Toshiba Malicious Prosecution Suit

By Bryan Koenig

A former printer toner salesman is trying to salvage his lawsuit against Toshiba after the company flagged nonexistent citations, apologizing to the California federal court in a corrected brief Thursday defending claims that the electronics company manufactured a criminal case against him and others to maintain an illegal monopoly.

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McCarter & English Wants To Torpedo $22M Malpractice Suit

By Aaron Keller

McCarter & English LLP on Thursday asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to sink a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit by two struggling insurers, saying failures to provide documents or knowledgeable people to testify during pretrial depositions warrant a "harsh" end to the nearly decade-old case.

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Trump's Seattle US Atty Stays On For Now Via Title Swap

By Rachel Riley

Trump administration appointee Charles Neil Floyd will continue to be the Western District of Washington's top federal prosecutor for now, under the new title of "First Assistant U.S. Attorney," after the deadline passed Wednesday for the U.S. Senate to confirm the interim appointment.

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Klobuchar Alarmed By Exodus Of Prosecutors In Minnesota

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on Thursday said she was alarmed by the surge of resignations by federal prosecutors in her state following the shooting deaths of two Minnesotans by immigration agents.

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Ex-Prosecutors Call For Independent Probes Of ICE Killings

By Rose Krebs

A coalition of former federal prosecutors and civil rights attorneys is urging U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to ensure that the U.S. Department of Justice allows for "transparent, unbiased and impartial" investigations into the killings in Minneapolis last month of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration enforcement agents.

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