Analysis

Calif. AI Guardrails Split From Feds, Other States May Follow

By Madeline Lyskawa

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent executive order directing state agencies to implement guardrails for contracting with artificial intelligence companies marks a rift with the Trump administration's deregulatory approach that could proliferate across other states.

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FCC's Carr Signals No Slowdown In 'Public Interest' Battles

By Christopher Cole

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr signaled Thursday that his effort to make broadcasters fulfill their "public interest" obligations will continue with potential legal actions well into the Trump administration.

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DOJ Probes NFL TV Contracts For Anticompetitiveness

By David Steele

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the National Football League regarding its broadcast contracts and whether fans are being harmed by the rising cost to view games.

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StubHub To Pay $10M Over Hidden NFL Ticket Fees, FTC Says

By Lauren Berg

StubHub agreed to pay $10 million to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that the ticket exchange purposely slow-walked its compliance with a new rule banning hidden fees in order to gain an advantage over competitors when the NFL announced its 2025 game schedule, the agency announced Thursday.

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Elon Musk's xAI Says New Colo. Law 'Severely Burdens' AI

By Hailey Konnath

X.AI LLC, the company behind Elon Musk's artificial intelligence tool Grok, has asked a Colorado federal court to block a new Centennial State law aimed at AI, claiming that the statute "severely burdens the development and use of AI" and is an "attempted coercion" that's unconstitutional.

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Fed Ends Crédit Agricole, Goldman Enforcement Orders

By Jon Hill

The Federal Reserve said Thursday that it has closed out another batch of longstanding enforcement actions against big banks, freeing Crédit Agricole, Goldman Sachs and Taiwan's Mega Bank from orders that date to at least 2018.

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CFPB Pans Debt Collector's Bid To Exit 'Onerous' 2023 Order

By Jon Hill

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging a Virginia federal court to deny a major debt collector's bid to exit a Biden-era settlement with the agency, arguing the firm's claims of struggles due to "finfluencers" and credit repair outfits don't justify unwinding the deal.

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Citron Founder Loses Bid To Trim DOJ Fraud Case

By Craig Clough

A California federal judge has rejected Citron Research founder Andrew Left's bid to trim the federal government's criminal securities fraud case, saying the indictment's first count is not "duplicitous" because it alleges a single market-manipulation scheme involving multiple misleading statements and does not need to be split into multiple counts.

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SEC Accuses VC Fund Of Management Fee Fraud

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sued Backswing Ventures GP LLC and its principal in a Florida federal court, alleging the venture capital firm paid itself seven times as much money in management fees than it told investors it would.

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FINRA Fines Firm For Letting Execs Supervise Themselves

By Emilie Ruscoe

A small broker-dealer will pay the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority $125,000 to end claims including that it allowed certain principals to handle supervisory reviews of their own electronic communications, running afoul of its record review obligations for about seven years.

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Arizona Check Casher Says FinCEN Rule Is 'Crushing' Business

By Sarah Jarvis

A Phoenix-area money services business has sued the Treasury Department over an order targeting such businesses along the Southern border for heightened anti-money laundering reporting requirements, saying the measure imposes "business-crushing burdens" that may force it to close.

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SEC Says FTX Auditor Didn't Understand Crypto Markets

By Emilie Ruscoe

A Prager Metis equity partner who led the firm's audits of defunct crypto asset trading platform FTX has been barred, for now, from appearing or practicing before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the regulator's claims he mishandled the FTX financial reviews and improperly blessed its financial statements.

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EPA Plan To Revise Coal Ash Rules Draws Quick Objections

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed a rule to update coal ash disposal regulations, sparking immediate outcry from environmental groups that accused it of seeking to roll back health protections and cleanup requirements in a Big Coal handout.

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Senators Warn EPA Rule Will Erode State, Tribal Water Review

By Crystal Owens

Nearly a dozen Democratic U.S. senators are opposing a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that will limit states' and tribes' rights to block and regulate the effects of hydropower dams on water quality on their lands.

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Fuel Executive Gets 5 Years For $4.5M Navy Fraud Scheme

By Elaine Briseño

A Florida federal judge sentenced a former fuel executive to five years in prison after a jury found him guilty of defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense of more than $4.5 million.

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'Mark Of Autocracy': Court Says Pentagon Defied Press Order

By Lauren Berg

The U.S. Department of Defense has not complied with a court order barring the Pentagon from taking press passes away from journalists who report on matters not authorized by the government, a D.C. federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the department's revised rules "achieve that same unconstitutional result."

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Brief

US Again Urges High Court To Back Drug Price Program

By Mark Payne

The administration of President Donald Trump again urged the Supreme Court not to hear a challenge to the Medicare drug price negotiation program, arguing against a constitutional challenge brought by Boehringer Ingelheim that drug companies aren't forced to accept lower prices because they can choose not to participate. 

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Trump Had No Reason To Seek Mass. Voter Data, Judge Says

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit demanding the state's voter data, saying the government offered no factual basis for seeking residents' personal information.

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States Tell Jury That Live Nation Isn't Above The Law

By Stewart Bishop

Counsel for 33 states and the District of Columbia on Thursday urged a Manhattan federal jury to show the world that even "a $36 billion behemoth" like Live Nation isn't above antitrust laws and find it liable for flagrantly monopolizing the U.S. live entertainment market, to the detriment of artists, venue operators and fans.

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Cantwell Wants Fired FTC Dems At Senate Oversight Hearing

By Allison Grande

The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is pushing for the two commissioners who were fired from the Federal Trade Commission last year to be invited to an upcoming hearing, arguing that their presence is "necessary" to conduct proper oversight of how the Trump administration's influence has impacted the agency's work to protect consumers. 

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Zillow, Redfin Ask To Use 4th Circ. NCAA Ruling In FTC Suit

By Isaac Monterose

Property listing giants Zillow and Redfin asked a Virginia federal court to let them use a recent Fourth Circuit ruling for an NCAA case to bolster their dismissal bid against antitrust claims filed by the Federal Trade Commission and multiple states.

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Brief

Canada Probe Of Keyera-Plains Deal Seeks Rival's Records

By Keith Goldberg

Canada's competition regulator said it has obtained a court order to get information from a rival of Keyera Corp. to aid its probe of the energy infrastructure giant's proposed $3.72 billion (around CA$5.16 billion) acquisition of Plains All American Pipeline LP's Canadian natural gas liquids business.

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Uber Fights Uphill To Ax FTC, States' Subscription Fight

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge appeared open Thursday to keeping alive the Federal Trade Commission and states' claims that Uber dupes consumers into its paid subscription service, doubting that Uber's disclosures clearly communicate its subscription practices "as a matter of law," and saying certain state claims are "on very firm ground."

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Mich., Animal Rights Groups Take Aim At US's Egg Price Suit

By Gina Kim

Animal advocacy groups and Michigan officials moved to end the U.S. government's federal lawsuit seeking to void the state's ban on eggs produced by caged hens, arguing Thursday the federal government lacks standing because it isn't the subject of enforcement, as it doesn't commercially sell, produce or distribute eggs in Michigan.

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FCC Plans To End '90s Framework For Satellite Power Limits

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission released details late Thursday of its plan to replace a 1990s-era framework for satellite power limits, saying the rules will be replaced with a system requiring space companies to coordinate to avoid signal disruption.

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IRS Urged To Clarify Foreign-Owner Rules For Energy Credits

By Kat Lucero

Public power and nuclear associations, along with battery groups, are among stakeholders urging the Internal Revenue Service to clarify foreign ownership rules that could disqualify projects from certain clean energy tax credits, emphasizing that timely guidance is critical to securing project financing.

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UK Drafts Carbon Border Tax Rules To Match EU System

By Josh White

The U.K. tax authority released draft regulations on the country's carbon border tax regime Thursday that would broadly align it with the European Union's system for taxing carbon-intensive imports.

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IRS Urges Toss Of Revamped Stock Plan Rule Dispute

By Anna Scott Farrell

A Wisconsin federal court should toss a company's remounted suit claiming the Internal Revenue Service secretly passed a rule targeting its stock ownership plan, the government argued, saying the company still has not presented any evidence that the rule exists.

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3 Federal Policy Trends Shaping Data Center Power

With the White House, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Congress each pushing energy policies that will influence how data centers are sited, powered and interconnected for years to come, industry stakeholders should understand compliance obligations, consider possible downstream effects, and evaluate off-grid and self-supply energy options, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

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'Made In America' Rules Raise Stakes For Gov't Contractors

The convergence of widely varying "buy American" requirements, increased enforcement efforts and continuing regulatory attempts to limit foreign sourcing suggests that government contractors should carefully review their supply chain and country-of-origin compliance to remain competitive, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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Recent Bank Resolution Filings Stress Readiness Over Docs

Against the backdrop of banking regulators' recent emphasis on institutional readiness in the event of a bank failure, a review of more than a dozen public resolution plan submissions points to an immediate future in which regulators and banks alike prioritize operational preparedness over extensive documentation, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

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The Evolution Of States' Workplace Violence Prevention Laws

Utah's new law requiring hospitals to implement comprehensive workplace violence reporting systems continues a broader trend of state efforts to expand workplace protections in the absence of sufficient federal regulations, say attorneys at Ogletree.

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Weighing The Practical Implications Of SC Kids' Privacy Law

South Carolina's recently enacted Age-Appropriate Code Design Act includes a unique provision: a private right of action for certain violations, but its practical effect remains uncertain, as courts and litigants grapple with complex questions of standing, causation and the definition of actionable harm, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

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Series

Alpine Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Skiing has shaped habits I rely on daily as an attorney — focus, resilience and the ability to remain steady when circumstances shift rapidly — and influences the way I approach legal strategy, client counseling and teamwork, says Isaku Begert at Marshall Gerstein.

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The 2026 Law360 Pulse Lawyer Satisfaction Survey

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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Lewis Brisbois Accused Of Ignoring Racism, Unethical Billing

By Aebra Coe

A former national billing director of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP filed a lawsuit in California state court this week accusing the firm of ignoring racist conduct and sexual harassment by partners, and alleging unethical billing practices and even embezzlement.

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Trump Picks Ohio Ex-Solicitor General For 6th Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he is tapping Benjamin Flowers, former solicitor general of Ohio, to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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DOJ Calls Immigrant Legal Aid Wasteful In Budget Push

By Courtney Bublé

Tucked into the Trump administration's budget request for fiscal 2027, the U.S. Department of Justice is trying once again to take an ax to a program that provides legal assistance to noncitizens.

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Fed. Circ. Chief Feels 'Bright-Line Rule Coming' For IP Marking

By Dani Kass

As a Federal Circuit panel reprimanded embattled attorney William Ramey on Thursday for the "disrespect" shown in his failed 3D glasses patent litigation against Volkswagen, the Federal Circuit's chief judge suggested precedent may be needed to define the role of marking in admissionless settlements.

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Trade Secrets Suit Is A 'Far-Flung Conspiracy,' Law Firm Says

By Adam Lidgett

A Georgia law firm wants a Nevada federal court to throw out a lawsuit accusing it of stealing trade secrets from litigation lead generator Archetype Capital Partners, calling the whole case "a far-flung conspiracy."

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MMA Law Accuses Lawyer, Insurance Co. Of RICO Scheme

By Emily Sawicki

Embattled Texas firm MMA Law has filed nearly a score of complaints amid an ongoing bankruptcy action, including accusing a Louisiana attorney, his wife and an insurer of working together to "target, dismantle and destroy" the firm in an effort to avoid sharing a cut of legal fees stemming from storm damage claims.

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