Trump Exits Climate Pact, UN Orgs. He Says 'Conflict' With US

By Lauren Berg

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is withdrawing the United States from a decades-old international agreement that brings the world's countries together to take action against climate change, as well as 65 other international organizations and treaties that are "contrary to the interests" of the U.S.

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'I'm Not Buying It': Judge Pans 'Ridiculous' Colgate Argument

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge appeared open Wednesday to certifying multiple subclasses in a consumer action alleging Colgate falsely labels its toothpaste tubes as being recyclable, and panned one of the arguments by Colgate's defense attorneys as "ridiculous."

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FERC Defends Grid Planning Policy Revamp At 4th Circ.

By Keith Goldberg

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has told the Fourth Circuit that the overhaul of its regional transmission planning policy was needed to address a pervasive failure to efficiently build out the U.S. electric grid, and that allegations the agency acted unlawfully are meritless.

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Tribes, Feds Both Denied Early Win In Riverbed Rights Case

By Crystal Owens

The D.C. federal court won't give early victories to three Indigenous tribes or the federal government in a dispute with North Dakota over ownership rights of a Missouri River mineral bed, saying a review of the case underscores the need for it to go to trial.

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Tax Funding Oil Spill Cleanups Has Expired, IRS Clarifies

By Jack McLoone

The Internal Revenue Service clarified Wednesday that the part of an added tax on crude oil and petroleum products earmarked for an oil spill cleanup fund expired at the end of 2025.

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New York Tribal Land Settlement Awaits Senate Approval

By Crystal Owens

A bill that would ratify a land settlement agreement among two tribes, New York and two of its counties that would return about 140,000 acres to reservation status is stalled in the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

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Poultry Cos. Seek Stay Of Water Pollution Ruling For Appeal

By Elaine Briseño

Tyson Foods and other poultry operators found responsible for polluting Oklahoma waters with chicken waste argued that, without a stay in the court's judgment pending a Tenth Circuit appeal, companies not subject to its orders will have an economic advantage.

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Baking Mix Co. Sued Over Alleged Water Pollution In Wash.

By Rachel Riley

Baking mix manufacturer Continental Mills Inc. was hit with a Clean Water Act lawsuit in Washington federal court Wednesday by an environmental group that claims the company's Seattle-area plant released wastewater laden with heavy metals into nearby creeks, in excess of legal pollution limits.

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Judge Seeks Assurance That PFAS Deals Are Good For NJ

By George Woolston

A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday asked attorneys for the state to assure that two proposed deals with 3M and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. worth nearly $3 billion to resolve its claims over contamination by "forever chemicals" are in the best interest of the state's residents despite a number of objections.

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Ørsted Expands Challenge To Halt Of Offshore Wind Projects

By Keith Goldberg

Danish energy developer Ørsted has expanded its legal fight against the Trump administration's latest order halting offshore wind projects, filing a lawsuit claiming the order unlawfully blocks the construction of its Sunrise Wind project off the New York coast.

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IRS Backdated Docs In Easement Penalty Fight, Tax Court Told

By Kat Lucero

The Internal Revenue Service improperly backdated documents to impose steep civil fraud penalties over a claimed $48 million deduction for a Louisiana conservation easement donation and bypass the statute of limitations, a partnership alleged in the U.S. Tax Court.

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Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2026

As 2026 begins, the legal and regulatory outlook for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances is defined less by sweeping federal initiatives and more by incremental adjustments, judicial guardrails and state-driven regulations — an environment in which proactive risk management and close monitoring of policy developments will be essential, say attorneys at MG+M.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

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McGlinchey Stafford To Close After 51 Years

By Emma Cueto

New Orleans-based firm McGlinchey Stafford PLLC announced Tuesday that it has decided to wind down operations after over half a century, citing difficult market conditions and unspecified "internal circumstances."

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Law Firms Step Up To Navigate Biz Opportunities In Venezuela

By Lynn LaRowe and Adrian Cruz

Law firms are gearing up to assist clients exploring potential business opportunities in Venezuela following President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. would "run" the country for the time being after the arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on narco-conspiracy charges.

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Cruz Tells House Speaker To Move On Judicial Impeachments

By Courtney Bublé

Ahead of a hearing on impeachment of "rogue judges" on Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, increased pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to advance impeachment proceedings against federal judges in D.C. and Maryland.

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Bulk Of SDNY Attys Are Tasked With Reviewing Epstein Docs

By Hailey Konnath

Over half of the more than 220 assistant U.S. attorneys at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York have been tasked with sifting through documents related to the investigation of the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a Justice Department disclosure filed in federal court.

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Feds Want To Use Goldstein's Comments To NYT At Trial

By Jared Foretek

Federal prosecutors preparing to try SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein for tax crimes next week are looking to use his comments in a New York Times Magazine article against him, claiming that admissions and details from the article "directly prove" certain charges the government has brought.

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DOJ Nominee Says He'll Work Within Blue-Slip 'Parameters'

By Courtney Bublé

A nominee for a top U.S. Department of Justice position that handles judicial nominees appeared to give a nod to the Senate's blue-slip process, despite President Donald Trump's vocal opposition to the tradition.

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Jurisdiction Questioned In NY Fried Frank Data Breach Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A New York federal judge is threatening to toss a proposed class action data security suit against Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP over a data breach involving private equity funds maintained by firm client Goldman Sachs, unless plaintiffs properly plead that the Manhattan court has jurisdiction.

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Objector To PACER Overcharge Settlement Faces Uphill Battle

By Emily Sawicki

An objector to a $125 million settlement to end class claims alleging the federal government overcharged nonprofits and other lawyers to access court documents faced a skeptical Federal Circuit panel Wednesday, with judges indicating they had not found legal errors in the district court's approval of the deal.

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DOJ To Appeal Reinstatement Of Clearance For Mark Zaid

By Jared Foretek

The Trump administration told a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday that it will obey his injunction to reinstate attorney Mark Zaid's security clearance as it appeals the ruling in the D.C. Circuit, but left open the possibility that government intelligence agencies could try to revoke it again for new reasons.

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