Builder Accuses NC County Of Losing $1.3M In Phishing Scam

By Hayley Fowler

A general contractor is suing to recoup the cost of renovating a county administrative building in eastern North Carolina after local officials fell for a phishing scam and sent more than $1.3 million in payments for the project to fraudsters, according to a state court complaint.

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NCAA Says Ohio NIL Case Ruling Ends NC Spat

By Abigail Harrison

The end of a name, image and likeness suit several states away further substantiates that antitrust claims against the National Collegiate Athletic Association were filed too late, according to a filing in North Carolina Business Court.

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Analysis

How GOP Judges Teed Up 4th Circ.'s Supreme Court Shutout

By Jeff Overley

No appeals court found the U.S. Supreme Court's latest term less endearing than the Fourth Circuit, where a supersize shutout accentuated a multiyear slump for the once-favored circuit and repeatedly vindicated conservative dissenters on the left-leaning bench.

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4th Circ. Reverses Portion Of Railroads' Broadband Suit

By Jared Foretek

The Fourth Circuit has ruled that the Association of American Railroads has standing to challenge a Virginia state law requiring railroads to allow for broadband crossings, reversing a trial court decision and dealing another blow to a law that the Virginia Supreme Court already gutted on state constitutional grounds in May.

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Analysis

Copyright And TM Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Supreme Court will evaluate contributory liability in a $1 billion copyright case involving internet service providers, and the Federal Circuit will assess the latest attempted trademark registration testing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's comfort with profanity. Here are the copyright and trademark cases to watch for the rest of the year.

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Brief

Travelers Unit, NC Door Maker Settle Excess Insurance Fight

By Hayley Fowler

A Travelers unit has resolved a North Carolina door manufacturer's lawsuit seeking $10 million in excess coverage from the insurer to help cover a $39.5 million securities class action settlement, court records show.

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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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Trump DOJ To Appeal Axing Of Order Targeting Jenner & Block

By Alison Knezevich

The U.S. Department of Justice plans to fight a federal judge's ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's executive order targeting Jenner & Block LLP, as it filed a notice of appeal Monday in D.C. federal court.

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NJ US Atty Accused Of Ethics Violations Amid Possible Exit

By Jake Maher

A group of ethics experts and former presidential advisors requested an ethics investigation into interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba on Monday, as she reportedly approaches the end of her run as the top federal prosecutor in the Garden State.

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Md. Judges Slam 'Unprecedented' Suit Over Habeas Orders

By Hailey Konnath

Maryland federal judges on Monday pressed a Virginia federal judge to throw out the Trump administration's "unprecedented" suit challenging their standing order that temporarily blocks deportation of detained noncitizens who file habeas petitions, warning that if the suit succeeds, "it will not be the last."

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Fla. Judge Pick Probed On Trump Case, Nomination Timing

By Courtney Bublé

A judicial nominee for the Southern District of Florida has fielded more questions from Democrats who have suggested that he ruled in favor of President Donald Trump and repeated the president's "partisan talking points" while simultaneously being vetted for a federal judgeship.

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Revived Effort To Break Up 9th Circ. Makes Its Way To Senate

By Hailey Konnath

Idaho Republicans have reintroduced a U.S. Senate bill that looks to split up the Ninth Circuit and create a new Twelfth Circuit, according to an announcement made Monday, roughly nearly seven months after a similar bill was introduced in the House.

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Sens. Float Bill To Protect Against AI Data Piracy

By Adam Lidgett

Federal lawmakers said Monday that they are floating a measure that would give creators the right to sue companies that use their work to train artificial intelligence models without their permission, a move that comes amid concerns over AI and intellectual property.

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NY Judge Wants Atty To Explain Bogus AI Citations

By Jack Karp

A federal judge wants a New York attorney to explain himself after he potentially used artificial intelligence to write his response to an order she issued concerning his use of AI to write an earlier brief that cited nonexistent cases.

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Trump Admin's Harvard Cuts Vex Judge: 'Staggering To Me'

By Chris Villani

A Massachusetts federal judge said Monday that the Trump administration has not presented evidence that Harvard has failed to address antisemitism on its campus and expressed bewilderment at the government's legal justifications for cutting $2.2 billion in funding.

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Robinson & Cole Ducks Recruiter's Contract Breach Suit

By Adrian Cruz

A Connecticut federal judge has granted summary judgment to Robinson & Cole LLP in a legal recruiter's contract breach suit, determining that under its terms with the recruiter, none of the information disclosed to a second company violated the original agreement between the two sides. 

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Bronx Defenders Reaches Tentative Deal To End Strike

By Andrea Keckley

The union representing staff attorneys for the Bronx Defenders — one of several member shops of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys that went on strike last week — has reached a tentative contract agreement with their managers.

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Senate Panel To Revote On US Atty Noms After Dem Walkout

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to revote on five U.S. attorney nominees on Thursday, including Jeanine Pirro, former Fox News host and New York state judge, after Democrats walked out of last week's meeting over objections to how the consideration of controversial Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove was being handled.

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SEC Lifts FINRA Ban For Atty Accused Of Cheating On Exam

By Katryna Perera

A divided U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has lifted an industry ban placed on a former SEC enforcement attorney who was deemed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to have cheated on a securities exam, finding there was no conclusive evidence of cheating.

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Pot Drink Co.'s Case Belongs In Arbitration, Stoel Rives Says

By Mike Curley

Stoel Rives LLP and a group of its clients are urging a California federal court to send a fraud suit brought by a maker of nonalcoholic cannabis drinks back to arbitration, arguing all the claims are subject to a valid arbitration agreement.

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States Embrace Second Look Laws To Reward Rehabilitation

By Brian Steele

Criminal justice reform advocates have in recent years found an effective weapon against the effects of lengthy mandatory minimum sentences, convincing states to enact "Second Look" laws that enable judges to reward people in prison who show rehabilitation by shortening their original sentence.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Sydney Price and Jeff Montgomery

Last week at the Delaware Court of Chancery, a major settlement between Meta Platforms Inc. and its investors reached on the proverbial courthouse steps during day two of a trial ended an $8 billion-plus suit accusing the company's directors and officers of breaching privacy regulations and corporate fiduciary duties tied to allegations dating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal more than a decade ago.

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