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Public Policy - May, 2026

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• OpenAI CEO Altman Fueled 'Toxic Culture Of Lying,' Jury Told
• Proposed Meta Age Reforms Echo Europe Efforts, Judge Told
• Agri Stats Reaches Meat Price-Fixing Deal With States, DOJ
• Judges Clash On Whether Kelly Urged Order Disobedience
• Incarcerated Woman Sues DOJ Over Transgender Policy Shift
• Blue States Say Trump Admin Can't Duck Energy Order Suit
• Trump Campaign Exits Sex Assault Suit, Manager Appeals
• 6th Circ. Tosses Ohio's Out-Of-State Wine Limits
• Father 'Blacked Out' While Killing Baby, Civil Court Hears
• DOJ Antitrust Head Tells Merging Firms: No Games
• DC Judge Says ICE Guidance Violates Immigrant Arrest Order
• Crypto Bill Could Get Senate Banking Markup Next Week
• How Litigation Funding Disclosure Could Affect ITC Cases
• NAACP Urges Miss. Judge To Turn Off XAI Gas Turbines
• 'If It Quacks': Judge Hints Kalshi's Biz Is Sports Gambling
• La. Says Mailed Abortion Pills Harm State Budget, Sovereignty
• Dems Press Big 3 Bureaus On BNPL Credit Reporting Gaps
• Insurer 'Arbitrarily' Cut NC Farmers' Coverage, Court Told
• Warren Asks Meta About Reported Stablecoin Payment Plans
• Pentagon Defends Anthropic Security Risk Label At DC Circ.
• Colo. Panel Says Insurance Affidavit Didn't Make Marriage
• Netlist Backs DOJ Stance On Essential IP In Samsung Case
• Ill. Congressman's Aide Charged With COVID Relief Fraud
• Colo. Panel Says No Resentencing For Habitual Criminal
• Dems Say ABC License Probe Is Retaliation For Kimmel Joke
• UK Says Welltower's Senior Home Deals May Hurt Competition
• Md. Congress Members Press Air Force For Fuel Leak Details
• Pharma Cos. Hit With $2M Judgment Over CBD Investor Fraud
• FCC Rule Changes Could Accelerate The Space Economy
• 9th Circ.'s Silence Prolongs Uncertainty On Cemex Framework
• Trump's Temporary Global Tariffs Illegal, Trade Court Rules
• California Tribe Seeks Summary Win Over Opioid Clinic Denial
• US Open To WTO Consultations On 10% Global Tariff Rate
• Wyden Probes Wall Street Firms For Tariff Refund Stakes' Info
• NC Lawmakers May Shield Athlete Payments From Public View
• 1st Circ. Chilly On Challenge To DHS Records Policy
• 11th Circ. Deepens Split On DHS' No-Bond Detention
• Arguments Show Justices Vacillating On Geofence Warrants
• Judge Wants States To Outline Live Nation Antitrust Remedies
• Shipman, Pullman Attys Among Dozen Added To Conn. Bench
• Surveying The CFTC Campaign To Control Prediction Markets
• Comey Retains NC Criminal Defense Pro For 2nd Indictment
• FinCEN Rule Could Reshape AML Priorities Across Finance
• Why Compliance Is Getting Complicated In Latin America
• Carbon Tax Revenues Fall Far Short Of Potential, Report Says
• IOC Lifts Olympic Ban On Belarus, But Russia Still Out
• King & Spalding Adds Congressional Health Policy Duo In DC
• Trump Signs Bill To Speed Tribal Trust Land Mortgages
• The SEC Should Institute A New Enforcement Scorecard
• New PBGC Amicus Program Offers Input On Important Cases
• Hospital Suspects DOJ Is Forum Shopping For Trans Records
• Iran War Risks £8B Annual Tax Hit To UK, Report Warns
• County DA, Sheriff Fight Colo. Gov.'s Bid To Nix U-Visa Suit
• Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fulton County Can't Force Return Of Ballots Seized By Feds
• Trump Wants Time For Justices To Review Carroll Verdict
• 8th Circ. Strikes Down FCC's Digital Discrimination Rules
• Epstein's Alleged Suicide Note Unsealed In Cellmate's Case
• Mother Of Musk's Kids Defends Role As OpenAI Liaison
• Pa. Panel Greenlights NJ Transit Injury Suit, Citing Galette
• Meta's Exploitation Reporting Needs Work, NM Judge Told
• Sony Reaped 'Windfall' From Illegal Tariffs, Gamers Say
• Vought Says EEOC Diversity Report At Odds With Trump Orders
• OCC Stablecoin Rules Become Battleground For Yield Debate
• Calif. Tribe Can't Get ATF's Cigarette Sales Decision Tossed
• Goodyear Wants Waiver For Smart Tire Sensor Tech
• Bronx Landlords Must Pay $31M For Poor Building Conditions
• Mobile Industry's Pai Calls For More Exclusive Airwaves For AI
• Conn. Asks If AI May Have Altered Slain Baby's Earnings
• Ábrego García Says Appeal Doesn't Halt Discovery
• DOJ Says Colo. Magazine Ban Violates Second Amendment
• Safeway Hit With Wash. Break Pay, OT Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Michigan Man Can't Block Future Charge
• Colo. GOP Seeks Reconsideration On Unaffiliated Voter Ban
• DHS Can Keep Operating At Minn. Schools For Now, Judge Says
• Judge Questions OMB Justification For Voiding Grants
• Judge Doubts There's A Fix For Migrant Parole Cancellations
• DHS Proposes Hiking Fee To Stay Removal By Nearly 400%
• Booz Allen Says Fla. Senator's Tax Leak Suit Is Too Late
• Full 11th Circ. Denies Medical Act Remedy In Discharge Suit
• Unauthorized Immigrant Can Face Gun Charge, 1st Circ. Says
• NJ Finalizes ABC Test Rule For Independent Contractor Status
• PTAB's Fast-Track Appeals Program Extended 2 Years
• Pro Codes Act Does Not Pose Constitutional Concerns
• Advocacy Group Fights Trump Bid To End Broadband Grants
• Mich. Justices Weigh If House Must Send Stalled Bills To Gov.
• High Court Rejects Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Ruling
• High Court's Cox Ruling Leaves ISP Copyright Rules Intact
• DHS Can Withhold Some Border Search Records, Judge Says
• FCC Dem Calls For 'Rigorous' Paramount, WBD Review
• 10th Circ. To Revisit Proving Native Status In Sex Abuse Cases
• FTC Focus: Ad Deal Signals Viewpoint Suppression Is A Risk
• Drilling Project Halted, For Now, Near SD Worship Site
• Navigating The Annulment Of NY Wetlands Permitting Rules
• ACLU Seeks Full DC Circ. Review Of CECOT Contempt Halt
• Banks Face Cloudy Rate Horizons As Opt-Outs Spread
• DC Circ. Fast-Tracks DOT Immigrant Truck Driver Rule Review
• G7 Trade Ministers Agree To Prioritize Key Mineral Supply
• Judge Won't Force Hunter Biden's Foreign Agent Registration
• Federalism Probed In Suit Over Judge's MAGA Op-Ed Ouster
• Pa. 'Cruel Punishments' Ruling Sets Up Sentence Challenges
• Insurers Ask To Ignore Simplified Foreign Currency Rules
• Judge Tells FEMA Officials To Preserve Signal Chats
• Polish Antitrust Arm Probing OLX's RE Listings Platform
• Mass. Justices Debate Rent Control Religious Carveout
• Miller & Chevalier Hires DOJ Nat'l Security Atty In DC
• Democrats Urge EEOC Chair Not To Roll Back IVF Protections
• Okla. House OKs Valuation Method Change For Some Rentals
• SEC Makes First Move To Nix Biden-Era Climate Reg
• Pot Patients Defend Claims In Dispensary Data Privacy Suit
• Mass. Justices Push For An End To AG-Auditor Deadlock
• NJ Prosecutor Gets OK To Trim Suit Over Alleged Interference
• Extend Immediate Expensing For Plastic Recycling, IRS Told
• 7th Circ. Panel Split On Due Process For Ill. ICE Detainees
• DC Circ. Judge Jabs Pharma Atty For 10 Minutes In Price Fight
• Musk Sought Control Of OpenAI To Fund Mars City, Jury Told
• DOJ Atty Faces Possible Discipline Over DHS 'Lack Of Candor'
• Exelon Shareholders Fight Objectors' Fee Bid On Bribery Deal
• Meta Should Have Warning Label, NM Witness Says
• Feds Urge DC Circ. To Undo Iraqi, Afghan Visa Class Cert.
• Worker Fights 2nd Circ.'s Toss Of Teamsters Fund ERISA Suit
• Judge Blocks Arizona From Policing Prediction Markets
• Wash. Panel Revives GLP-1 Health Plan Coverage Fight
• Demand Boom May Deepen FERC's Power-Market Scrutiny
• Bittrex Seeks To Undo $24M Judgment After SEC Crypto Pivot
• Connecticut Mother Says State Owes $5M For Death Of Infant
• Mylan Strikes $4.5M Deal With Maryland Over EpiPen Pricing
• Ocean Carrier Says FMC's In-House Court, $45M Award Illegal
• 9th Circ. Renews Biz Nuisance Claim Over Seattle BLM Protest
• FCC Asks DC Circ. To End Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenges
• Permits Will Lead To Red Snapper 'Overfishing,' Groups Say
• 1st Circ. Sees Role As Limited In Trans Passport Fight
• Judges' Orders Force ICE Plane To Turn Family Around Midflight
• Ligado Satellite Plans Spur New Challenge To FCC Order
• Democrat Calls Squires' Board Of Peace Answers 'Incoherent'
• Ex-Miami Official Accused Of Misusing Funds Settles Suit
• Utah Judge Won't Block Kratom-Kava Product Sales Ban
• 2nd Circ. Says NY Escrow Interest Law Is Preempted, Again
• Unions Say High Court Backs Standing In AI Surveillance Suit
• Whistleblower Says SEC Rule Shift Cost Him Bounty
• 4th Circ. Says USPTO Doesn't Have To Cough Up PTAB Docs
• BlackRock, State Street Push To Trim Red State AGs' Suit
• Ending Carried Interest Tax Break May Net $88B, Report Says
• Native CDFI Says EPA Froze, Then Killed, $400M Grant
• DOT, Mexico Inching Toward 'Consensus' In Airport Slots Fight
• US Says Denver's Assault Weapons Ban Is Unconstitutional
• Wash. Justices Say Millionaire Tax Shielded From Referendum
• Banks Say Stablecoin Yield Fix For Crypto Bill 'Falls Short'
• How Oregon Ruling Affects Federal Gender Care Crackdown
• Tower Builders Float Escrow Plan For Failed Dish Contracts
• Feds, Advocates Settle FOIA Suit Over Family Separation Info
• AI Data Center Boom May Spur Wave Of Toxic Tort Suits
• A Core Weakness In The Challenge To Birthright Citizenship
• Sponsor Suit Moot After Immigrant Kids Released, Feds Say
• Senate Panels' Bills Would Steer $70B To Immigration
• DOJ Asks To Toss Subpoena Defeats In Powell Case As Moot
• FCC Chair Carr Promotes 6 In Key Legal, Policy Roles
• Bet On Prediction Market Regulation To Accelerate
• Wis. Village Urges 7th Circ. To Void Oneida Tribal Trust Order
• Wilmington Councilman Fights Ouster Over Dem Party Switch
• SEC Floats Trump-Approved Semiannual Reporting Reg
• Financial Meltdown Fears Don't Warrant Private Credit Regs
• Approach The Bench: Justice Bacon On School Accreditation
• Latin America Leans On Taxing Goods, Services, OECD Says
• 10th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Student's Mask Mandate Suit
• Apple Asks High Court To Pause Epic Games App Store Order
• 'What Will Take Me To $1B?': Trial Probes OpenAI Exec's Diary
• 2nd Circ. Raises Concern Over Challenge To NY US Atty's DQ
• State Farm Bungled LA Wildfire Claims, Calif. Regulator Says
• Wash. Bar Task Force Spotlights Atty Mental Health Issues
• DOJ's In-House Detention Legal Aid Plan Is MIA
• Dell Asks Shareholders To Move Legal Home To Texas
• Kroger Fights AGs' $10M Fee Ask In Albertsons Merger Case
• Spirit Airlines' Demise To Reshape Low-Cost Competition
• DOJ Apology For Hidden Warrant Not Satisfying For Judge
• Calif. District OKs Civil Court Audio Feeds Including Musk Trial
• FTC Swears Off Media Matters' Boycott Probe, Forever
• Calif. Tribes Back Stay In Kalshi Case Before 9th Circ. Rules
• FCC Says Crackdown Killed 3M Listings For Risky Devices
• Feds Say Minn.'s State Suit Usurps Climate Regulator Role
• Greer Doubles Down On Threat To Hike Tariffs On EU Vehicles
• Colo. Justices Back Water Entity's Eminent Domain Rights
• Calif. Seeks To Halt Trump Admin's Coastal Pipeline Restart
• Feds Say Challenge To Drilling Near SD Worship Site Baseless
• Meatpacking Probe Continues, Agri Stats Deal Expected
• Justices Skip Wait To Remand Louisiana Election Map Case
• Fla. Cites Petty Defense Of Social Media Law, Groups Say
• 10th Circ. Upholds CBP Officer's Conviction Sans Video
• Mass. Justices Uneasy Over Judge's Handling Of ICE Incident
• Mass. Justices Hint Tax Cut Measure Summary Is Confusing
• Fintech Cos., States Split On Scope Of Prediction Market Regs
• Philly DA Touts Violent Crime Reduction In $60M Budget Pitch
• Groups Say Feds Neglected Whale Habitat Revision Petition
• New Risks Emerge As States Push Proxy Voting Legislation
• Mich. Pot Regulators Ask Judge To Toss Whistleblower Suit
• Trump Broadens Sanctions On Cuban Government
• NC Dems Propose Ballot Measure To Decriminalize Marijuana
• Pilots' Union Seeks FCC Focus On Safety In Drone Boost
• Noncitizens Sue Texas Over Arrest Law After 5th Circ. Ruling
• 1st Circ. Skeptical Of Challenge To CDC Puppy Import Ban
• Minn. Belarusian Org. Appealed Valuation Late, Court Says
• FCC Grants Limited Extensions For 'Rip And Replace' Work
• Kalshi 'Swimming Upstream' In Appeal, Mass. Justices Say
• Military Atty Can Prosecute Minn. Civilian Despite Regulations
• Suit's Dismissal Would Not Settle Gold Card Visa's Legality
• Canada Pledges $1.1B For Companies Hit By US Tariffs
• Enviro Ruling And A New Law Signal Shift In La. Legacy Cases
• DOJ's Stance On Antitrust And Patent Law Reflects Balance
• 4th Circ. Says Abortion Protester Doesn't Deserve Jury Trial
• Bondi Spurs Ethics Doubts By Using DOJ Official As Counsel
• Texas Beach Town Can Keep Most New Rental Rules For Now
• Ruling Shows How Texas Law Altered Derivative Suit Outlook
• 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment
• NJ Justices Won't Consolidate Judicial Privacy Law Cases
• DOJ Seeks To Freeze Jan. 6 Civil Suits Against Trump
• 1st Circ. Hints Justices May Settle Immigrant Bond Fight
• NY Opioid Antagonist Mandate Leaves Employers Guessing
• US Opens Duty Probes Into Air Compressors From 3 Nations
• Judge Blocks Wis. Tribe From Barring Nonmember Fishing
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• DOJ Touts $750K Deal In Housing Discrimination Suit
• Justices Won't Review Dismissal Of Inmate's 'Malicious' Suit
• FCC Told Sports Rights Fix May Lie In Fewer Rules, Not More
• Meta Owes $3.7B For 'Public Nuisance,' NM AG Tells Judge
• Oil Giants Say Mich. AG's Climate Antitrust Suit Is DOA
• Commerce Opens Probe Of 4 Countries' Chemical Imports
• Cannabis Co. Must Add THC Warnings In Calif. Edibles Deal
• Commerce Investigating 3 Countries' Tin Mill Products
• Supreme Court Halts Abortion Drug Telehealth Ruling
• Justices Rebuff BNSF Bid To Curb Post-Mallory Forum Shopping
• NJ Court Says Gun Law Doesn't Justify Firing Cops Over Pot
• La. Officials Hit With Voter Suits Over Suspended Primaries
• Trump's Fixed-Price Contract Default Could Raise Gov't Costs
• DOJ Presses Court To Force Virginia To Hand Over Voter Rolls
• Fla. Equestrian Tells FTC Jury Must Hear Doping Claim
• Pot Co. Sues Mich. Town Over 'Arbitrary' Zoning Enforcement
• Judge Won't Let Feds End Yemen TPS, Faults Review Process
• Ill. AG Makes $125M Deal With Gas Cos. Toward Bill Credits
• Senators Unveil Stablecoin Yield Compromise For Crypto Bill
• Consumers Challenge Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• ReConnect Program Back In Farm Bill Passed By House
• Media Matters Says Justices' New Ruling Secures Its FTC Win
• Fla. Jury Hears Menthol Smoker Succumbed To Addiction
• Operation Midway Blitz Caused 'Chaos' In Ill., Report Finds
• Texas High Court Revives Delta-8 THC Restrictions
• Florida Gov. Signs Limits On Public Sector Unions
• What To Watch For As Meta Stares Down NM Injunction Trial
• Boeing, DOJ Say No Need For Full 5th Circ. Review Of NPA
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• FTC, DOJ Say ABA Reliance Limits Law School Competition
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Remand Fed-Blocked Mortgage Program
• Sioux Tribes Fight Black Hills Mining Plan Over Sacred Land
• Texas AG Demands Records From 30 Firms In H-1B Probe
• Firefighter Says Nepotism, Training Complaints Led To Firing
• Hospitals Say HHS Is Withholding Safety Net Reimbursements
• Pa. AG Has No Place In Grid Project Fight, High Court Told
• Legal Meth Does Not Exist, 7th Circ. Says
• Judge Dubious Of TikTok Bid To Trim Mass. Addiction Suit
• 1st Circ. Lets NH Emissions Program End During Appeal
• 5th Circ. Pauses Mail-Order Access To Abortion Pills
• Mass. Residents Sue Over Data Center's Expansion
• NC Statehouse Catch-Up: Data Centers, AI, School Funding
• Congress Must Repair USPTO's Inter Partes Review Process
• Calif. Case Raises Questions For Medical Practice Investors
• Previewing FDA Preapproval Access In Psychedelics EO
• Calif. Sued Over Ballot Measure For Health Clinic Fund Use
• Vietnam Tops USTR Priority IP Watch List In Latest Report
• Feds Say RealPage Deal Fixes Rental Pricing Concerns
• Trump Threatens To Increase Tariff On European Cars, Trucks
• DOJ Asks 4th Circ. To Revive Children's Hospital Subpoena
• Med Groups Say HHS Stalling Challenge To Vax Changes
• How Paul Clement Does It All
• Feds Sue NJ Over Unauthorized Immigrant Tuition Benefits
• How Data Center Accounting May Draw Enforcement Scrutiny
• Australia Moves To Update Global Minimum Tax Laws
• Pizzeria Urges 6th Circ. To Strike Fed's Debit Swipe-Fee Cap
• TTAB Upholds Canceled Everwise TM Registration
• NY's Growing Enviro Reg Framework Will Transform Projects
• Creek Nation Fights Dismissal Bids Over Alabama Burial Site
• Whistleblower Says DOJ Rushed SPLC Indictment
• Texas Plastics Co. Seeks To Nix Full Captive Rules In 5th Circ.
• 'No Easy Task': Atty Seeks Fees For Ending Practice Limit Law
• Detainees Say DHS Can't Stop Collecting Biometric Info
• Ex-Budget Official's Sentencing Set Before 2nd Bribery Trial
• Ex-Bondi Adviser Tapped As Fraud Task Force's Chief Lawyer
• SEC's Corp. Governance Shift Puts Onus On States, Cos.
• Mylan Inks $11M Deal With NC Over EpiPen Pricing
• Main St. Bank Bill Could Spur Lending, Ease Barriers To Entry
• IRS Says Tribal Fishing Income Counts Toward Retirement
• Ex-Fla. Rep. Guilty Of FARA Violations For Venezuela Work