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July 07, 2026
Exxon asked a Texas federal court to rule that it's owed a $273 million tax refund and $51 million in penalties in a dispute with the U.S. government over the tax treatment of a natural gas deal with Qatar.
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July 07, 2026
A political consultant convicted of knowingly failing to register as a foreign agent as she helped draft a $50 million contract involving a former congressman and Venezuela's state-owned oil enterprise continues to argue she should be acquitted or given a new trial, saying the verdict was "against the great weight of the evidence."
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July 07, 2026
Chicagoland grocery chain owners were not entitled to microcaptive tax benefits because they failed to establish a bona fide in-house insurance arrangement, the government told the Seventh Circuit, saying the U.S. Tax Court correctly held that state law does not control the federal tax definition of insurance.
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July 06, 2026
BakerHostetler has brought on a former Kutak Rock LLP tax credits partner to its business practice group in Chicago.
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July 06, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor's proposal for a 401(k) fund safe harbor and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to change the reporting framework for public companies are among the top policy developments from the first half of 2026 that drew benefits and executive compensation attorneys' attention. Here, Law360 looks at four recent developments that attorneys may want to know about.
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July 06, 2026
An attorney for the owner of a Minnesota office building operated in bad faith by ignoring recent state Supreme Court precedents in his challenge of a tax valuation, the state tax court said, again rejecting his approach.
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July 06, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insights on the 7-2 outcome, highlighting issues the jurists were grappling with and showcasing rationales that found their way into the opinion.
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July 06, 2026
Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming better attuned to the conservative supermajority, attorneys say.
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July 06, 2026
When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's golden opportunity to avoid a grilling.
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July 06, 2026
The OECD's support for developing countries in international tax matters was focused last year on the 15% global minimum tax, while tax transparency and transfer pricing assistance hummed along as well, according to a report.
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July 06, 2026
Several U.S. trading partners facing new tariffs over claims of failing to adequately protect against forced labor pushed back on the plan ahead of a public hearing Tuesday, raising concerns that ranged from too-generalized determinations to the U.S. improperly disregarding related measures.
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July 06, 2026
A denim company violated North Carolina law by charging customers higher prices to recoup costs for unlawful tariffs without disclosing that it could seek, and is likely to receive, a refund, according to a proposed class action filed in federal court.
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July 06, 2026
The first half of 2026 brought long-awaited rulings providing clarity on the punitive damages pleading standard in Florida and the extent of a law allowing U.S. victims of Cuban property seizures to seek damages, as well as a high-profile guilty verdict in a rare foreign agent criminal trial. Here, Law360 looks at these and other notable developments from Florida so far this year.
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July 02, 2026
This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.
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July 02, 2026
The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, with nearly a quarter of cases being decided squarely along ideological lines.
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July 02, 2026
The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.
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July 02, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.
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July 02, 2026
California would extend by five years a tax credit program for businesses that agree to hire workers and invest in the state under budget-related legislation approved by state lawmakers and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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July 02, 2026
The IRS quietly rolled out an online portal dedicated to individuals and businesses seeking to take advantage of the Federal Claims Court's decision allowing a California business owner to recover late-filed refunds for penalties and interest tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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July 02, 2026
A Massachusetts state court has ordered celebrity chef Barbara Lynch to pay nearly $1 million in back taxes and interest to the city of Boston, months after losing a bid to lift a default judgment in the case.
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July 02, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection received tariff refund requests covering another 1.6 million entries in a day's time after opening a second phase of eligibility for its system, according to a declaration filed with the U.S. Court of International Trade.
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July 01, 2026
Lululemon has been accused of boosting prices in response to the Trump administration's global tariffs then failing to refund customers when the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the duties, becoming one of the latest household brand names to face such claims.
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July 01, 2026
The New Jersey Senate and the state's General Assembly recently passed three data center regulation bills that will be considered by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
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July 01, 2026
Lawyers for convicted SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein have rejected prosecutors' claims that the famed U.S. Supreme Court lawyer may have deleted messages between himself and his poker backers, calling the government "hypocritical" after it had previously argued that Goldstein could authenticate the messages if he took the stand at trial.
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July 01, 2026
An attorney for Frank Carone, the former chief of staff to former New York Mayor Eric Adams, on Wednesday said there are "glaring holes" in the indictment alleging Carone took bribes from a hotel owner in exchange for a multimillion-dollar migrant housing contract.