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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 again...(read more)

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  Companies Linked To Scam Network Seek Ch. 15 Recognition

  By Emily Lever

  Court-appointed liquidators of the companies in the Prince Group — linked by U.S. and U.K. authorities to a mass...(read more)

• 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.

• '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."

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Feds Move To Block Arizona's Gambling Laws Against Kalshi

  By Lauren Berg

  The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday backed Kalshi's assertion that Arizona's gambling laws cannot be applied to federally regulated prediction market platforms, the same day the Phoenix federal court rejected Kalshi's bid to halt enforcement of those state laws.

• DC Circ. Allows DOD To Ax Anthropic Contracts Amid Review

  By Hailey Konnath

  The D.C. Circuit Wednesday shot down Anthropic's request for an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. Department of Defense from designating the artificial intelligence company as a national security risk while Anthropic's appeal plays out, although it agreed to expedite the appeal.