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  • March 03, 2026

    Florida High Court Urged To Kill Marijuana Legalization Effort

    Florida election officials told the state's highest court Monday that a lower court was correct in invalidating thousands of signatures in support of the latest effort to legalize retail marijuana via ballot initiative.

  • March 03, 2026

    A Tale Of 2 Self-Disclosure Policies: How SDNY, DOJ Differ

    Though the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York’s recently announced corporate enforcement and voluntary self-disclosure policy shares many similarities with that of the U.S. Department of Justice, the two programs differ in meaningful ways, including subject matter scope and timeline to declination, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • March 03, 2026

    Squires And Stewart's Trademark Office, By The Numbers

    Since new leadership has taken charge at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the agency has made progress on a number of key metrics for trademark prosecution, although attorneys say the data gets more mixed the deeper you dive into the numbers.

  • March 03, 2026

    NC Guards' Pay Starts At Prison Entry, Judge Says

    North Carolina correctional officers are entitled to compensation under federal wage law for time spent inside prison facilities before and after their scheduled shifts, a federal judge ruled, granting a win to a class and collective accusing the state of violating said law.

  • March 03, 2026

    Kalshi Scrambles To Keep Betting Brawl In Federal Court

    Kalshi made its latest push to keep the fracas over the legality of its sports offerings in federal court Tuesday, mere hours after the prediction market was ordered to litigate the dispute in state court.

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