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Latest News in Massachusetts
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July 11, 2025
Real Estate Recap: NYC Zombies, Nashville Tax, Hospo Deals
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into New York City's zombie building scene, a BigLaw specialist's view of Nashville's rise in property taxes, and the firms that guided the top hospitality deals in the first half of 2025.
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July 11, 2025
Fed. Circ. Questions Patent Ownership After J&J's $20M Loss
The Federal Circuit appeared somewhat skeptical Friday that an orthopedic surgeon held onto the rights of knee replacement patents that he disputably assigned elsewhere, which would endanger the $20 million infringement verdict he won against a Johnson & Johnson unit.
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July 11, 2025
State Dept. Defends Visa Revocations For Anti-Israel Protests
A senior U.S. Department of State official testified Friday that a series of high-profile visa and green card revocations were based on participation in campus protests or other acts that "fostered a hostile environment for Jewish students" and included expressions of support for terrorist organizations.
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July 11, 2025
Feds Urge 1st Circ. To Toss Third Country Injunction
The Trump administration urged the First Circuit to throw out an injunction enforcing due process protections for immigrants facing deportation to third countries, saying the U.S. Supreme Court concluded the government is likely to succeed on the merits of the challenge.
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July 11, 2025
Dem States Drop Bid To Block Machine Gun Trigger Returns
Sixteen Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia told a Maryland federal judge Friday that they are dropping their motion to block the federal government from returning forced-reset triggers for guns to their owners, following declarations from the government and others that they would not distribute the products into states where possession is illegal.

Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
- Massachusetts Business Development Corporation
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Massachusetts Division of Insurance
- Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
- Massachusetts Office of the Comptroller
- ENFORCEMENT
- Investigations and enforcement actions by state and federal prosecutors
- LITIGATION
- Antitrust litigation
- Class actions
- Environmental suits
- Labor and employment issues
- Intellectual property cases
- Product liability and consumer protection disputes
- Securities disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures involving companies headquartered in Massachusetts
- Real estate deals
- PROFILES
- Nominations, appointments, and elections of judges and agency officials in Massachusetts
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of Massachusetts judges, litigators, and firms
Readership
- Lawyers at top law firms practicing in Massachusetts
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys working with Massachusetts-based companies
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals