Public Policy

  • February 03, 2025

    DC Wants Pot Enforcement Suits To Stay In Federal Court

    The District of Columbia is arguing that a group of suits by cannabis-related businesses and associations belong in federal court, saying it is "paradoxical" for them to want the cases removed to state-level court when they clearly involve federal law and constitutional questions.

  • February 03, 2025

    ICE Must Offer Pa. Detainees Virtual Access To NJ Courts

    An immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania must allow detainees access to virtual hearings for pending criminal proceedings in New Jersey, since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement assumed responsibility for protecting their constitutional rights, a federal judge ruled Friday.

  • February 03, 2025

    Mich. Congressman Seeks College Sports Spending Probe

    The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce asked the Government Accountability Office on Monday to launch a probe examining how athletic spending at Division I and II schools affects the cost of tuition and fees.

  • February 03, 2025

    DOJ Agrees To Restore Immigration Legal Support Access

    The Trump administration said it will restore access to immigration detention centers for nonprofit groups that provide legal support for detained noncitizens during a Monday status conference in D.C. federal court, according to the Amica Center For Immigrant Rights.  

  • February 03, 2025

    Sotomayor Clears Path For Retrial In Landmark Graft Case

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor lifted a temporary pause Monday on a public corruption case that resulted in a landmark 2023 decision eliminating the right-to-control theory of fraud, clearing the way for a retrial on a traditional theory of property fraud.

  • February 03, 2025

    Trump Must Not Undercut Sovereignty In Orders, Tribes Say

    A coalition of tribal organizations is calling on the Trump administration to ensure that recent executive orders don't undermine the sovereign political status of Indigenous nations with which the federal government has trust and treaty obligations or disrupt essential funding that flows from that relationship.

  • February 03, 2025

    Trial Court Won't Pause Google Search Case For Apple Appeal

    A D.C. federal court refused on Sunday to pause the remedies phase of the landmark monopolization case targeting Google's search dominance while Apple appeals a decision refusing to allow it to participate.

  • February 03, 2025

    Miss. Republican Renews Push For Nat'l Broadband Strategy

    A Republican senator concerned about possible overlap in federal deployment programs has re-upped a legislative effort that started three years ago to direct the U.S. Department of Commerce to develop a clear national broadband strategy.

  • February 03, 2025

    Philly Settlement Reopens Probe Of Teacher's 2011 Death

    The parents of a Philadelphia schoolteacher whose stabbing death 14 years ago was declared a suicide have won their legal battle against the city to have the case reinvestigated as a possible homicide.

  • February 03, 2025

    NC Justice Urges 4th Circ. To Keep Vote Battle In Federal Court

    An incumbent North Carolina justice urged the Fourth Circuit on Monday to keep control of her opponent's challenge to November's election results, rejecting the challenger's claim that developments in state court have rendered the federal case moot.

  • February 03, 2025

    Canada Gets Trump Tariffs Paused After Retaliation Threats

    Canada and the U.S. have agreed to pause planned tariffs for at least 30 days while the two countries try to work out an agreement, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump said late Monday afternoon, an announcement that came after Canada floated retaliatory tariffs earlier in the day and said it would rip up a contract with Elon Musk's Starlink.

  • February 03, 2025

    Immigrant Advocates Sue Trump Admin Over Border Closure

    A coalition of immigrant and civil rights groups accused President Donald Trump in a new lawsuit Monday of acting beyond his authority when he shut down the southern border to asylum claims.

  • February 03, 2025

    Former Acting DOL Head Heads To Harvard As Spring Fellow

    Former acting Labor Secretary Julie Su will join the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics as a spring 2025 fellow, the university announced.

  • February 03, 2025

    IRS Defends Process For Denying Worker Credit Claims

    The Internal Revenue Service defended its process for rejecting applications for pandemic-era worker tax credits that it deems too risky to pay out, telling an Arizona federal court that contrary to the claims of two companies suing the agency over denials, its response has been reasonable.

  • February 03, 2025

    Relief In Tribal Casino Fight Would Be Uncommon, Court Told

    An Oregon tribe at the center of a dispute over the federal government's decision to approve a land-into-trust application for the state's first off-reservation casino says any attempt to void the process is moot, telling a federal court that an unfavorable ruling in the case would be unprecedented.

  • February 03, 2025

    Asbury Park, Zoning Board, Again Escape Pot Co.'s Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge has once again dismissed claims from a would-be cannabis dispensary alleging the city of Asbury Park and its Zoning Board conspired to deny its application in favor of a rival seller, saying the latest amended complaint doesn't shore up the shortcomings in the prior one.

  • February 03, 2025

    DOJ Vets Start Group To Protect Ex-Colleagues From Trump

    Former attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice are launching a new initiative to protect staff caught in the cross-hairs of President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape the department in his image.

  • February 03, 2025

    Power Cos., States Ask DC Circ. To Dispose Of Coal Ash Rule

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency acted arbitrarily and well beyond its authority when it enacted a new rule to strengthen federal regulations for coal ash, a score of electric utility entities and Republican-led states told the D.C. Circuit.

  • February 03, 2025

    Kroger, Albertsons No-Poach Suit Back In Colo. Court

    A proposed class action accusing Kroger Co. and Albertsons of brokering an illegal no-poach agreement that hurt wage negotiations during a strike in Colorado is back in state court, after a grocery store worker dropped a federal court lawsuit and refiled her claims in Denver District Court.

  • February 03, 2025

    Michigan Pot Co. Says Competitor Can't Join Licensing Suit

    A Michigan company seeking to pause a town's marijuana licensing process said another pot retail hopeful shouldn't be able to join the lawsuit because the competitor does not have the same property interests at stake and its involvement would open the door for more applicants to attempt to intervene.

  • February 03, 2025

    DC Judge Joins RI In Blocking Trump Funding Freeze

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing a freeze on federal spending while a group of nonprofits sue over the move, ruling the pause appears to "suffer from infirmities of a constitutional magnitude."

  • February 03, 2025

    Trump Furthers NLRB Shakeup By Firing Acting NLRB GC

    President Donald Trump continued his shakeup of leadership at the National Labor Relations Board by firing acting general counsel Jessica Rutter, an agency spokesperson confirmed Monday.

  • February 03, 2025

    US Tariffs On Mexico And Canada Paused For One Month

    President Donald Trump said Monday that he will suspend the imminent 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods entering the U.S. for one month after talking with both countries' leaders.

  • February 03, 2025

    Treasury's Bessent Takes CFPB Reins, Halts Agency Actions

    President Donald Trump has handed the reins of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who moved Monday to halt rulemaking and other activities at the agency after the ouster of its director, Rohit Chopra.

  • February 01, 2025

    Trump Fires CFPB Director Chopra, Eliciting Praise, Lament

    President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a widely expected move to purge another holdover of the Biden administration, drawing cheers from Republicans as Democrats warn of danger for the agency's future.

Expert Analysis

  • 2024 Was A Banner Year For Shareholder Activism

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    Shareholder activism campaigns in 2024 continued at an elevated pace globally, with activist investors exploiting valuation gaps and pushing aggressively for corporate governance reforms, including the ouster of many companies' chief executives, a trend that could continue once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Expect A Big Shake Up At The EEOC Under 2nd Trump Admin

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    During President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is likely to significantly shift its focus and priorities, especially where workplace DEI initiatives, immigration enforcement, LGBTQ+ rights and pregnancy protections are concerned, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.

  • Series

    Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    While the last quarter of 2024 didn't bring any notable state financial legislation, Illinois banks did see developments in the challenge to the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, and received some awaited guidance on credit line disclosures and bank-fintech relationships, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • How Trump 2.0 May Change Business In Latin America

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    Companies in Latin America should expect to face more trade restrictions, tighter economic sanctions and enhanced corruption risks, as the incoming administration shifts focus to certain non-U.S. actors, most notably China, says Matteson Ellis at Miller & Chevalier.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Opinion

    Section 230 Debates Will Continue, With Or Without TikTok

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    Regardless of whether TikTok is forced to shut down in the U.S. in the coming weeks, legal disputes will continue over social media platforms' responsibility under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for harms allegedly caused by content shared on their apps, says Carla Varriale-Barker at Segal McCambridge.

  • Impact Of Successful Challenges To SEC's Rulemaking Ability

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    In 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission faced significant legal challenges to its aggressive rulemaking agenda as several of its rules were vacated by the Fifth Circuit, which could hinder the SEC's ability to enact rules extending beyond express statutory authority in the future, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Takeaways From DOJ, FTC End To Collaboration Guidelines

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    The Federal Trade Commission's and U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision to withdraw the guidelines for collaborations among competitors may reflect a desire for clearer parameters by emphasizing case law on specific ventures, but it also carries the potential to chill some future collaboration, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

  • 5 Transition Tools Trump Could Use To Implement His Agenda

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    President-elect Donald Trump will have several tools available to him to halt or otherwise claw back federal regulations promulgated during the Biden administration, including reconciliation, executive orders and memoranda, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • 5 Privacy Law Trends That Will Continue In 2025

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    While preparing privacy programs for the year, companies should keep in mind several developments from 2024 that will carry over — namely, in the realm of artificial intelligence, passive data collection, combining data from multiple sources, privacy program expectations and managing vendors, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Justices Seem Focused On NEPA's Limits In Utah Rail Case

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    After last month's oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, the court appears poised to forcefully reiterate that the National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to review only those environmental impacts within their control, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • A Look At PCAOB's Record-Breaking Enforcement In 2024

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    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in 2024 brought more enforcement actions against auditors and imposed increasingly higher monetary penalties, showing that it was not afraid to exercise its power to fine and reprimand firms, a trend that will likely continue in 2025, say attorneys at Briglia Hundley.

  • Complying With Seasonal Product Labeling Requirements

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    Though the holiday season is in the rearview, many seasonal alcohol products remain in the market, and producers should ensure that their labels comply with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's additional requirements for such products, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025

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    Across sectors, Office of Inspector General work plans and challenge reports for 2025 provide a trove of information on the issues and industries that will likely be the focus of government oversight in the year to come, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.

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