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April 28, 2025
Justices Seek US Stance In $120M Iraq Immunity Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the federal government to weigh in on a Pennsylvania defense contractor's petition seeking clarity on parts of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's commercial activity exception, as the contractor looks to enforce a $120 million judgment against Iraq.
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April 28, 2025
Airbus To Acquire Assets Of Aircraft Parts Maker For $439M
Airbus SE said Monday that it has finalized a deal for the global components operations of Spirit AeroSystems as part of a $4.7 billion takeover of the parts maker by aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing.
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April 25, 2025
Up Next At High Court: Class Cert., Religious Charter Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in five cases this coming week, including in disputes over whether courts can certify classes of plaintiffs when some members haven't suffered an injury and whether students alleging disability discrimination in public schools must meet a higher standard of proof to bring claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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April 25, 2025
Organ Donor Network Wants Veteran's Waitlist Bias Suit Axed
The United Network for Organ Sharing asked a Georgia federal court to toss a lawsuit filed against it and several university medical schools over allegations that they delayed a Black military veteran's ability to receive a kidney transplant by artificially inflating his kidney function scores.
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April 25, 2025
DOD To Assess Tricare Program Competition In Ga. And Fla.
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded contracts to CareSource Military and Veterans to compete with managed care support contractors in delivering health, medical and administrative support services to eligible Tricare beneficiaries in the Atlanta and Tampa markets.Â
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April 25, 2025
Judge Blocks Trump Order Limiting Fed. Worker Bargaining
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's order last month seeking to end collective bargaining for workers at more than a dozen federal agencies with national security roles, two days after suggesting during oral arguments that Trump's order was retaliatory.
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April 25, 2025
Feds Say Tariff Fight Belongs In International Trade Court
The Trump administration wants to litigate a challenge to its tariffs in a federal trade court, not the D.C. district court, arguing that the U.S. Court of International Trade is the only venue with jurisdiction to hear the case.
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April 25, 2025
Ex-Google Engineer Claims Coercion In AI Trade Secrets Case
A former Google software engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets for Chinese startups has asked a California federal court to suppress statements he made to government investigators, alleging they used forceful tactics during an interrogation and did not read him his Miranda rights.
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April 25, 2025
Trump Pressed To Roll Back Ligado Network Order
A broad collection of navigation, transportation, weather and agricultural interest groups are urging President Donald Trump and Congress to roll back the Federal Communications Commission's controversial Ligado order, arguing that the company's proposed terrestrial mobile service would cause harmful interference to GPS, satellite communications and weather forecasting services.
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April 25, 2025
Ex-Sen. Menendez Can't Avoid Prison During Appeal
A New York federal judge on Friday refused to allow former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and two of the businessmen who purportedly bribed him to avoid prison pending their appeal on a blockbuster corruption conviction.
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April 25, 2025
House Republicans Seek Info On DeepSeek Ties To CCP
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are pressing Chinese AI company DeepSeek for information on their data practices and relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.
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April 25, 2025
10th Circ. Backs Spirit Aero's $31M Clawback From Ex-CEO
The Tenth Circuit on Friday backed Spirit AeroSystems Inc.'s decision to claw back $31 million worth of stock awards because a former CEO violated his noncompete agreement with the aircraft structure manufacturer, holding a lower court properly ruled the employment pact was enforceable under Kansas law.
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April 25, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Dechert, Brown Rudnick
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Boeing sells parts of its digital aviation solutions business to Thoma Bravo, Baker Tilly and Moss Adams join forces, Mobico sells its U.S. school bus business to I Squared Capital, and Apollo commits to a joint venture with Bullrock Energy Ventures.
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April 24, 2025
DC Circ. Fears Newman Atty Would Impeach Disabled Judges
The attorney fighting Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension alarmed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday when he argued that judges can only have their work taken from them if they voluntarily resign or are impeached.
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April 24, 2025
GE Investors' $362.5M Deal Gets Final OK, Attys Get $70M
A New York federal judge on Thursday gave final approval to a $362.5 million deal and awarded attorneys from Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer PA nearly $70 million in attorney fees for their work in a class action that accused General Electric Co. of fraudulently concealing cash flow problems.
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April 24, 2025
GAO Denies Protest Of $10.5M DOE Support Services Deal
A company protesting a $10.5 million National Nuclear Security Administration award for support services failed to show that the agency botched its best-value evaluation, or that the awardee had misrepresented the availability of its proposed program manager, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
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April 24, 2025
Trump Asks Justices To Lift Pause On Transgender Troop Ban
The Trump administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to lift a Washington federal judge's order prohibiting enforcement of the Pentagon's ban on transgender military service, arguing that the ruling contradicts two emergency docket orders issued during President Donald Trump's first term.
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April 24, 2025
$78M Navy Repair Award Challenge Falls Short, GAO Says
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said a BAE Systems unit protesting a $78 million Navy award for repairs and alterations to the USS Russell should have been clearer about its capacity to dry-dock the destroyer if it wanted to land the job.
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April 23, 2025
GAO Won't Rethink Denial Of Army Corps Contract Challenge
The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a Georgia-based construction contractor's request to reconsider its January decision rejecting its challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' denial of its building repair contract proposal.
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April 23, 2025
NY, 11 Other States Sue Trump Administration To Block Tariffs
A dozen states are seeking to block tariffs the Trump administration imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, claiming in a lawsuit Wednesday the tariffs illegally constitute unprecedented tax hikes on Americans and violate constitutional separations of powers
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April 23, 2025
GAO Denies Protest Of Scope Of Air Force's Corrective Action
The Government Accountability Office rejected an Ohio company's challenge to the scope of the Air Force's corrective action after its initial protest of a contract award decision, saying the agency wasn't required to embark on what would amount to an entirely new competition.
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April 23, 2025
Senate Panel To Vote On Trump FCC Nominee Next Week
The Senate Commerce Committee plans to vote on the nomination of Olivia Trusty to the Federal Communications Commission on April 30.
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April 23, 2025
Ex-CIA Official Cops To Secretly Lobbying For Foreign Clients
A former CIA official-turned-contractor pled guilty on Wednesday to surreptitiously using his high-level security clearance to lobby for foreign national clients, including an individual seeking a U.S. visa despite terrorism financing allegations, according to a U.S. Department of Justice announcement.
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April 23, 2025
VA Employee Info Exposed Internally, Watchdog Says
The internal watchdog for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed a hotline complaint about improper sharing of employee information within its network, saying in a report that personal information was accessible to unauthorized users.
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April 23, 2025
DOJ Settles With Tow Co. Over Navy Officer's Car Auction
The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement Tuesday with a California towing company it alleges illegally auctioned a deployed Navy lieutenant's car in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, with the officer receiving $7,500 in damages and the government collecting a $2,000 civil penalty.
Expert Analysis
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Preparing For Mexican Drug Cartels' Terrorist Designation
In the event President-elect Donald Trump designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, businesses will need to consider how their particular industry is affected and evaluate previously legitimate practices given the cartels' involvement so many sectors of the economy, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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What To Expect From Federal Cybersecurity Policy In 2025
There are 12 cyber policy questions to keep an eye on as the new administration and Republican control of Congress present an opportunity to advance less regulatory approaches and revisit some choices from the prior administration, say attorneys at Wiley.
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Republican Trifecta Amplifies Risks For Cos. In 3 Key Areas
Expected coordination between a Republican Congress and presidential administration may expose companies to simultaneous criminal, civil and congressional investigations, particularly with regard to supply chain risks in certain industries, government contracting and cross-border investment, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Certification, Lateness, SBA Eligibility
In this month's bid protest roundup, Cody Fisher at MoFo examines three recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that address the treatment of a proposal that was timely submitted but received late, and highlight nuances of certification and small business eligibility requirements.
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Anticipating The Maritime Sector's Future Under Trump 2.0
With the Republicans taking control of a governance trifecta, the maritime sector should brace for both familiar leadership and new change that could significantly shift shipping and defense priorities, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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6 Predictions For Cyber Risk And Insurance In 2025
This year is likely to bring with it some thorny and expensive cyber challenges, including increased ransomware activity, more data breach class actions and continued efforts to define business interruption loss calculations, say attorneys at Wiley.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
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.
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How Trump 2.0 May Change Business In Latin America
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.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
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.
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The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025
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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Series
Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.
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Opinion
Aviation Watch: How Court Nixed Boeing Plea Deal Over DEI
A Texas federal court's rejection of the plea agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Boeing over the 737 Max aircraft gratuitously injected the court's views on diversity, equity and inclusion into a case that shouldn't have been a criminal matter in the first place, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.
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How To Manage During A Trade Dispute With USMCA Partners
Companies can try to minimize the potential impacts of future tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods, and uncertainty about future trade relations, by evaluating supply chains, considering how they may be modified, and engaging with the new administration over exemptions and the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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What FARA Enforcement In 2024 Reveals For The Year Ahead
A number of developments, from indictments to legislation, shaped the Foreign Agents Registration Act enforcement landscape last year, and following the U.S. Department of Justice's recently released long-awaited proposed amendments to the law, 2025 shows no signs of slowing down, says Tessa Capeloto at Wiley.
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How New Fraud Enforcement Tool Affects Gov't Contractors
Government contractors will likely face greater scrutiny under the recently enacted Administrative False Claims Act, which broadens federal agencies' authority to pursue low-dollar fraud claims, but contractors may also find the act makes settlement of such claims easier to negotiate, say attorneys at Wiley.