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Aerospace & Defense

  • August 08, 2025

    6th Circ. Says Federal Machine Gun Ban Is Constitutional

    The Sixth Circuit has upheld a federal ban on machine guns, finding the prohibition to be in line with the country's tradition of regulating "dangerous and unusual weapons."

  • August 08, 2025

    El Paso Soldier Accused Of Sending Military Info To Russia

    An El Paso active-duty soldier has been arrested in connection with accusations that he attempted to transmit U.S. military information to Russia.

  • August 08, 2025

    Akin Hires 2 More Crowell & Moring Cyber Pros In DC

    Following Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's hire last month of Crowell & Moring LLP attorney Evan D. Wolff as co-head of its cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice, two more Crowell & Moring lawyers will be joining the team.

  • August 07, 2025

    Judge Orders Chemours To Cut Discharges At W.Va. Plant

    A West Virginia federal judge on Thursday ordered Chemours to take any steps needed to stop its Washington Works manufacturing plant from continuing to discharge excessive amounts of a harmful "forever chemical" into the Ohio River.

  • August 07, 2025

    Russia Loses Challenge To Hague Tribunal In Ukraine Case

    An international tribunal seated in The Hague has voted by majority to reject Russia's challenge claiming it was improperly constituted as the arbitrators oversee Ukraine's claim against Moscow over the detention of Ukrainian naval vessels and servicemen.

  • August 07, 2025

    GAO Says DOD Didn't Properly Assess $10M Contract Offers

    The Government Accountability Office has told the U.S. Department of Defense it should reevaluate proposals and make a new award decision for a nearly $10 million technical support services contract, finding it failed to properly evaluate the winning proposal.

  • August 07, 2025

    VA Axes Union Contracts Covering Thousands Of Workers

    The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated its collective bargaining agreements with several unions representing thousands of employees, and the agency said its decision follows President Donald Trump's executive order looking to end labor contracts across the federal government.

  • August 07, 2025

    Wilson Elser Nabs Former Transpo Safety Board Adviser

    A former team leader for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration who worked with its passenger carrier division on issues involving commercial passenger vehicles like buses and motor coaches has joined Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP's Washington, D.C., office as an of counsel.

  • August 07, 2025

    Space Tech-Focused Firefly's Upsized $868M IPO Takes Off

    Shares of private equity-backed space and defense technology company Firefly Aerospace began trading publicly Thursday after the company priced an upsized $868 million initial public offering, raising upwards of its already once-revised price range.

  • August 07, 2025

    Defense Cos. Get Forfeiture Claims Cut From 401(k) Suit

    A Kansas federal judge largely declined to toss two ex-workers' claims that defense contractors improperly retained costly investment options in their retirement plans but threw out allegations that the companies violated federal benefits law by using forfeited plan funds to cover their contribution obligations.

  • August 06, 2025

    Judge Blocks Mich. Landfill From Taking Radioactive Waste

    A Michigan state judge on Wednesday blocked a Detroit-area landfill from accepting thousands of cubic yards of radioactive material stemming from the Manhattan Project, holding that it could be sent to a less-populated area and pose less risk.

  • August 06, 2025

    GAO Grounds Challenge To $368M Air Force Training Award

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said a Milwaukee company protesting a $368 million Air Force award for a T-7A aircraft maintenance training system failed to show that its lower-cost proposal had been unreasonably passed over.

  • August 06, 2025

    NASA Office Urges More Oversight For $27B In Gov't Property

    NASA's Office of Inspector General said Wednesday that the space agency needs to keep better track of the $26.6 billion worth of government property it has provided to contractors involved in the campaign to prepare astronauts for Mars.

  • August 06, 2025

    Broadcasters Worry Upper C-Band Moves Could Cause Harm

    Broadcasters are concerned about a federal plan to turn over more midband airwaves for next-generation mobile use since networks depend on satellites in the existing band to deliver interference-free programs to affiliate stations.

  • August 06, 2025

    Battle Lines Form Around Interior's Updated NEPA Rule

    The U.S. Department of the Interior is facing stiff resistance from green groups and blue states that oppose its new environmental review process for infrastructure projects, but some industry groups said the agency has taken the right approach.

  • August 06, 2025

    FAR Council Issues Final Rule On SAM Registration

    The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a final rule on Wednesday clarifying that contractors don't need to be continuously registered in a federal database between bidding and contract award.

  • August 06, 2025

    NC Consulting Co. Says Veterans Are Overreaching In Fee Fight

    A consulting business in North Carolina has told a federal court that a proposed class of veterans who are accusing it of charging illegal fees to help with initial disability claims cannot show the company acted without proper accreditation, and that their claims alleging it violated a state consumer protection law is doomed.

  • August 06, 2025

    LA Seeks To Nix Attys In Ex-Cop's Military Leave Bias Suit

    Attorneys for a former Los Angeles Police Department lieutenant improperly obtained and tried to use a privileged email between a city attorney and a current LAPD lieutenant in a military bias suit, the city said, urging a California federal court to disqualify them from the case.

  • August 06, 2025

    Tornado Founder Gets Partial Mistrial, Convicted On 1 Count

    A federal jury in Manhattan on Wednesday convicted Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm of conspiring to operate the crypto mixer as an unlicensed money transmitting business, but deadlocked on money laundering and sanctions charges.

  • August 05, 2025

    Tornado Cash Jury Still Out, SEC Leader Backs Privacy Tech

    Jury deliberations in the money laundering and sanctions trial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm continued Tuesday with no verdict, one day after a top securities regulator championed the legitimacy of privacy-protecting technologies, much like defense claims about the cryptocurrency tumbler.

  • August 05, 2025

    Feds Float Long-Awaited Drone Rule For Beyond Line Of Sight

    The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a long-awaited rule that would allow commercial drones to be flown beyond an operator's visual line of sight, paving the way for drones to be used for longer-range purposes like fighting wildfires and inspecting infrastructure.

  • August 05, 2025

    Gov't Owed $559K For Delayed Hurricane Protection Project

    The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals said a Louisiana construction company can't get out of paying the federal government more than $559,000 in liquidated damages for failing to meet the completion date for a hurricane protection project by 264 days. 

  • August 05, 2025

    CSIS Launches Commission on Cyber Force Generation

    The Center for Strategic and International Studies said a new commission will pull together recommendations for the implementation and organization of a possible new U.S. military service focused on cyberspace.

  • August 05, 2025

    Ex-Officer Says LAPD Withheld Info In Military Leave Bias Suit

    A former Los Angeles Police Department officer claiming he was passed over for a promotion because of his military status said he has not received the records he requested containing information about similarly situated employees. 

  • August 05, 2025

    Drone Cos. Sue Former Exec For Alleged Trade Secret Theft

    Red Cat Holdings Inc. and its Teal Drones Inc. unit accused a former executive of sabotaging a major product development deal and using their trade secrets to launch a rival drone company to compete for government sales.

Expert Analysis

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Series

    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

  • Bid Protest Spotlight: Instructions, Price Evaluation, Standing

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    In this month's bid protest roundup, Caitlin Crujido at MoFo looks at three recent decisions that consider a contractor's attempt to circumvent unambiguous solicitation instructions, the fairness of an agency's price evaluation and whether a protestor that would be unable to perform even if sucessful has standing.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work

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    Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.

  • 6 Ways The Dole Act Alters USERRA Employment Protections

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    The recently passed Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act continues a long-standing trend of periodically increasing the scope of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, expanding civilian employment rights for service members and veterans with some of the most significant changes yet, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Opinion

    Federal Limits On Counter-Drone Options Need Updating

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    As malicious actors swiftly and creatively adapt drone technology for nefarious ends, federal legislation is needed to expand the authority of state and local governments, as well as private businesses and individuals, to take steps against such threats, says Carter Lee at Woods Rogers.

  • Gov't Contractor Strategies For Getting Paid Amid Uncertainty

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    Mass agency personnel reductions and widespread contract terminations have introduced significant uncertainty into the federal market environment, but several legal and procedural mechanisms remain available to contractors to vindicate their contractual rights, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.

  • Series

    Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.

  • How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms

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    Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • 5 Tools To Help Existing Gov't Contracts Manage Tariff Costs

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    Five pointers can help government contractors scrutinize their existing contracts for protections like equitable adjustment and duty-free entry clauses, which may help insulate them from tariff-related cost increases, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Opinion

    Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital

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    Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition

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    Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.

  • Tariffs And FCA Create Perfect Storm For Importers

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    The Trump administration's aggressive tariff policies pose a high risk to certain importation practices that are particularly likely to trigger False Claims Act enforcement, say attorneys at Jeffer Mangels.

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