/aerospace?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Aerospace & Defense Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:51:35 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2361151?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2361151 A California federal judge on Thursday granted the U.S. government's bid to trim some claims from a suit challenging aspects of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Superfund site cleanup in San Francisco, but not all of them. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:30:14 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2354744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2354744 It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:24:17 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2360419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2360419 Five months into the Trump administration, investors are beginning to see the concrete effects of the president’s America First Investment Policy as it presents new opportunities for clearing transactions more quickly, while sustaining risk aversion related to Chinese trade and potentially creating different political risks, say attorneys at Covington. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:12:44 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2360694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2360694 The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:06:29 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2361078?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2361078 The Fourth Circuit has tossed an appeal challenging the U.S. Naval Academy's consideration of race in its admissions, deeming it to be moot after a Trump administration executive order spurred the academy to change its policy. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:15:18 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2360089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2360089 Covington & Burling LLP has boosted its national security practice with the hire of the former head of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence under former President Barack Obama's administration as of counsel. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:02:36 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2332681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2332681 Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:29 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2360386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2360386 The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:59 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2360220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2360220 The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:34:18 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2359870?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2359870 The U.S. Government Accountability Office found no problems with the U.S. Navy's decision to award a $157 million task order for services to support the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, rejecting a company protest alleging that its lower-cost proposal was not reasonably considered. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:48:27 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2360388?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2360388 Changes to utility pole attachment rules to expedite broadband deployment could be among the first actions under a much wider "Build America" agenda unveiled Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission chief. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:25:50 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2360229?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2360229 Three former service members hit the U.S. Air Force with a proposed class action challenging the lawfulness of a screening process used to determine if people should be retained or referred to a formal disability evaluation process. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:01:44 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2359050?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2359050 The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up at least one shareholder's lawsuit when it reopens its doors in October, and securities attorneys from both the plaintiff and defense bars will be watching that appeal and several others as the year moves forward. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:07:42 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2359493?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2359493 Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:01:05 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2360401?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2360401 Latham & Watkins LLP-advised private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has agreed to sell Applied Technical Services Inc. to Swiss testing and inspection giant SGS SA for about $1.33 billion, the firms said Wednesday. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:47:43 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2358756?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2358756 The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review Hencely v. Fluor, a case involving a soldier’s personal injury claims against a government contractor, suggests the justices could reconsider a long-standing test for determining whether contractors are shielded from state-tort liability, says Lisa Himes at Rogers Joseph. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:40:54 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2360583?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2360583 Two Republican U.S. House members have asked the First Circuit to investigate a Rhode Island federal judge who blocked a Trump administration spending freeze, claiming the judge's link to a funding recipient constitutes a conflict of interest, one of those congressmen's office confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Wednesday. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:00:02 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2359855?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2359855 A China-tied company that sued a California-based private equity firm for walking back a purported agreement to make a $50 million investment in SpaceX in November 2021 has won a single dollar in damages after a three-year, multiclaim Delaware Court of Chancery suit and trial. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:43:39 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2359917?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2359917 A company asked the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to strike down project labor agreement requirements Naval Facilities Engineering System Command reincorporated into a solicitation for the design and construction of multiple large-scale military facilities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:05:53 +0000 /aerospace/articles/2352368?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /aerospace/articles/2352368 After justices and oral advocates spent much of an argument pummeling a lower court's writing talents, one attorney suggested it might be time to move on — only to be told the drubbing had barely begun. Here, Law360 showcases the standout jests and wisecracks from the 2024-25 U.S. Supreme Court term.