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August 27, 2025
Millionaire Dating Site Wins Privacy Arbitration Bid At 9th Circ.
The Ninth Circuit has ruled that an Illinois man must arbitrate his claims that a dating service for millionaires unlawfully stored its users' "face templates," saying in an unpublished opinion that a California federal court did not look at the totality of the circumstances concerning the dating website's service agreement.
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August 27, 2025
Fla. Appeals Court Affirms FDOT's Win In Easement Spat
A Florida appeals court on Wednesday found that a Miami property owner failed to show proof of an easement that would grant her access to a parcel of land owned by the Florida Department of Transportation, affirming a win for the agency.
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August 27, 2025
Widower Says Justices Need Not Hear Freight Broker Case
A widower has told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Sixth Circuit correctly determined federal law doesn't shield an Ohio-based freight broker from state-based negligence and personal injury claims over a 2019 accident that killed his wife.
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August 27, 2025
6th Circ. Says Hospital Waived Arbitration In Pronoun Dispute
The Sixth Circuit reversed an order Wednesday allowing a University of Michigan hospital to arbitrate an ex-worker's suit claiming she was fired out of religious bias for refusing to use preferred pronouns for certain LGBTQ patients, ruling the institution waited too long to invoke an arbitration pact.
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August 27, 2025
FTC Calls Judge 'Fundamentally Mistaken' On Media Matters
The Federal Trade Commission sought emergency intervention Tuesday from the D.C. Circuit against a district court judge it said improperly blocked an investigation into left-leaning Media Matters for America, even though the FTC contends probe targets cannot preemptively challenge subpoenas and here, there was nothing retaliatory about it as Media Matters alleged.
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August 27, 2025
Ga. Justices Back Income Approach For Low-Income Housing
County tax assessors in Georgia may use a method known as the income approach to determine the fair market value of properties that qualify for federal low-income housing tax credits, the state Supreme Court ruled, reversing an appeals court finding.
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August 27, 2025
Widow Wasn't Forced Into Sewage Settlement, 4th Circ. Told
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, told the Fourth Circuit it did not pressure a widow to settle her property damage claims stemming from a sewage backup in her home, saying she was represented by a lawyer and was in good mental and physical health when she accepted the deal.
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August 27, 2025
CoStar Says Copyright Claims Against CREXi Can't Wait
CoStar Group Inc. told a California federal court that Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. is continuing to use its copyrighted images and urged the court not to put its infringement claims on hold for the rival listing platform's "makeweight" antitrust counterclaims.
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August 27, 2025
DC Judicial Vacancy Crisis Could Be Easing Soon
The White House is in the process of finalizing some judicial nominees for the vacancy-plagued Washington, D.C., local courts, an issue that has been highlighted by the federal government's takeover of D.C. law enforcement and the surge of National Guard troops to the nation's capital.
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August 27, 2025
2nd Circ.: Brooklyn Mom Can't Sue Over Fabricated Confession
A Brooklyn mother's bid to pursue damages against federal agents she says fabricated a confession that she took sexual photos of her daughter was nixed Wednesday by the Second Circuit, which ruled she has no cause of action.
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August 27, 2025
10th Circ. Revives Cannabis User's Gun Possession Charge
The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday reversed a lower court's decision finding that a law banning marijuana users from owning guns was unconstitutional, saying that more facts were needed to determine whether the Second Amendment was infringed in this particular case.
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August 27, 2025
Scholars Tell High Court To Back Conversion Therapy Ban
A group of health law experts told the U.S. Supreme Court that Colorado's conversion therapy ban doesn't violate healthcare providers' First Amendment rights, arguing that the law is consistent with states' and the federal government's ability to regulate healthcare.
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August 27, 2025
DOJ Seeks To Expedite Appeal Over NJ US Atty Role Dispute
The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Third Circuit to expedite its appeal of a Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling disqualifying acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba from overseeing two criminal cases, emphasizing the critical questions about her authority under federal law and the fact that the dispute has delayed multiple pending trials.
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August 27, 2025
NJ Panel Backs Co.'s Single-Family Subdivision Project
A New Jersey appellate court on Wednesday backed a lower court order that vacated a township planning board's rejection of an application for a subdivision project with nine single-family lots.
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August 27, 2025
DC Circ. Upholds Conviction In Tinted Windows Gun Case
The D.C. Circuit has ruled that evidence from a police stop cannot be suppressed in a criminal trial after police ordered the driver of his car to lower his heavily tinted car windows and discovered a firearm in the passenger seat.
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August 27, 2025
Fla. Court Says Hotel Not Liable For $1M Grassy Median Injury
A Florida appellate court reversed a $1 million judgment awarded to a woman who sustained an injury after taking a shortcut across a median instead of using the sidewalk, saying the hotel where the incident occurred should not be held liable.
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August 27, 2025
7th Circ. Backs Ill. Teacher's Firing Over Facebook Posts
The Seventh Circuit has held that an Illinois public school teacher's First Amendment rights weren't violated when she was terminated for "inflammatory" Facebook posts she made during protests following the police killing of George Floyd, saying the school district's interest in addressing the disruption her posts caused outweighed her free speech interests.
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August 27, 2025
Jailed Pastor Cites Adams Dismissal In Bid To Beat Charges
A clergyman serving a nine-year sentence for fraud cited his ties to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday in a bid to have his conviction overturned in the wake of the Trump administration's dismissal of the charges against Adams.
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August 27, 2025
Years In Solitary Isn't Criminal Punishment, Mich. Court Says
An inmate who spent more than three years in solitary confinement after stabbing a corrections officer in the head could still receive an additional sentence for the attack since his years of isolation were not a criminal punishment, but a civil one, a Michigan state appeals court has found.
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August 27, 2025
Iowa Vape Group Asks 8th Circ. To Keep E-Cig Law On Ice
A group of vape sellers and buyers are urging the Eighth Circuit not to overturn an order blocking enforcement of an Iowa law requiring that e-cigarettes go through U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorization to be sold in the state, saying the trial court correctly found that the law is preempted.
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August 26, 2025
9th Circ. Won't Revive Website Wiretap Suit Against Microsoft
The Ninth Circuit Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action accusing Microsoft Corp. of providing a pet supply website with "session replay" technology that illegally captured visitors' browsing activities, finding that the plaintiff had failed to show how this alleged conduct caused concrete harm.
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August 26, 2025
5th Circ. Revives Claims Against Tyson In COVID Death Suit
A split Fifth Circuit panel on Tuesday reinstated a suit brought by a widow accusing Tyson Foods of negligently failing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at an East Texas plant that caused the death of a worker, saying certain claims were not preempted by a federal food safety law.
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August 26, 2025
Teradata Asks High Court To Stay Out Of SAP Tying Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court should let sitting dogs lie when it comes to a Ninth Circuit decision reviving tying claims brought by data analytics giant Teradata against a German rival and software maker and just let the matter head to trial, according to the U.S.-based Teradata.
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August 26, 2025
Ga. Judge Says His Removal Would Be 'Absolutely Wrong'
A Georgia probate court judge told the state's judicial watchdog body Tuesday that "it would be absolutely wrong to remove me" over charges that he repeatedly failed to issue rulings in cases for months and years, arguing it would only send his Savannah-area office into further disarray.
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August 26, 2025
Split 9th Circ. Upholds Oregon Pharmaceutical Reporting Law
A split Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated a lower court's order blocking an Oregon law requiring drug manufacturers to report information related to certain prescription drugs to the state, ruling that the law is indeed constitutional under both the First and Fifth amendments.
Expert Analysis
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Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions: The Term In Review
Though the U.S. Supreme Court’s criminal law decisions in its recently concluded term proved underwhelming by many measures, their opinions revealed trends in how the justices approach criminal cases and offered reminders for practitioners, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
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Opinion
The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.
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2nd Circ. Reinforces Consensus On Vacating Foreign Awards
In Molecular Dynamics v. Spectrum Dynamics Medical, the Second Circuit recently affirmed that federal district courts do not possess subject matter jurisdiction to vacate foreign arbitral awards, strengthening this consensus across the circuits most active in recognition and enforcement actions, says Ed Mullins at Reed Smith.
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What Dismissal Rulings May Mean For ERISA Forfeiture Cases
Following an influx of Employee Retirement Income Security Act class actions challenging the long-standing practice of plan sponsors using plan forfeitures to offset employer contributions, recent motion to dismiss rulings and a U.S. Department of Labor amicus brief may encourage more courts to reject plaintiffs' forfeiture theories, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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Justices' Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton ruling, permitting a Texas law requiring certain websites to verify users’ ages, significantly expands states' ability to regulate minors’ social media access, further complicating the patchwork of internet privacy laws, say attorneys at Troutman.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Opinion
Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.
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Reel Justice: 'Oh, Hi!' Teaches Attys To Return To The Statute
The new dark comedy film “Oh, Hi!” — depicting a romantic vacation that turns into an inadvertent kidnapping — should remind criminal practitioners to always reread the statute to avoid assumptions, meet their ethical duties and finesse their trial strategy, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University School of Law.
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Patent Ambiguity Persists After Justices Nix Eligibility Appeal
The Supreme Court recently declined to revisit the contentious framework governing patent eligibility by denying certiorari in Audio Evolution Diagnostics v. U.S., suggesting a necessary recalibration of both patent application and litigation strategies, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Justices' Decision Axing Retiree's ADA Claim Offers Clarity
The U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Stanley v. City of Sanford that protections under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act don't extend to retirees potentially limits liability by giving employers additional support to challenge complaints, and highlights the need for proactive policy management to mitigate risk, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.
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Fed. Circ. In June: Transitional Phrases In Patent Claims
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Eye Therapies v. Slayback Pharma takes on the rarely addressed topic of transitional phrases in patent claims, providing some useful lessons regarding restating claim language and broadly distinguishing prior art, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.
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Series
Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.
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What To Do When Congress And DOJ Both Come Knocking
As recently seen in the news, clients may find themselves facing parallel U.S. Department of Justice and congressional investigations, requiring a comprehensive response that considers the different challenges posed by each, say attorneys at Friedman Kaplan.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure
While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis.
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Eye Drop Ruling Clarifies Importance Of Patent Phrasing
The Federal Circuit's recent ruling in Eye Therapies v. Slayback, rejecting the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's interpretation of "consisting essentially of," highlights the importance of using clear and consistent terms throughout a patent's filing history to shield it against future challenges, says Liliana Di Nola-Baron at Panitch Schwarze.