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September 29, 2025
Google VP Says Ad Tech Breakup Has Risks For Publishers
A Google LLC executive tried to convince a Virginia federal judge Monday that the U.S. Justice Department has the company's advertising placement technology business backward, arguing that instead of helping website publishers, the breakup sought by the government would cost time and money, while artificial intelligence is scrambling prospects too much to warrant greater intervention.
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September 29, 2025
SEC, CFTC Eye Collaboration To Cut Redundant Rules, Cases
Federal commodities and securities regulators said Monday that they're looking for ways to cut down on duplicative regulation and enforcement matters and coordinate their exemptions and rule writing amid increasing innovation in the markets they oversee.
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September 29, 2025
Meta Ducks Antitrust Suit As Economist's Opinions Excluded
A California federal judge on Monday freed Meta from an antitrust lawsuit that accused it of monopolizing an asserted market for personal social networking, saying Facebook users failed to prove the existence of an antitrust injury, with or without help from an expert witness.
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September 29, 2025
White House Eyes More Than 'Zero Sum Game' On Spectrum
A Trump White House official said Monday that the administration hopes to expand available spectrum for new uses and does not see commercial players pitted against each other in a "zero sum game" as the only approach to sharing the airwaves.
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September 29, 2025
Ƶ Union Asks DC Circ. To Rehear Injunction Ruling
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's worker union on Monday urged the full D.C. Circuit to come to the rescue of an injunction that has blocked the Trump administration from enacting sweeping cuts at the agency, warning the regulator's continued existence is at stake.
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September 29, 2025
FAR Council Releases Updated Small Biz Regulations
The Trump administration released an updated version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 19, preserving the rule of two for contracts, while removing re-representation requirements for small businesses when responding to orders under multiple-award contracts.
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September 29, 2025
FinCEN Seeks Input On Nonbanks' Cost To Detect Laundering
The U.S. Treasury Department's enforcement arm on Monday called for public feedback on the costs that insurance companies, credit card operators and other nonbank financial institutions incur in complying with measures to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, signaling a possible loosening of rules.
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September 29, 2025
Boeing Using Rejected Args In 737 Max Fraud Suit, Fund Says
An investment fund has told an Illinois federal judge that Boeing cannot escape a lawsuit alleging it misrepresented the overall safety of the 737 Max 8 after two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019, saying it has pinpointed specific misstatements that judges in similar cases have already deemed actionable.
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September 29, 2025
DOD Releases Contingency Plan For Gov't Shutdown
The U.S. Department of Defense released guidance for continuing operations in case of a government shutdown, explaining that defense contractors performing work on a contract awarded prior to the expiration of appropriations can continue to provide services.
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September 29, 2025
Kazakh Money Laundering Retrial Against Felix Sater Begins
A Manhattan federal jury heard opening statements Monday in a civil money laundering retrial against financier Felix Sater, whom plaintiffs branded as a thief who enriched himself as he helped hide millions of dollars looted from a Kazakh bank 20 years ago.
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September 29, 2025
EPA Dodges Texas Farmers' PFAS Contamination Lawsuit
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Monday tossed Texas farmers and ranchers' lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to stop "forever chemicals" from contaminating their farmland and that they've suffered medical problems from the exposure.
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September 29, 2025
CFTC Illegally Blocking Fantasy Site's Application, Court Told
A fantasy sports company is challenging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's move to intervene in its application to become a licensed broker for derivatives trading, saying its application has been stalled in front of the industry's regulating body despite meeting all the requirements.
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September 29, 2025
4th Circ. Rejects NCAA's Bid To Expedite Eligibility Appeal
The Fourth Circuit declined to fast track the briefing in an appeal of an injunction that paused the NCAA's eligibility rules and gave four West Virginia University athletes another year to play football.
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September 29, 2025
Why $2.5B Might Not Be Enough In FTC's Amazon Settlement
As the Federal Trade Commission and some observers hailed Amazon's $2.5 billion deal over its Prime membership practices as a milestone to protect consumers from manipulative tactics, others doubted the 10-figure settlement will be enough to hold the company accountable following a case it had seemed likely to lose.
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September 29, 2025
IRS Finalizes Income Rules For Housing Tax Credit Projects
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service published finalized rules for housing tax credit developers opting to use an average-income test to set rents for affordable housing projects, aiming to reduce the risk of disqualification if a unit falls out of compliance.
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September 29, 2025
10th Circ. Backs DOJ's Prosecution Of Okla. Cannabis Atty
The Tenth Circuit has decided that the federal prosecution of an Oklahoma attorney accused of helping clients bypass the state's medical marijuana laws could proceed despite a federal policy that bars the U.S. Department of Justice from using funds to target state legal medical cannabis activity.
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September 29, 2025
Wells Fargo Defends $400K Award Against Ex-Adviser
Wells Fargo urged a North Carolina federal court to reject a bid from a former financial adviser to vacate a nearly $400,000 arbitration award entered against him, arguing that the ex-employee has failed to meet the high burden required for court interference.
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September 29, 2025
Airbnb Rental Violates Zoning Rules, Conn. Town Says
An Airbnb listing for a "poolside retreat" with 10 beds violates a Connecticut town's zoning ordinance because it is commercial in nature, not residential, according to an enforcement action that asks a state court to shut down the enterprise for good.
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September 29, 2025
Ga. HVAC Co. Hit With Wage Theft Collective Action
A west Georgia heating and air company was hit with a proposed collective action Friday from a former worker who said the company violated federal labor laws by docking the pay of its service and installation technicians and refusing to compensate them for their travel time between jobsites.
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September 29, 2025
Trump Admin Opens Lands, Wallets To Boost US Coal
The Trump administration on Monday announced a suite of actions to help boost the U.S. coal industry, including opening up more federal lands to coal leasing and providing compliance relief and federal funding for coal-fired power plants.
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September 29, 2025
FTC Tightens Fixes For $13B Omnicom-Interpublic Deal
The Federal Trade Commission is requiring a monitor to oversee Omnicom's compliance with the conditions put on its $13.5 billion deal for Interpublic preventing the marketing giant from working with others to steer advertising away from publishers based on their political viewpoints.
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September 29, 2025
Ex-Frank CEO Gets 7 Years Over Soured JPMorgan Deal
Frank founder and former CEO Charlie Javice was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in prison following her conviction at trial for conning JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the now-shuttered student financial aid startup for $175 million by lying about its user base.
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September 29, 2025
NC Judge Tosses Challenge To Biden-Era H-2A Wage Rule
A North Carolina federal judge on Monday threw out a two-year-old lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Labor's wage rule for certain temporary farmworkers after a judge in Louisiana permanently blocked the new wage calculations from taking effect.
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September 29, 2025
NY's Top Financial Services Regulator Is Stepping Down
The head of the New York State Department of Financial Services is stepping down next month and will be replaced on an interim basis by the chief of its fintech-focused innovation division, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday.
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September 26, 2025
Ƶ Hires Ex-Lobbyist For Top Policy Job Amid Rollbacks
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has tapped a veteran financial industry lobbyist for a top policymaking job that will position him to spearhead the Trump administration's push to roll back regulation at the agency, Law360 has learned.
Expert Analysis
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Definitions Of 'Waters Of The United States' Ebb And Flow
The issue of defining whether "waters of the United States" include streams and channels that sometimes have water and sometimes do not has been fraught since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2006 Rapanos decision, but a possible new rule may help property owners stay out of court, says Neal McAliley at Carlton Fields.
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A Change In Big Pharma Response To FTC Delisting Warnings
While the effect of Federal Trade Commission notices to pharmaceutical companies about allegedly improper patent listings in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Orange Book had been de minimis through the end of last year, July data shows an increase in delistings, say Ratib Ali and Celia Lu at Competition Dynamics.
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Texas Property Law Complicates Financing And Development
A new Texas law imposing expansive state-level restrictions on properties owned by entities from designated countries creates a major obstacle for some lenders, developers and other stakeholders, as well as new diligence requirements for foreign companies, say attorneys at Pillsbury.
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How Sustainability Reporting Changed In The 1st Half Of 2025
Sustainability reporting is evolving rapidly, with fewer S&P 500 companies publishing reports in the first half of 2025 than in the same period last year, suggesting that companies are becoming more selective and intentional about their reporting, say analysts at Orrick.
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As Product Recalls Rise, So Do The Stakes For The Bar
Recent recall announcements affecting over 800,000 Ford vehicles highlight how product recalls have become more frequent, complex and safety-critical than ever, raising key practice questions for counsel, and raising the stakes in product liability litigation, says Ken Fulginiti at Fulginiti Law.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.
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Lessons From Liberty Mutual FCPA Declination
Liberty Mutual’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice signals that the Trump administration is once again considering such declinations after an enforcement pause, offering some assurances for companies regarding the benefits of voluntary self-disclosure, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud
Three recent conviction reversals from New York federal courts highlight the challenges that prosecutors face in establishing fraud and market manipulation allegations, suggesting that courts are increasingly reluctant to find criminal liability when novel theories are advanced, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Drafting M&A Docs After Delaware Corp. Law Amendments
Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig discuss how the March and June amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law affect the drafting of corporate and M&A documents, including board resolutions, governing documents, and books and records demands.
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Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.
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FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide
A recently concluded Federal Trade Commission investigation has turned an emissions deal involving major U.S. heavy-duty truck manufacturers that was brokered by the California Air Resources Board into a cautionary tale about the potential for environmental agreements to run afoul of competition rules, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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High Court E-Cig Ruling Opens Door For FDA Challenges
There will likely be more challenges to marketing denial orders brought before the Fifth Circuit following the Supreme Court's recent ruling in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., where litigants have generally had greater success, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Untangling 'Debanking' Exec Order And Ensuing Challenges
President Donald Trump's recent executive order on the practice of closing or refusing to open accounts for high-risk customers has heightened scrutiny on "debanking," but practical steps can help financial institutions reduce the likelihood of becoming involved in investigations, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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Employer Tips As Memo Broadens Religious Accommodations
A recent Trump administration memorandum seeking to expand religion-related remote work accommodations for federal workers continues the trend of prioritizing religious rights in the workplace, which should alert all employers as related litigation shows no signs of slowing down, say attorneys at Seyfarth Shaw.
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How 9th Circ. Customs Ruling Is Affecting FCA Litigation
The Ninth Circuit’s recent Island Industries decision holding that the U.S. Court of International Trade doesn’t have exclusive jurisdiction over whistleblower suits involving import duties has set the stage for the False Claims Act to be a key weapon on the customs enforcement battlefield, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.