/massachusetts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Massachusetts Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:52:19 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363419 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into New York City's zombie building scene, a BigLaw specialist's view of Nashville's rise in property taxes, and the firms that guided the top hospitality deals in the first half of 2025. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:10:11 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363782?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363782 The Federal Circuit appeared somewhat skeptical Friday that an orthopedic surgeon held onto the rights of knee replacement patents that he disputably assigned elsewhere, which would endanger the $20 million infringement verdict he won against a Johnson & Johnson unit. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:48:44 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363933?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363933 A senior U.S. Department of State official testified Friday that a series of high-profile visa and green card revocations were based on participation in campus protests or other acts that "fostered a hostile environment for Jewish students" and included expressions of support for terrorist organizations. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:34:20 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363302?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363302 The Trump administration urged the First Circuit to throw out an injunction enforcing due process protections for immigrants facing deportation to third countries, saying the U.S. Supreme Court concluded the government is likely to succeed on the merits of the challenge. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:30:48 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363876?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363876 Sixteen Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia told a Maryland federal judge Friday that they are dropping their motion to block the federal government from returning forced-reset triggers for guns to their owners, following declarations from the government and others that they would not distribute the products into states where possession is illegal. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:25:21 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363705?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363705 Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, advised by Goodwin Procter LLP, and White & Case LLP-led special purpose acquisition company Helix Acquisition Corp. II on Friday revealed that their $949 million merger had been cleared by U.S. regulators. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:56:50 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362940?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362940 Wise has agreed to pay $4.2 million and take various remediating actions to end six states' claims that the global money transfer fintech had inadequate anti-money laundering programs. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:50:52 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363468?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363468 A U.S. Department of Homeland Security official testified in Massachusetts federal court on Thursday that he was only "speculating" when he said during a deposition last month that the offices of border czar Tom Homan and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem were behind a decision to use pro-Israel websites to source leads on potential deportation targets. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:41:08 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363278?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363278 Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell on Thursday said her office has reached a $2.5 million deal with a Delaware-based student loan company to settle allegations that it utilized artificial intelligence models that could disproportionately harm Black and Hispanic applicants. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:08:44 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362371?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362371 The Federal Communications Commission slapped a $10,000 fine on a Massachusetts man in a consent decree for operating pirate radio stations from three locations, though it was a reduction from the nearly $598,000 fine the FCC initially proposed. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:44:09 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363222?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363222 Attorneys for students accusing elite universities of conspiring to limit financial aid told an Illinois federal court there's no need for the schools to look into ethical concerns raised about attorney fees by a "disgruntled" associate for one of the firms representing the proposed class. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:18:32 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362294?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362294 Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP has picked its assistant firm counsel, who previously worked at Ropes & Gray LLP, as its new general counsel, the firm announced Tuesday. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:26:30 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2339955?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2339955 Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:45:55 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363309?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363309 A New Hampshire federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide block of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, and granted certification to a nationwide class that will cover all affected children born in the U.S. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 23:11:02 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362704?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362704 A Maryland federal judge said she was unlikely to block settlements between the federal government and gun-component manufacturers allowing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to return "forced reset triggers" to their owners and questioned the standing of states that claim the returns would break their laws. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:31:50 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362928?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362928 The new owners of a business that was forced by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP attorneys to honor a merger agreement are refusing to pay a $30 million legal bill "out of spite," the firm has alleged in Massachusetts state court. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:39:28 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362426?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362426 A mid-level U.S. Department of Homeland Security official told a Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday that the agency relied in part on pro-Israel websites that post dossiers on individuals deemed to support Palestine to identify potential targets for visa and green card revocations. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:26:00 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362610?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362610 A Massachusetts federal judge has ordered defendant companies to keep providing bottled water to residents of Westminster, Massachusetts, maintaining the status quo while the court determines whether those companies have made the residents' tap water sufficiently safe from so-called forever chemicals. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:34:17 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362666?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362666 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it will send administrative subpoenas to Harvard University seeking information about its foreign students, yet another salvo in the ongoing legal battle between President Donald Trump's administration and the Ivy League school. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:01:31 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2351994?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2351994 Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.