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July 22, 2025
GOP Senators Float Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday circulated a discussion draft of their bill to regulate crypto markets building on the House's Clarity Act, which passed the lower chamber last week.
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July 22, 2025
OCC Defends Ex-Wells Fargo Exec's $10M Fake Accounts Fine
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has urged the Eighth Circuit to uphold a $10 million penalty and industry ban against a former Wells Fargo risk executive for her role in the bank's fake accounts scandal, arguing her post-Jarkesy claims rest on a "fundamental misconception" of the Constitution.
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July 22, 2025
After 8th Circ. Ruling, Hemp Co. Drops Suit Against SD Ban
A South Dakota hemp retailer has moved to voluntarily dismiss its federal lawsuit challenging the state's ban on the processing of hemp derivatives into intoxicating products, days after the Eighth Circuit upheld a similar Arkansas law.
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July 22, 2025
Fed. Circ. Urged To Nix Motorola Fintiv Memo Withdrawal Fight
Stellar Inc. has urged the Federal Circuit to ignore Motorola's challenge to a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting leader that shut down its attempt to invalidate various Stellar patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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July 22, 2025
DC Circ. Puts Fired FTC Dem's Restoration On Ice, For Now
One of the Federal Trade Commission Democrats who was removed from the agency before her term was up by the Trump administration will not be returning to her seat just yet after the D.C. Circuit agreed to put the order mandating her return to work on hold.
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July 22, 2025
Bid Protest Experts Push For Focus On Data, Debriefings
Bid protest experts told lawmakers Tuesday that they should focus on collecting more data on the federal procurement process and expanding the use of enhanced post-award debriefing procedures to civilian agencies, rather than penalizing companies that file frivolous bid protests.
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July 22, 2025
US Olympic Officials Ban Trans Women, Comply With Trump
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has banned transgender women from competition in Olympic women's sports, adding a clause to its policy that otherwise protects athletes from abuse but now also complies with President Donald Trump's executive order.
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July 22, 2025
Fair Use Carveout Applies To Med Device Repairs, Judge Says
A D.C. federal judge has shot down two industry groups' challenge to a rule that placed medical device diagnostic procedures and repairs under fair use copyright exceptions, saying all of their challenges under the Administrative Procedure Act were unpersuasive.
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July 22, 2025
Power Cos., PJM Back FERC Auction Rerun Decision
Power producers and PJM Interconnection LLC told the D.C. Circuit Monday the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was right to let PJM rerun an electricity capacity auction with an inflated reliability requirement after the Third Circuit ruled changes to it were retroactive ratemaking.
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July 22, 2025
Pa. High Court Says Expunged DUI Still Counts As An Offense
Pennsylvania's highest court ruled Tuesday that the state can count a charge for driving under the influence that was expunged following a diversion program as a prior offense for the purpose of suspending a man's driver's license after he committed another DUI offense.
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July 22, 2025
Feds Tell 9th Circ. That Judge Misread Trump's Sanctuary Orders
The U.S. Department of Justice told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that a district court's injunction blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions like San Francisco rests on the court's misunderstanding of President Donald Trump's executive orders.
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July 22, 2025
Divided 3rd Circ. Backs ICE Detention Contracts In NJ
A split Third Circuit panel on Tuesday backed a lower court's decision invalidating a New Jersey state law barring detention centers from contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ruling that the law directly regulates the federal government.
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July 22, 2025
ND Fights Tribes' High Court Bid To Stay Voting Rights Order
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe urged U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to deny a bid by two North Dakota tribes to pause an Eighth Circuit decision that vacated their challenge to two state voting laws, arguing the tribes have not established a likelihood of reversal.
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July 22, 2025
Humana Asks Texas Court To Void 2025 Medicare Ratings
Humana Inc. has asked a Texas court to vacate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2025 star ratings for certain Medicare plans, writing that the evaluation rules "are dizzyingly complex" and unfairly resulted in a lower rating for its plan.
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July 22, 2025
Civil Rights Org. Backs 2nd Suit Over Tariffs, In Texas
The New Civil Liberties Alliance is representing two businesses and a trade association in Texas federal court in a suit filed on Monday against the federal government — the second suit the alliance has taken on to fight President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs.
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July 22, 2025
Trump Announces Framework For Indonesia Trade Deal
Indonesian goods entering the U.S. will face a 19% tariff beginning Aug. 1 as U.S. exports will benefit from a series of tariff reductions and removal of certain trade barriers by Indonesia, according to new details President Donald Trump announced for a trade deal between the two countries Tuesday on Truth Social.
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July 22, 2025
Mo. High Court Says Counties Can't Tax Pot In Certain Areas
Counties can't add their own taxes on sales of adult-use cannabis in incorporated areas such as cities that impose their own tax, Missouri's highest court said Tuesday, reversing a lower court decision that upheld the county taxes.
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July 22, 2025
Ohio Justices Accept AG's Bid To Limit Care For Trans Youths
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to review an appeals court's finding that portions of a state law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youths are unconstitutional.Â
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July 22, 2025
Discovery To Continue In Colo. Class Suit Over Seized Property
A Colorado federal judge on Tuesday ruled that discovery will continue in a proposed class action alleging the Colorado state treasurer unconstitutionally seized and sold their property, regardless of a pending motion to dismiss the case.
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July 22, 2025
Amazon Pushes Back On FTC's Trial Time Extension Bid
Amazon has urged a Washington federal court to reject the Federal Trade Commission's bid to extend the agency's trial time in a lawsuit over automatically recurring Prime subscriptions, calling the proposal both unfair and baseless.
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July 22, 2025
Quantum Wants FTC To Lift Order On $5.2B Natural Gas Deal
The Federal Trade Commission is asking for public feedback on a Quantum Energy Partners petition aiming to set aside a consent order the agency entered over a $5.2 billion deal that EQT Corp. struck with Quantum for oil and gas assets in Appalachia.
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July 22, 2025
Lawmakers Consider Case Of Would-Be Donor's 'Signs Of Life'
The nation's organ transplant system is again under the microscope of federal lawmakers after a federal investigation found that a Kentucky organ procurement organization moved forward with the transplant process despite the patient showing "signs of life."
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July 22, 2025
4th Circ. Lets End Of Afghan Protected Status Move Forward
The Fourth Circuit has lifted an administrative stay blocking the Trump administration's attempt to end Temporary Protected Status for Afghans and Cameroonians, allowing those efforts to move forward while the litigation proceeds.
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July 22, 2025
House Panel Knocks EBSA Sharing Info With Workers' Attys
House lawmakers on Tuesday criticized the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits subagency for sharing information from enforcement investigations with plaintiffs attorneys representing benefit plan participants, with some lawmakers calling on Congress to pass new legislation to curb the practice.
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July 22, 2025
Gogo Worries 900 MHz Redo Could Disrupt In-Flight Receivers
In-flight communications provider Gogo told the Federal Communications Commission that a plan advanced early this year to rework two bands of 900 megahertz airwaves could disrupt its air-to-ground receivers that use an adjacent band.
Expert Analysis
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FTC Staff Cuts Unlikely To Curb Antitrust Enforcement Agenda
While Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson's recent commitment to reducing agency staff may seem at odds with the Trump administration's commitment to antitrust enforcement, a closer analysis shows that such reductions have little chance of derailing the president's efforts, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
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Diversity, Equity, Indictment? Contractor Risks After Kousisis
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Kousisis v. U.S. decision, holding that economic loss is not required to sustain wire fraud charges related to fraudulent inducement, may extend criminal liability to government contractors that make false diversity, equity and inclusion certifications, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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What To Expect As UK, US Gov'ts Develop Stablecoin Policies
While the U.K. and U.S. governments’ policies both suggest that fiat-backed stablecoins can improve efficiency and safety in payments systems, a perception that crypto-assets remain high risk means consumers are unlikely to use them in significant volume anytime soon, say lawyers at Cadwalader.
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Series
Texas Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
In the second quarter of 2025, the Texas Business Court's newly expanded jurisdiction set the stage for rising caseloads, while the state Legislature narrowed an exception to state bank control requirements and closed a cryptocurrency dividends payments loophole, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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Lawsuit, Exec Orders Should Boost Small Modular Reactors
A lawsuit in Texas federal court and a set of new executive orders from the White House may finally push the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow for accelerated deployment of small modular reactors — a technology that could change the country's energy future, says Aleksey Shtivelman at Shutts & Bowen.
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Opinion
4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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Congress Crypto Movement Could Bring CFTC 'Clarity' At Last
The Clarity Act's arrival at the House floor during "Crypto Week" in Congress demonstrates enduring bipartisan support for legislation addressing digital assets and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's important role in a future regulatory structure, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
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What Employers Can Learn From Axed Mo. Sick Leave Law
Missouri's recent passage and brisk repeal of Proposition A, which would have created a paid sick time benefit for employees, serves as a case study for employers, highlighting the steps they can take to adapt as paid sick leave laws are increasingly debated across the country, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Preparing For Trump Pushback Against State Climate Laws
An April executive order from President Donald Trump mandated a report from the U.S. attorney general on countering so-called state overreach in climate policy, and while that report has yet to appear, companies can expect that it will likely call for using litigation, legislation and funding to actively reshape energy policy, say attorneys at Bracewell.
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Practical Implications Of SEC's New Crypto Staking Guidance
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent staff guidance that protocol staking does not constitute securities offerings provides a workable compliance blueprint for crypto developers, validators and custodial platforms willing to keep staking strictly limited to protocol-driven rewards, say attorneys at Cahill.
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Stablecoin Bills Present Opportunities, Challenges For Banks
Stablecoin legislation that Congress is expected to adopt in the coming weeks — the GENIUS and STABLE Acts — would create openings for banks to engage in digital asset activities, but it also creates a platform for certain tech-savvy nonbanks to directly compete, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.
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New FCPA Guidance May Flip The Whistleblowing Script
The U.S. Department of Justice’s updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidelines lay out a new incentive structure that may put multinational U.S.-based companies in an unusual offensive whistleblowing position, potentially spurring them to conduct external investigations of their foreign rivals, says Markus Funk at Perkins Coie.
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Opinion
GENIUS Act Could Muck Up Insolvency Proceedings
While some of the so-called GENIUS Act's insolvency provisions are straightforward, others run the risk of jeopardizing the success of stablecoin issuers' insolvency proceedings and warrant another look from Congress, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.