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Bank and Credit Union Industry Groups Challenge Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act as Unlawful and Urge the Court to Stop...

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On August 15, 2024, the Illinois Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions, and Illinois Credit Union League filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Illinois...more

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In a Win for Policyholders, California Supreme Court Broadly Applies Unfair Competition Law’s Four-Year Statute of Limitations to...

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What happens when a policyholder seeks to bring an action against its insurer for violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq., (“UCL”)), which has a four-year statute of limitations,...more

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Emergency Act Signed into Law To Prevent Digital Impersonation of Certain Political Candidates

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence deep fake technology has caused Arizona to take critical steps to help protect the integrity of upcoming elections. Calling it an “emergency measure that is necessary to preserve...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Cannabis Operator Challenges California State Statute and Regulations Requiring Labor Peace Agreements

On April 26, 2024, Ctrl Alt Destroy, Inc. (“CAD”), a California Corporation and cannabis licensee filed a lawsuit against Nicole Elliott in her official capacity as Director of the State of California’s Department of Cannabis...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Two Plaintiffs Win Border Battles as Court Emphasizes When It Has Jurisdiction in Cases with Substantial Factual Issues - SCOTUS...

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Yonas Fikre, a U.S. citizen who had emigrated from Sudan, found himself placed on the No Fly List by the FBI and unable to return to the United States from an international trip. This action followed Fikre’s having been...more

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Republican AGs Pour Cold Water on New EPA Rule

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A group of 11 Republican AGs and several energy industry groups filed a lawsuit against the EPA challenging the 2023 Water Quality Certification Rule, which revises the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) permitting process to allow...more

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Endangered Species Act/Cattle Grazing: Center for Biological Diversity Citizen Suit Action Alleging U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricope Audubon Society (collectively, “Audubon”) filed a November 2nd Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for...more

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Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality V. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:...

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States...more

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Citizen Suit Action/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Judicial Complaint Alleging U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a September 27th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Fish...more

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Air/Water Enforcement: Conservation Law Foundation Citizen Suit Action Addressing Quincy, Massachusetts, Fatty Acid/Glycerin...

The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed on August 14th a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) against Twin Rivers Technologies, Inc., and Twin Rivers technologies...more

Butler Snow LLP

Let’s Get Down to Business (Court): A Primer on Texas’ newest Trial Court

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Although wading through the salient headlines from the 2023 Texas state legislative session has felt like an endless feat, Texas businesses (and litigators) should take some time to acquaint themselves with H.B. 19, which...more

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Public Trust Doctrine/Kern River: Environmental Organizations' Lawsuit Challenging Bakersfield, California, Water Diversions

The Sierra Club and other environmental organizations filed a December 1st Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief; Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate (“Complaint”) against the City of Bakersfield, California, and...more

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Tennessee's Barrens Darter/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) in the United States District Court for the...more

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AGs File Suit Over Student Debt Cancellation

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Missouri AG Eric Schmitt led AGs from Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, and South Carolina in suing President Biden, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and the United States Department of Education alleging that the Biden...more

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Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Grants Joint Motion to...

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

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Barrens Topminnow/Tennessee: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Alleged...

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent an August 15th Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of the Interior (collectively, “Service”) alleging violation of the...more

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Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards/Clean Air Act: Environmental Organizations File Judicial Action Alleging U.S....

Earthjustice on behalf of several other environmental organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) on June 7th against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for an...more

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Emotional Distress Damages Not Available in Private Rehabilitation and Affordable Care Act Discrimination Cases

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Jane Cummings is blind and deaf, and she chiefly communicates using American Sign Language. When Cummings sought physical therapy from Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., she asked it to provide an American Sign Language...more

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U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Acquisition: Sierra Club Files National Environmental Policy Act Judicial Challenge

The Sierra Club and two other environmental organizations filed an April 28th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Postal Service (“Service”) alleging violation of the...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - April 2022: Watching the Pot™

APA Challenges to DEA Cannabis Policy: "Hot" Hemp and Research-Grade Cannabis - The beginning of spring brought some interesting developments in administrative legal challenges to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - April 2022

Thank you for reading the April 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss two ongoing administrative legal challenges to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's policies on...more

Butler Snow LLP

Tennessee Circuit Court Strikes Down Tennessee Law Allowing Warrantless Searches of Private Property by State Wildlife Officials

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On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, a three-judge panel of the Circuit Court for Benton County, Tennessee, issued an order declaring that Tennessee Code Annotated § 70-1-305(1) is unconstitutional, unlawful, and unenforceable, and...more

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Louisiana Supreme Court Holds The Employment-At-Will Doctrine Dictates That Private Employers May Mandate Employees Get Vaccinated

On January 7, 2022—the same day the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments concerning the OSHA workplace vaccine mandate—the Louisiana Supreme Court (“LA Supreme Court” or the “Court”) upheld a private...more

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Courthouse News Service Sues California Clerks For Allegedly Violating First Amendment Right of Access to Court Records

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This month, Courthouse News Service (CNS) filed suit against several clerks of the Superior Court of California for allegedly violating the First Amendment rights of members of the press by restricting access to newly filed...more

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States Have Joined the Fight to Challenge the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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At the end of October 2021, four complaints were filed by almost 20 states challenging the government contractor vaccine mandate. While some have suggested that these states, led by Republican governors, filed the suits for...more

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