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On Nov. 5, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments to consider the legality of two separate challenges to the president’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) to impose tariffs in the consolidated...more
Key Takeaways - The Federal Circuit upheld the USPTO director’s discretion to deny IPRs, rejecting due process and APA challenges to the agency’s evolving policy framework....more
States are increasingly enacting so-called foreign-influence laws, which generally fall into one of two categories: some are designed to restrict foreign political spending — extending beyond or restating the ban on...more
As state laws increasingly limit local government authority over housing production, cities and housing opponents have sought refuge in provisions of the California Constitution that give "charter cities" – cities that have...more
Can a public school discipline students for using pronouns that reflect a classmate’s sex assigned at birth, rather than their gender identity? According to the Sixth Circuit’s en banc decision issued November 6, 2025, the...more
Background - Gregory Pheasant was riding a dirt bike without a working taillight on land owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) outside Reno, Nevada. Apparently the scourge of inadequately illuminated dirt bikes has...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Miller - sentencing - USA v. Carter - sex trafficking, evidence, Confrontation Clause, constructive amendment - Aguirre-Jarquin v. Hemmert - § 1983, IIED, qualified...more
On Nov. 4, 2025, Pennsylvania voters faced a high-stakes statewide ballot: a simple yes/no vote on whether three incumbent justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would be retained for another 10-year term. The justices up...more
On Nov. 4, 2025, Californians voted in a special statewide election on Proposition 50, a constitutional amendment that authorizes the state legislature (and governor) to suspend the powers of the California Citizens...more
Democrats sweep key races: Voters delivered Democrats a dominant, high-visibility boost in four major races: the governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia, New York City mayoral race and California redistricting ballot...more
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for University in Professor’s Race Bias Suit Saud v. DePaul University, 154 F.4th 563 (7th Cir. 2025), involved a former university professor’s claim of race discrimination in...more
On November 5, 2025, the Supreme Court heard three hours of oral argument in the most consequential trade case in years, a challenge to the President’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose...more
The Supreme Court has heard oral argument in a case to determine whether the Trump administration’s sweeping tariff regime, imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), is lawful. ...more
Does Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prevent states from designating separate girls’ and boys’ sports teams based on biological sex determined at birth?...more
In the aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk this past September, both traditional media and social media platforms were abuzz with comments and opinions about the conservative activist and media personality’s life, death,...more
While marquee contests in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and New York City dominated national political coverage during the 2025 off-year elections, several pivotal state-level races and ballot measures took...more
In 2023, California adopted two laws (SB 253 and SB 261) that will require reporting of greenhouse gas and climate-related financial risks by companies doing business in California beginning in 2026. The first compliance...more
On October 6, 2025, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in Syngenta Crop, LLC v. Nemeth, passing on an opportunity to clarify its prior decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern and address whether Pennsylvania’s...more
On November 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the consolidated case of Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. and Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. This case is about presidential power. Specifically, the...more
The Supreme Court held a marathon, nearly 3-hour oral argument yesterday, in what could be the most economically-impactful cases this Term: Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections (the “Tariff...more
Colorado AG Phil Weiser led a group of 23 Democratic AGs in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Cook, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject President Trump’s request to immediately remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook...more
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin transmitted a November 4th letter (Opinion No. 2025-110) to Jennifer Waymack Standerfer rejecting a popular name and ballot title for a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment titled: ...more
On the heels of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) interpretive rule issued last week explaining that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) generally preempts state laws related to credit reporting, Brownstein...more
An unprecedented mid-decade remapping process is already reshaping the 2026 House battlefield. Below is a concise inventory of what has happened, what is being challenged and what is likely next, plus the practical seat...more
Governor: Abigail Spanberger (D) Victory Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle Sears (R) 57.2% to 42.6%, becoming the first woman ever elected governor of Virginia and restoring unified...more