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Appeals Court Greenlights Presidential Removal of NLRB Officers: 3 Steps For Employers

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The President has the authority to remove National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Members at will, a federal appeals court just affirmed, tossing aside the removal protections in the National Labor Relations Act that has...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

State Level Artificial Intelligence Regulations Materialize as Federal Roadblocks Emerge

Several states at the frontline of artificial intelligence (AI) development are moving to implement frameworks to regulate the expansion of AI. However, these states appear to be on a collision course with the Trump...more

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Client Alert: Potential Refunds for the Tariffs Collected Enforced by President Trump under IEEPA

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In the next few months, the United States Supreme Court will decide whether the President of the United States had the authority to impose the global tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in...more

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European Courts Address Climate Issues: ECtHR and German Federal Court of Justice Developments

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The European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") decision in Hauke Leif Engels and Others v. Germany clarifies how the admissibility of climate-related human rights claims will be assessed following the court's landmark...more

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New Jersey Enacts Broader Prohibitions on ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings

On September 3, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 4429 (A4429), which amends the state’s “captive audience” law by expanding the restrictions on employer-mandated communications and meetings concerning...more

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The Supreme Court Considers Presidential Authority

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A series of Supreme Court cases could reset the balance between presidential authority and agency independence — with consequences for every regulated sector....more

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Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Birthright Citizenship in 2025–26 Term

On December 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted review in a case that will determine the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship....more

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B.C. Court of Appeal Rules Previous “Free Entry” Mineral Tenure Regime Inconsistent With UNDRIP

Overview - On December 5, 2025, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) issued its decision in Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), overturning in part the decision of the Supreme Court of...more

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Eleventh Circuit to Hear Argument on Article II Challenge to FCA Qui Tam Provisions in Zafirov

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Under the False Claims Act (FCA), private individuals—i.e. qui tam relators—file suit on behalf of the government against individuals or organizations, seeking to redress alleged frauds on the government.  See 31 U.S.C. §...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Administrative Adjudication Appeal May Waive Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial

The Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial puts significant limits on administrative adjudications, but defendants may waive that right without realizing it....more

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Solid Waste Removal Service/Temporary Waste Projects: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses Whether City of Holiday Island Can Exclude...

The Supreme Court of Arkansas (“SCT”) addressed in a December 4th Opinion an issue involving a municipality’s authority to exclude other waste management providers. See 2025 Ark. 194. The question considered is whether...more

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Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 224

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments in Nonprofit and Association Law 2024–2025

The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for associations and other nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last year, organized by the following categories: ...more

Morgan Lewis

In OSH Act Constitutionality Challenge, Texas Produce Groups Try Their Luck in Fifth Circuit

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The challenge to the OSH Act by two produce associations has the potential to reshape the future of workplace safety regulation and again test the outer limits of congressional delegation to administrative agencies....more

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Court Says Employer Can’t Use Injunction to Challenge NLRB Authority: Key Takeaways as Circuit Split Takes Shape

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Employers in the 3rd Circuit just received a warning that they cannot use federal court injunctions to halt NLRB proceedings, even when claiming that the Board’s structure is unconstitutional. Last week, the federal appeals...more

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California’s Climate Risk Disclosure Law Paused: What SB 261’s Injunction Means for Businesses

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California’s ambitious climate disclosure regime has hit a significant roadblock. On November 18, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an injunction halting enforcement of SB 261, the Climate-Related Financial...more

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New York’s Highest Court Says FAPA Applies Retroactively

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Almost three years after New York’s “Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act” (FAPA) changed how the six-year time clock applicable to mortgage actions starts and stops, the state’s highest court resolved a heavily litigated...more

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Turning the Tide on the NLRB Trigger Bill: Preemption Prevails (for Now) Over New York

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The tide may be turning against any state law attempting to supplant the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board)....more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review the Administration’s Birthright Citizenship Order

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On Dec. 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the legality of the Administration’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order, issued on January 20, 2025. Birthright Citizenship is currently guaranteed under the...more

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Removable At Will: D.C. Circuit Strips NLRB Members Of Job-Removal Protections

On December 5, 2025, a divided D.C. Circuit panel held that for-cause job-removal protections for members of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) and Merit Systems Protection Board are unconstitutional...more

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State Cannot Immunize Parties from Federal Civil Liability - SCOTUS Today

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While we U.S. Supreme Court practitioners and observers await decisions in several already-argued cases of great significance regarding the separation of powers and executive authority, the Court this morning issued a per...more

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Quick Guide: Independent Regulatory Agencies

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The US Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of Humphrey’s Executor v. United States and with it the president’s power to remove the heads of independent agencies. As the legal community awaits this ruling, there has been...more

International Lawyers Network

Diss-cussing Defamation: Creative Expression, Feuds, & Cross Words Across Borders

The legal intersection of music, poetry, and defamation presents a fascinating landscape where creativity collides with reputational interests. The recent decision in Graham v. UMG Recordings, Inc.—filed by Canadian rapper...more

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Wave of New CIT Lawsuits Filed to Preserve Rights to IEEPA Tariff Refunds

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In recent weeks, dozens of importers have filed protective lawsuits in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) to preserve potential refund rights related to the tariffs at issue in Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. and...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - December 2025

A Call Your Mother trademark complaint, passage of a bill on whole milk in school lunches, a scientific research series on ultra-processed foods, and more....more

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