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Littler Lightbulb – October 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup

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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

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Supreme Court Hears IEEPA Tariff Challenge: A Test of Presidential Power

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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

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What the Supreme Court Oral Arguments Mean for Tariff Payers and Tariff Refund Claim Buyers

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

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SCOTUS to Review Whether State Gender-Based Sports Designations Violate Title IX and Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

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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

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Speech in the private workplace: Observations and considerations following the death of Charlie Kirk

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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

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Election 2025: What to Watch From Other Notable Races

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

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Supreme Court Likely to Consider SB 253 and SB 261 Reporting in 2025

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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

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Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Commerce Clause Challenge to Pennsylvania’s Consent-to-Jurisdiction Statute

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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

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. and Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump Concerning...

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

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Breakdown of Supreme Court Oral Argument in the Tariff Cases and What Importers Should Be Prepared For, No Matter the Outcome

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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

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Democratic AGs Defend Fed Independence

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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

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment: Arkansas Attorney General Rejects Clean and Healthy Natural Environment Amendment

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

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Brownstein Challenges Colorado Law Prohibiting Medical Debt Reporting

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

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Election 2025: Redistricting Battlegrounds

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

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Election 2025: Virginia Gubernatorial and Legislative Races

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

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Justices’ Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State Laws

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The digital age presents a complex challenge: protecting children online while also allowing free speech to continue to be a thriving marketplace of ideas. Originally published in Law360 - August 4, 2025....more

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Illinois Federal Court Upholds Nationwide Injunction of Key Part of DEI Executive Order

On October 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied the government’s motion to narrow—and partially stay—the court’s April 14, 2025, preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of...more

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Tariffs Have Their Day in the Supreme Court

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In the chief case challenging tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), part of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies had its day in the Supreme Court Wednesday. The case, filed...more

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DHS ends TPS status for South Sudan

This morning, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a Notice in the Federal Register announcing the termination of Temporary Protected Status designation for South Sudan, effective 60 days from today. The...more

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OCC Comptroller Gould Signals a Multifaceted Push to Reinforce Federal Preemption

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At The Clearing House Annual Conference, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould outlined an agency-wide strategy to defend and promote federal preemption across the banking system. As reported by Law360, he emphasized...more

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Trump Administration declines to respond to Supreme Court petition filed by ousted Democratic NCUA board members

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The Trump Administration has declined to respond to a Supreme Court petition by the two ousted Democratic NCUA board members who are asking for the court to consider their case....more

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ExxonMobil Takes Its Turn Challenging California Climate Disclosure Laws

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In late October, ExxonMobil filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against state officials challenging the state’s new carbon emissions disclosure law (SB 253) and climate risk...more

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As Trump's IEEPA Tariffs Head to SCOTUS, Importers Should Start Preserving Refund Rights

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The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Court of International Trade’s decision that the tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are unlawful. This week, the...more

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California's Mandatory Climate Disclosure Regulations Challenged by New Lawsuit

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On October 24, 2025, a significant new lawsuit challenging California's mandatory climate disclosure regulations was filed in federal district court (E.D. Cal.) by ExxonMobil...more

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Vertical stare decisis: Can a District Court of Appeal overrule Florida Supreme Court precedent?

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The First District Court of Appeal recently struck down a Florida law that prohibited people from openly carrying firearms in public. The court held that section 790.053 violated the Second Amendment as applied to the states...more

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