On June 12, the nominee for USPTO Director John Squires was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 20-2. His nomination has been placed on the Senate’s Executive Calendar and will proceed to a floor vote…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Judge Hertling’s recent decision in Telesto Group, LLC v. United States provides a novel approach for determining when Court of Federal Claims (also “COFC”) has jurisdiction to consider a protest of a project under the Defense…
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/ Civil Procedure, Government Contracting
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc. that federal courts lack the authority to issue universal injunctions under the Judiciary Act of 1789. In so ruling, the Court granted the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
On June 2, 2025, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (the “Division”), alongside the Office of the Attorney General, announced proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (“NJDPA”)…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy
On June 16, 2025, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case from the Third Circuit regarding the availability of a federal forum to raise constitutional challenges to a subpoena issued by a state attorney general…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
On Monday, June 16, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, a case about the extent to which federal contractors can remove lawsuits to federal court under the federal…
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/ Civil Procedure, Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft legislative text (the Senate Proposal) following the prior passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by the House of Representatives (the House Bill)…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation
As federal consumer protection enforcement has recently taken a sharp turn towards less regulation and enforcement, states continue efforts to fill the gap left by the federal pullback…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection
On 15 May 2025, the UK Government published the conclusions of its cross-government review of UK sanctions implementation and enforcement (the Review)…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. MODERNA, INC. [OPINION] (2023-2357, 06/04/2025) (Taranto, Chen, Hughes) -
Taranto, J. The Court affirmed the district court’s claim…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not require plaintiffs to show that a foreign state or…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, International Law & Trade
The Swiss Arbitration Centre published the Supplemental Swiss Rules for Trust, Estate and Foundation Disputes (“TEF Rules”) on 22 May 2025. They come into effect on 1 July 2025, and apply to trust, estate and foundation disputes…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), International Law & Trade, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On June 6, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14306 to scale back a range of cybersecurity requirements and government-wide approaches implemented by the Biden Administration…
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/ Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items.
This month’s cases address when a prevailing party on a trade secret misappropriation claim can receive attorney’s fees, the…
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/ Business Organizations, Intellectual Property
On June 11, 2025, the recently confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, Brett Shumate, issued a memorandum directing Civil Division lawyers to prioritize investigations and enforcement actions advancing…
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/ Civil Rights, Immigration Law
