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Supreme Court Review Sought for Legality of Washington Tribal Gaming Compacts

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The United States Supreme Court will consider whether to review the legality of the Washington tribal gaming compacts as a result of a petition for writ of certiorari (cert) filed in the lawsuit, Maverick Gaming LLC v. United...more

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When ‘Independent Judgment’ Meets Presidential Fiat: The ALJ Dilemma

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On February 18, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14215 “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” Section 7 of which provides that: “[t]he President and the Attorney General’s opinions on questions of law are...more

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National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program: Environmental Organizations Complaint for Intervention Challenging U.S....

Several environmental organizations filed a May 23rd Complaint-in-Intervention of Public Interest Organizations (“Complaint”) against the United States Department of Transportation in the United States District Court for the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Trade organization challenges CFPB’s final PACE rule

On May 28, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida received a complaint from a trade organization representing the residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) industry. The complaint challenged the...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Supreme Court Sides with Trump Regarding Removal of NLRB and MSPB Members, and Suggests that the Federal Reserve is Different

The United States Supreme Court has granted the Trump Administration’s request to stay United States District Court Judge Beryl Howell’s order reinstating Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Cathy...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will There Be Light? FinCEN’s New Reporting Rule Faces Legal Challenge

The U.S. real estate market has long been a cornerstone of the American dream—a path to stability, investment, and generational wealth. But at the margins, that same market has also provided an opportunity for illicit actors...more

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Supreme Court to Decide the Fate of Universal Injunctions

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The Supreme Court is prepared to determine the legality of a powerful but controversial judicial remedy — the universal injunction. The case, Trump v. CASA, Inc., reached the Justices after a lower court barred the Trump...more

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Federal Court Enjoins DHS’s Revocation of Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

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On May 22, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem ordered the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to terminate Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (“SEVP”) certification for alleged...more

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Recent Rulings Against Trump Administration Funding Freezes

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Shortly after taking office, President Trump froze funding already allocated to various parties, citing the Administration’s disapproval of issues including climate change and social equity. Additionally, executive agencies...more

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Federal Court Vacates Portion of PWFA Final Rule Requiring Accommodation for Elective Abortions

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On May 21, 2025, Judge David C. Joseph of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a ruling vacating the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s final rule under the 2022 Pregnant Workers...more

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Termination of TPS for Afghans Effective July 14, 2025: Implications and Legal Challenge

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), under Secretary Kristi Noem, has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan nationals residing in the United States. The notice of termination,...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Rejection of AstraZeneca’s Challenges to IRA Drug Price Negotiation Program

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On May 8, 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of AstraZeneca’s challenges to the Inflation Reduction Act’s Drug Price Negotiation Program and CMS’s Guidance implementing...more

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Democratic AGs Sue to Protect States’ Access to Federal EV Infrastructure Funds

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A group of 17 Democratic AGs has filed suit to block the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration from revoking or withholding funds allocated to states under the National Electric Vehicle...more

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AG's Power Holds, but Agency Shortcuts Don't

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In Att’y Gen. v. Town Milton, the court ruled that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) Communities Act, G. L. c. 40A, § 3A (“Section 3A”), is constitutional, and that the Attorney General has the authority...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NY Supreme Court Strikes Down OCM’s One-License-Per-Majority-Owner Policy

In a significant decision impacting New York’s adult-use cannabis licensing framework, the Albany County Supreme Court ruled on April 14, 2025, in DNP-Z, Inc. v. New York State Cannabis Control Board et al. (Index No....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Twenty States Sue the Trump Administration for HHS Program Eliminations and Staff Layoffs

Nineteen states plus the District of Columbia filed a federal Complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island on May 5, 2025 alleging that the Trump Administration’s recent activities to downsize and...more

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Limits of IEEPA’s Designation Authority

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Over the first 100 days and beyond, the Trump Administration has deployed national security authorities in novel ways. Perhaps most notably, President Trump has asserted authority under the International Emergency Economic...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Appeals Court Rejects AstraZeneca’s Challenge to Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

A federal appellate court has handed down the first appellate-level decision addressing the merits of drug manufacturers’ challenges to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022's (IRA) Medicare Drug Negotiation Program...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Executive Order on Accreditation and Injunctions of Dear Colleague Letter Impact DEI in Higher Education

A recent executive order attacks DEI accreditation standards as courts block enforcement of the Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter on race. On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14279 (EO)...more

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Unleashing American Energy: Deregulatory Executive Orders

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Among other energy-related actions within the first two weeks of April 2025, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on April 8 and 9 that have the potential to result in significant changes to US federal, state,...more

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Wind Energy Development/Federal Moratorium: 17 States File Judicial Action Challenging Trump Administration Directive

17 State Attorney Generals filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the Trump Administration (including various...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NCUA board members challenge unprecedented removal by President Trump

On April 28, a complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the removal of two Senate-confirmed members of the NCUA Board by President Trump. The plaintiffs allege that their...more

Foley Hoag LLP

The First 100 Days and Higher Education: Litigation Roundup

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In this alert, we discuss key provisions of the orders and actions implicating the higher education sector and the lawsuits challenging them (building on our previous analysi...). We have grouped these actions based on their...more

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Ousted Democratic NCUA board members file suit

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The two Democratic NCUA board members ousted by President Trump have filed suit, arguing that their firings violated federal law....more

Cozen O'Connor

Democratic AGs Sue to Protect States’ Access to Federal Education Funds

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A group of 19 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit to block the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) from enforcing a directive conditioning federal education funding on certification that state and local education agencies will not...more

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