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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Kickbacks and Causation: Supreme Court Could Soon Settle the Question of Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Causation...

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A decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals has deepened the legal debate surrounding False Claims Act (FCA) actions based on violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). This decision has increased speculation that...more

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In Yet Another Decision Restricting EPA Authority, US Supreme Court Holds EPA Cannot Set CWA Permit Limits

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The US Supreme Court held in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA that the US Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority under the Clean Water Act to include “end-result” limitations in National Pollutant Discharge...more

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White Collar and Enforcement Outlook 2025

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With 2025 underway, the ArentFox Schiff White Collar team highlights the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new enforcement priorities and two cases pending before the US Supreme Court that could have sweeping implications for...more

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Supreme Court Makes Waves In San Francisco Ruling

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When the Supreme Court issued its decision in City & County of San Francisco v. EPA on March 4, 2025, it may have saved San Francisco $10 billion dollars in penalties sought by the United States Environmental Protection...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

The Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of “Defendant’s Profits” Under the Lanham Act

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On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court in Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc. unanimously held that an award of “defendant’s profits” under the Lanham Act in a trademark infringement suit is only ascribable to the...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: US Supreme Court Rules Trademark Plaintiffs Cannot Recover Profits from Defendants’ Affiliates, Overturns $43M Award...

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On February 26, 2025, in a unanimous opinion, the US Supreme Court vacated a $43 million trademark infringement award and ruled that trademark plaintiffs cannot recover profits from defendants’ affiliates when those...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - February 21, 2025

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Heath, No. 23-1127: This case considers whether reimbursement requests submitted to the Federal...more

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Texas Court Recognizes Supreme Court Ruling, Reinstates BOI Filing Requirement

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA or the Act) is back in play. In an Order released on Feb. 17, 2025, a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas stayed its Order from Jan. 7, 2025, which had enjoined...more

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U.S. Department of Education Releases Dear Colleague Letter Addressing the Use of Race in Education, Announces Enforcement...

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On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) concerning discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in K-12 and higher education. The DCL articulates the...more

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FinCEN Gets Green Light from Texas Court to Enforce the Corporate Transparency Act

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The courts have spoken, and the last nationwide injunction has fallen. FinCEN has a green light to enforce the Corporate Transparency Act, and the federal agency has set a new deadline in March for companies to report....more

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Dear Colleague: Watch Out

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In a tersely worded “Dear Colleague” letter dated February 14, 2025 (pdf), the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) signaled its intent to combat “pervasive and repugnant race-based preferences and...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 2.7.25

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Newly-appointed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a memo this Wednesday that the Justice Department will reverse a Biden-era directive to prioritize enforcement of environmental laws in disadvantaged and low-income...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Delayed One-to-One Consent Rule Gives Companies Reprieve, Plus Other TCPA Updates

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The Federal Communications Commission recently announced that it is postponing the one-to-one consent rule for at least one year. Implementation of the rule would have significantly altered the requirements for obtaining...more

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Beneficial Ownership Reporting: Litigation, Pending Legislation and Possible Future Executive Action Have Left the Fate of the...

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The saga of the CTA continues. Adopted in January 2021, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is intended to assist in identifying beneficial ownership and control of entities operating in the United States in order to...more

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CTA Filing Obligations Remain Voluntary Amid Court Challenges

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After a few days on a legal roller coaster, enforcement and reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remain on hold as lawsuits challenging the CTA’s constitutionality continue. On Jan. 23, 2025, the...more

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CTA Enforcement Remains Suspended Amid Ongoing Litigation

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to stay the nationwide injunction that had previously banned enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its key...more

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CTA Update: Supreme Court Temporarily Lifts Injunction, but Requirements Remain Blocked

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that appears to settle – for now – a nearly two-month-long legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which began with a nationwide preliminary...more

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U. S. Supreme Court Vacates National Injunction Staying the CTA in One Case, But a Separate Nationwide Stay Against Enforcement...

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Here we go again – another CTA update hot off the press. In our last update, we reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed with the U.S. Supreme Court an emergency application to stay the injunction...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Provisionally Reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on January 23, 2025, which provisionally reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) while a legal challenge to it continues. This brief order, which stayed an injunction against the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB’s Successor Homeowner Issue Spotlight: The Other Side of the Story

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On December 17, 2024, amid a flurry of activity by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency released an Issue Spotlight discussing “problems with mortgage companies” that homeowners face “after divorce or...more

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SEC Enforcement Year-End Overview

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2024 marks the final year of Gary Gensler's term as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Gensler SEC has been aggressive on both the enforcement and rulemaking fronts. In response, the financial...more

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HIPAA Reproductive Privacy Rule Takes Effect Amid Legal and Political Uncertainties

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As of December 23, health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates (collectively, regulated entities) must comply with new reproductive health care privacy...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Amendments: Compliance in an Uncertain Enforcement Landscape

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The amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule designed to protect reproductive health care information (Amendments) are under legal challenge as the compliance date quickly approaches. As discussed in more detail in our...more

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In-Compliance: December 2024 Round-Up

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A Lookback at the Federal Election Commission in 2024 by: Matt Petersen - Now that the presidential election has concluded and 2024 is drawing to a close, it is worth looking back at one of the most consequential years for...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Federal District Court in D.C. Strikes Down Removal Protections for ALJs

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The continued legal challenges to the constitutionality of certain aspects of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) took a potentially significant turn in a decision issued by...more

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