Today's Legal Pulse
Biden sues DOJ to block release of interview audio
President Joe Biden has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Department of Justice from publishing an audio recording of his interview. The action, reported by Axios and TIME, aims to keep the interview confidential amid political controversy.
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By the numbers: Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader clear final merger hurdles
Contacting a Lawyer for a Birth Injury
Families confronting birth injuries often juggle urgent medical care with questions about accountability. The article advises early engagement with birth‑injury lawyers to review medical records, clarify legal rights, and assess potential negligence. It stresses the importance of organized documentation and awareness of varying statutes of limitations. An initial consultation is presented as an exploratory step, not a commitment to litigation, helping families focus on their child's well‑being while understanding options.
US Prosecutors Reject Tornado Cash Co-Founder‘s Argument for Dismissal
Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, rejected Roman Storm’s attempt to use a recent Supreme Court copyright ruling as a defense in his criminal case. Storm, co‑founder of Tornado Cash, was previously convicted of operating...
EU Design Act: Designing the Future - Why the EU Design Act Matters for Medical Devices
The EU Design Act, taking effect on 1 May 2025 with technical rules due 1 July 2026, modernises EU design protection to cover digital and dynamic elements. It extends coverage to medical software interfaces, dashboards, and animations, and strengthens enforcement against unauthorised CAD files...
Will Lower Courts Find Ways Around Cox V. Sony? You Betcha
The article compares two recent copyright lawsuits filed by photographer Michael Grecco against TikTok and Twitter, showing how lower courts are experimenting with ways to sidestep the Supreme Court’s Cox v. Sony decision. In the TikTok case, the plaintiff’s pleadings...
Latest Federal Court Cases: Fortress Iron, LP V. Digger Specialties, Inc.
The Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that Fortress Iron's patent was invalid because it omitted a co‑inventor, Huang, and the error could not be corrected under 35 U.S.C. § 256(b). The court held that an inventor is a “party concerned” for...
7‑Year Sell Rule Threatens Build‑to‑
I suspect whoever wrote Section 901 of the ROAD to Housing Act heard that many investors have 7-year holds, and so they added a requirement that investors must sell build-to-rent homes after 7 years. But it's so much more complex than...
Uncertainty Reigns for Manufacturers Seeking Tariff Refunds
The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down most Trump‑era IEEPA tariffs, leaving more than 300,000 manufacturers to decide how to recover payments. Only a handful of large importers have sued in the Court of International Trade, while the majority are...
National Security Veterans Warn Against Delays in FISA 702 Reauthorization
A coalition of roughly 50 former national‑security officials sent a letter to Congress urging a clean, uninterrupted renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before it expires on April 20. The group, which includes former DNI James Clapper and former...
Trump’s Office Of Legal Counsel Says Trump Doesn’t Need To Follow The Presidential Records Rules
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released an opinion asserting that former President Donald Trump is not obligated to turn over his presidential records to the National Archives under the Presidential Records Act. The memo dismisses the Supreme...
Hold ESG Data Providers Accountable Under SFDR 2.0, Amundi Urges EU
Amundi, together with French business lobby MEDEF, has called on the European Union to tighten accountability for ESG data providers under the revised Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) 2.0. The asset manager argues that inconsistent and low‑quality ESG data undermine...
UK Data Watchdog Launches Campaign to Teach Kids Online Privacy Like Road Safety
Britain's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has rolled out a public‑policy campaign urging parents to teach online privacy with the same rigor as road‑crossing lessons. The drive follows research showing three‑quarters of parents doubt their children can navigate digital privacy safely.
Plaintiffs React to Ontario Court of Appeal Ruling that Lawsuit Against Barrick Mining Corporation for Human Rights Abuse in Tanzania...
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that plaintiffs cannot sue Barrick Gold in Ontario over alleged human‑rights abuses at its North Mara mine in Tanzania, directing the case to Tanzanian courts. The lawsuit alleges killings, beatings and kidnappings by the...
Ohio Court OKs Comp Claim for Unexplained Workplace Fall
An Ohio appellate court upheld a workers’ compensation claim for a correctional facility employee who suffered a shoulder injury after an unexplained fall. The court applied Ohio Supreme Court precedent that classifies such falls as neutral risks, shifting the burden...
Stricter Chinese Scrutiny of Offshore Vehicles a Blow for Tech and Biotech IPO Candidates
Chinese regulators are intensifying scrutiny of offshore listing structures, a move that threatens the pipeline of tech and biotech companies seeking U.S.-dollar IPOs. Historically, Cayman Islands vehicles have funneled foreign capital into Chinese firms, but new compliance requirements could deter...
Labor Department Recovers $85,197 for Workers at Texas Coffee Bar
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $85,197 in back wages for 36 employees of Nate’s Coffee & Cocktails in central Texas. An investigation found the establishment operated an illegal tip pool that included its general manager,...
EU AI Act: Second Draft of Code of Practice on Transparency and Watermarking Published
The European Commission released the second draft of its Code of Practice on Transparency for AI‑generated content, moving the guidance from high‑level concepts to concrete operational rules. Key new obligations include mandatory digitally signed metadata, free EU‑localised detection tools, and...
Kennedy Sidestepping Court Order Sidelining ACIP?
BioWorld’s April 7 briefing highlights three notable developments: Jiangsu and Shanghai Hengrui have patented a new class of Nav1.8 sodium‑channel blockers aimed at chronic pain treatment; recent hematopoietic stem‑cell research underscores inflammation’s role in initiating leukemia; and Infinimmune presented preclinical data...
Polymarket Rebels Still Betting in Banned Countries Using VPNs
Polymarket has rolled out new integrity tools, partnering with Palantir to provide real‑time surveillance of its betting activity. While the technology is touted for its upcoming U.S. exchange, the company has not clarified if it will also police its international...
Missouri AI Regulations Stall as Lawmakers Fear Loss of Rural Broadband Funds
Missouri lawmakers stalled a statewide AI liability bill after concerns it could jeopardize roughly $900 million in remaining federal broadband funds earmarked for rural internet expansion. The legislation would hold individuals or companies liable for AI‑caused harms, prohibit AI legal personhood,...
AF&PA Can’t Join NAW’s Oregon EPR Lawsuit, Judge Rules
An Oregon federal judge narrowed the preliminary injunction that blocks enforcement of the state's Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law, limiting its relief to National Association of Wholesaler‑Distributors (NAW) members as of February 6, 2026. The court also denied the American...
Finra Fines J.P. Morgan $3.2M for Failing to Supervise Ex-Broker’s Investment Strategy
FINRA has censured and fined JPMorgan Advisors more than $3.2 million for failing to supervise a former broker’s high‑risk investment strategy. The broker ran concentrated, leveraged positions in high‑yield securities from 2016 to 2020, triggering over 10,000 supervisory alerts, many...
Uncertainty Reigns for Manufacturers Seeking Tariff Refunds
More than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of the Trump administration’s IEEPA tariffs, manufacturers are scrambling to recover the duties they paid. Only a handful of the roughly 300,000 affected firms have sued in the...
Maine Is Close to Passing a Moratorium on New Datacenters
Maine’s Senate approved LD 307, imposing a moratorium on new data centers larger than 20 megawatts until November 1, 2027. The bill also creates a Data Center Coordination Council to oversee environmental and electricity impacts. The move follows secretive deals in Lewiston...
Federal Court Upholds Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge Lithium Mine Permit, Clearing Path to Construction
A federal judge in Nevada upheld the Bureau of Land Management’s permit for ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge Lithium‑Boron Project, rejecting a lawsuit that claimed the mine would endanger the rare Tiehm’s buckwheat. The ruling found the agencies complied with the Endangered...
Simpson Thacher Boosts Sports Offering with Three Major Hires
Simpson Thacher announced three senior hires to expand its sports law practice, adding former partners from leading sports‑focused firms. The new lawyers bring expertise in NFL contract negotiations, NBA collective‑bargaining, and global media‑rights transactions, collectively representing over $200 million in annual...
L&E Global Expands Coverage in Greece with Zepos & Yannopoulos
Jackson Lewis’s L&E Global alliance has added Zepos & Yannopoulos as its exclusive member firm for Greece. The partnership expands L&E Global’s European footprint, bringing the network’s 1,750 employment law professionals to better serve multinational clients with cross‑border workforce issues....
Okta Files IPR2026-00327 at the PTAB: A New Challenge to an Identity and Access Patent
Okta, Inc. filed inter partes review IPR2026-00327 with the PTAB on April 6, 2026, targeting a yet‑unidentified identity‑management patent. The petition will argue unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, likely citing anticipation or obviousness based on prior art. While details of...
Why AI Shouldn’t Be Used Even to Decide ‘Simple’ Court Cases
Generative AI is rapidly entering courtrooms, with judges already using it for drafting summaries, translating documents, and locating precedents. Jurisdictions such as the UK have issued guidelines that restrict AI to preparatory work and forbid its use for core judicial...
Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein Present: Expert Legal Symposium on Impeachment and the Meaning of “Bribery, or Other High Crimes...
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein are hosting a legal symposium on April 8, 2026, in the Rayburn House Office Building. The half‑day event features three panels that examine President Trump’s alleged misuse of war powers, potential obstruction of...
OpenAI Asks California and Delaware Attorneys General to Investigate Elon Musk for Anti-Competitive Behavior
OpenAI’s chief strategy officer Jason Kwon has written to the attorneys general of California and Delaware, asking them to investigate Elon Musk for alleged anti‑competitive conduct aimed at seizing control of the nonprofit arm. The request comes weeks before Musk’s...
Constitutions Evolve: SA Amended 21 Times, Zimbabwe Only Two
The South African Constitution is 30 years old… and the MK Party is pushing for a 22nd Amendment (To expropriate land without compensation). This means, in 30 years, the SA constitution was amended 21 times. In 13 years, the Zim...
Closing Detection Latency Gaps in Financial Crime
Opoint has released an 18‑page practical guide that treats detection latency in financial‑crime compliance as a measurable problem, not a people issue. It introduces a four‑timestamp framework to locate bottlenecks and supplies three Excel templates for rapid baseline scoring, readiness...
Revolut Faces €11.5m Penalty over Fee Claims
Revolut has been hit with an €11.5 million (≈ $12.5 million) fine by Italy’s competition authority for misleading advertising and opaque account‑restriction practices. The regulator found that claims of zero‑commission trading were inaccurate and that the neobank failed to provide clear pre‑contractual information...
Akin Tech Head Exits After Less than Two Years
Law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld announced that its head of technology, who joined less than two years ago, is leaving the firm. The executive’s tenure lasted roughly 22 months, ending amid a broader wave of leadership changes...
Why IT Teams Shouldn’t Build Financial Crime Risk Platforms
Financial institutions often attempt to replace spreadsheet‑based financial crime risk assessments with in‑house IT solutions, only to encounter soaring budgets, missed deadlines, and incomplete functionality. The article explains that these platforms require constant regulatory updates, extensive governance, and deep domain...
The CY 2027 Final Rule Is Out. What Changed, What's New, and Why It Matters If You Sell to Health...
CMS released the Contract Year 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule, rolling back four health‑equity requirements, removing 11 of 12 STAR measures and adding a depression‑screening metric, and inserting supplemental‑benefit provisions from the prior year’s proposal. The agency also...
Closing the Gap in Regulatory Change Management
Financial services firms are drowning in an ever‑growing flood of regulatory updates across multiple jurisdictions, and most still rely on manual spreadsheets, basic document collectors, or half‑baked automation. While horizon‑scanning tools surface new rules, they rarely translate raw text into...
Titan's Banking AI Makes Compliance Auditable, Not Optional
Domain-Led AI for Banks: Titan's SLMs Aim to Make Compliance Auditable, Not Optional Titan launched banking-native small language models (SLMs) embedding banking logic + regulatory frameworks. Proprietary Banker Trust Index (BTI) + RAGAS benchmarks claim higher safety, reliability, supervisory alignment vs...
Jurisdictional Clash Between SEC and CFTC Disrupts Markets
"If the SEC says, this is in my jurisdiction, and the CFTC says, no, it's in my jurisdiction, that's really disruptive to the market." -- @HesterPeirce https://t.co/p1dbQQY3nS
‘Smog and Sunshine’: Achieving Clean Air in California
Ann Carlson’s new book, “Smog and Sunshine,” chronicles how Los Angeles transformed from a smog‑choked metropolis to a model of air‑quality improvement. The narrative traces early scientific breakthroughs, such as Arie Haagen‑Smit’s ozone research, and highlights pivotal policies like the statewide...
Democrats Push Regulator to Curb Offshore War Betting
I'm not trying to be provocative but I don't understand the desire for regulations here. "House Democrats call on federal regulator to crack down on offshore prediction market war bets" https://t.co/wrLAhrMp8i
Court's Action Aligns with Congressional Clarity Act Efforts
"What we're doing is in line with what Congress is trying to do with the Clarity Act. I think what we're doing helps inform that Congressional effort." -- @HesterPeirce https://t.co/p1dbQQY3nS
The Promise of Non-Pipeline Alternatives to Gas Lines
California is moving faster to eliminate natural‑gas service lines, highlighted by Assemblymember Marc Berman’s Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313). The bill would compel utilities to offer financial incentives for homeowners to electrify, letting participants forgo gas service and avoid costly...
SEC Crypto Task Force Urges Practitioners to Share Issues
"If there's something you're consistently facing as a practitioner, then reach out to us and make that heard to us. It can be a call or an email." -- Sumeera Younis of the SEC Crypto Task Force https://t.co/p1dbQQY3nS
SEC Signals Upcoming Rulemaking on Tokenized Securities
"You will see rule making coming. ... One of the big areas that's been of interest is tokenization of securities. It's clearly in our remit, so we're thinking about a lot of issues related to that." -- @HesterPeirce https://t.co/p1dbQQY3nS
SEC Crypto Task Force Prioritizes Restoring Public Trust
😍 "The SEC Crypto Task Force's main focus [under the Trump administration] has been to rebuild people's trust in the SEC" -- Sumeera Younis of the SEC Crypto Task Force https://t.co/p1dbQQY3nS
SEC Leaders Preview Upcoming Crypto Regulation Framework
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and SEC Crypto Task Force Chief on the Upcoming SEC Crypto Rules https://t.co/p1dbQQYBdq
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Discusses Crypto Regulation Live
🚨 Happening TODAY at 12PM ET 🚨 DEX in the City goes live with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (@HesterPeirce ) & Sumeera Younis They’re joining @kkirkbos, @TuongvyLe12 & Jessi to break down what’s next for crypto, regulation, and innovation ⚖️🚀 Tap in 🎧 https://t.co/G3536Lnjsk
Sixth Circuit Sets Kalshi Appeal Timeline Amid OH‑TN Split
The Sixth Circuit has issued the following briefing schedule in Kalshi v. Tennessee: May 18: Tennessee's principal brief June 17: Kalshi's response brief July 8: Tennesee's reply brief Crucial appeal given the intra-circuit split (OH vs....
Circle's Judge‑Only Freeze Policy Fails Amid $285M Hack
Circle’s policy: they only freeze funds if a judge orders it. For a $285M hack that just happened, that timeline doesn’t work. @tayvano_ and @kaiynne on why this is the wrong call. Uneasy Money: https://t.co/3LBYxJBwbb https://t.co/Yder2DQH5I