Today's Legal Pulse
Biden sues DOJ to block release of interview audio
President Biden filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the Department of Justice from publishing an audio interview, arguing the release would be improper. The action has sparked political commentary, including remarks from former President Trump.
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By the numbers: Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader clear final merger hurdles
Building the Anti-Epic Regulatory Machine
FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced a new Healthcare Task Force that merges the Bureaus of Competition, Consumer Protection, Economics and the Offices of Policy Planning and Technology. The effort implements President Trump’s February 2025 executive order to boost competition, affordability and pricing transparency in health care. The task force will meet monthly, issue quarterly reports and coordinate with HHS and the DOJ. Analysts see this as a pivot toward stricter antitrust scrutiny of health‑tech platforms, notably Epic Systems.
FTC Launches Healthcare Task Force to Curb Epic’s Dominance
This administration let Hewlett Packard Enterprise keep Juniper Networks, settled with Ticketmaster, and let Google keep Chrome. But healthcare keeps being the exception. The Federal Trade Commission's new Healthcare Task Force looks like the beginning of a coordinated enforcement apparatus...
Prediction Markets and Emerging D&O Risk
The Gemini Space Station IPO promised crypto‑exchange growth, but within months the company announced a strategic shift to a prediction‑market platform called “Gemini 2.0,” cutting staff by roughly 25 % and prompting the exit of its CFO, COO and CLO. Shareholders filed...
SCOTUS Won't Hear Search Advertiser Appeal Against Google, Apple
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear California Crane School’s appeal accusing Google and Apple of a paid‑search antitrust conspiracy. Earlier rulings dismissed the case against Apple and sent Google‑related claims to arbitration, while upholding the arbitration clause in Google’s...
Uncle Nearest Founder’s Bankruptcy Attempt Is Denied: Trial Balance
Federal Judge Suzanne Bauknight denied founder Fawn Weaver's request to place Uncle Nearest into Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the brand was placed in receivership following a $108 million default lawsuit by Farm Credit Mid‑America. The judge ruled only the court‑appointed receiver, Phillip Young,...
The “God Squad” Is Subject to a Lot of Limits. But I’m Still Worried.
The Endangered Species Committee, dubbed the “God Squad,” reviews exemption requests that could sideline the Endangered Species Act for projects like offshore drilling in the Gulf of America. While the standard process demands rigorous justification, a formal hearing, and potential...
Telangana HC Dismisses Fino Bank MD Rishi Gupta’s Plea
The Telangana High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Fino Payments Bank MD and CEO Rishi Gupta, denying his request for bail after his arrest on GST evasion allegations. Authorities estimate the alleged evasion at roughly ₹840 crore (about $100 million)...
MIB Cancels Registrations of 114 MSOs in Compliance Crackdown
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting cancelled the registrations of 114 multi‑system operators, bringing the total number of active cable operators in India down to 756 after 1,159 exits since early 2025. The move is part of a year‑long crackdown...
Is FDA Opening the Long‑shut DSHEA ‘Innovation Door’?
The FDA will convene a March 27 public meeting to revisit the DSHEA “innovation door,” specifically the phrase “dietary substance for use by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake.” Industry leaders from the Natural Products Association,...
Just on One Day—Last Friday—Six Courts Issued Opinions Noting Fake Cites or Quotes in Briefing
On a single Friday, six U.S. courts—four state appellate courts and two federal district courts—issued opinions flagging fabricated citations or quotations in briefing documents. The cases, ranging from Nebraska to California, involved both attorney‑prepared filings and pro se litigants, suggesting unchecked...
New Lawsuit Blames Costa Rica Resort for Death of Former Yankees Baseball Player’s Son
Former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner filed a wrongful‑death lawsuit in a Philadelphia federal court, accusing the owners of Costa Rica's Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort and a Pennsylvania venture‑capital firm of negligence. The suit stems from the March 2025 death of...
$4 Billion LNG Lawsuit Going Ahead as Arbitration Starts
Singapore‑based Sinolam International has launched a $4 billion arbitration claim against Panama under the Panama‑Singapore free trade agreement, alleging unlawful cancellation of a 441 MW LNG‑to‑power project license. The dispute, filed with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), stems...
Crypto Investors Sent 100,000 Capital Gains Tax Warning Letters – Do You Need to Pay Tax?
HM Revenue & Customs has dramatically stepped up enforcement on crypto assets, sending 101,024 capital‑gains‑tax warning letters between 2020 and 2025. This volume is over 40 times greater than the letters issued for shares, making crypto investors its biggest CGT...
Takeda, Lilly Rejected by Supreme Court on Actos Fraud Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eli Lilly’s request to block a racketeering lawsuit, allowing a class action alleging the companies concealed Actos’s link to bladder cancer to proceed. The suit targets tens of thousands of insurers and other...
The World’s “Most Ethical” FCPA Violators
Ethisphere’s 2026 “Most Ethical Companies” list expands to 138 honorees, up from 92 in its 2007 debut. The roster includes 16 firms that have settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions and two companies currently under FCPA scrutiny. The...
Centerbase Launches First Native ndMAX Integration, Connecting Practice Management Data with AI-Powered Document Workflows
Centerbase announced a native integration with NetDocuments’ ndMAX, linking practice‑management matter data directly to AI‑driven document workflows. The integration automatically extracts parties, dates and obligations from saved documents and writes them back into Centerbase for reporting and automation. It also...
Bill Seeking to Ease Corporate Compliance Norms Sent to JPC After Introduction in Lok Sabha
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 to ease compliance and de‑criminalise minor corporate offences by amending the Companies Act, 2013 and the LLP Act, 2008. The bill was sent to a joint parliamentary committee after...
Navigating Global Background Checks- Key Insights for Employers
Employers expanding globally face diverse restrictions on background checks. Criminal record inquiries are heavily limited, with many countries prohibiting access to spent convictions, while drug testing rules differ widely, often illegal in Europe and requiring consent elsewhere. Education verification remains...
Untangling Land Titles To Help Flood Survivors Access Disaster Aid
AppalReD Legal Aid hosted a free disaster‑response clinic in eastern Kentucky to untangle heirs’ property titles that block FEMA assistance. Generations of informal land transfers have left many flood survivors unable to prove ownership, even after the 2022 and 2025...
As Communities and Policymakers Push Back, Can Batteries Make Data Centers Better Neighbors?
Virginia’s legislature passed a bill that, starting in July, will block air‑quality permits for data centers unless their onsite generators meet federal Tier 4 emissions standards, reflecting growing community backlash over noise, pollution and water use. The measure, which originally required...
Injunction Against Further Leafletting by Union Organizer at CEO's Front Door
The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld a permanent injunction that bars union organizer Adrienne Enghouse from entering CEO Jamie Silva‑Steele’s private residence after she left a union‑related flyer at the front door. The court found Enghouse intended to trespass,...
FCC Bars 7 Individuals After $14 Million E-Rate Fraud
The Federal Communications Commission announced on March 24 that seven criminally convicted individuals who siphoned more than $14 million from the E‑Rate program will be barred from all Universal Service Fund (USF) initiatives for three years. The fraud, spanning 2010‑2016, involved...
Harvey Hires Gibson Dunn Partner As CSO
Harvey, the fast‑growing legal‑AI platform, has appointed former Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright as Chief Strategy Officer. Enright, who most recently served as a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, brings over a decade of experience scaling privacy, compliance and AI policy...
The Future of the CA Age-Appropriate Design Code Act- What Remains, What’s Still Open to Be Contested, and What Companies...
The California Age‑Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) faces ongoing constitutional challenges after NetChoice’s lawsuits. In March 2026 the Ninth Circuit ruled that the law’s broad coverage definition and age‑estimation requirement likely survive facial challenges, but found data‑use and dark‑pattern provisions unconstitutionally...
SCOTUS to Hear Watson V. RNC Case, Follow Democracy Docket
SCOTUS will hear oral argument in Watson v RNC at 10am. Democracy Docket will be your best source for full coverage. https://www.democracydocket.com
Democratic Senators Push FCC Review of Paramount‑Warner Deal
Democratic Senators Demand FCC Conduct Foreign Investment Review of Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Over Backing by Middle Eastern Funds, China’s Tencent https://t.co/hEDGRnqwMl via @variety
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge Over Late‑Postmarked Mail Ballots in Watson V. RNC
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Watson v. RNC, a challenge to Mississippi’s five‑day grace period for postmarked mail ballots. The case pits the Republican National Committee and state GOP against federal election‑day statutes and could set a nationwide...
Springsteen Backs ACLU as Supreme Court Threatens Birthright Citizenship
Just in: Bruce Springsteen authorizes ACLU to use 'Born in the USA' in a new ad campaign that debuts as the organization figures in a Supreme Court case that could deny birthright citizenship to children born in the United States...
Veteran VOA Journalists Sue Over Kari Lake Propaganda
NEW: A fresh lawsuit from veteran Voice of America journalists alleges @KariLake put propaganda on the network's broadcasts. My story for NPR: https://t.co/pFLl4Uu0oQ
How the CPUC Handles AV Permits, Data, and Enforcement (Pat Tsen)
In this episode, Pat Tsen, Deputy Executive Director for Consumer Policy, Transportation, and Enforcement at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), explains how the CPUC regulates autonomous vehicle (AV) passenger services, detailing the permit process, data collection requirements, and enforcement...
Mortgage Servicer Sues Lender for Dodging Fannie Mae Repurchase Tab
Seneca Mortgage Servicing sued Homespire Mortgage for refusing to fund a $376,147.06 Fannie Mae loan repurchase after a July 2025 put‑back notice. Seneca paid the agency on Homespire’s behalf in November 2025 and now seeks reimbursement, interest, and legal fees. The underlying...
A Strategic Lawsuit in Oklahoma Could Block Public Money From Funding Religious Schools
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit compelling the Statewide Charter School Board to detail every non‑constitutional reason it rejected the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School, arguing the board’s reliance on religious grounds creates a thin record for courts....
"There Will Be No More Gaming the System" - Oz Reacts to Latest MaineCare Fraud Scandal
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz warned Maine that Medicaid fraud will no longer be tolerated after reports that Paradise Residential Services billed over $16 million in inflated rates, charging twice the national average for autism residential care. The provider, accused of...
The Court Gutted Congress’s War Power. It’s Time to Give It Back.
The article contends that the Supreme Court’s 1983 INS v. Chadha decision, which invalidated legislative vetoes, undermines Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution—a tool that lets Congress order the withdrawal of U.S. forces via a concurrent resolution. It argues that...
My New Book: "PRIVACY IN AMERICA- What Every American Needs to Know"
Attorney Mitch Jackson has released a free online book, "Privacy in America: What Every American Needs to Know," to expose how government policies and technology companies are eroding personal privacy. He argues that everyday devices—from phones to smart speakers—continuously transmit...
Arcep Opens Consultation on Future of French DTT Wholesale Market
French regulator Arcep has opened a public consultation on the future of the wholesale digital terrestrial television (DTT) market as broadband delivery gains ground. The review examines DTT’s competitive position, minimum coverage obligations and the impact of rising IPTV and...
Benjamin Edwards: The Rise of Nevada in the Reincorporation Debate
In this episode, Professor Ben Edwards discusses the accelerating re‑incorporation trend as companies weigh Delaware, Nevada, and Texas for corporate domicile. He shares data from his "Project Pokemon" tracking effort, showing Nevada attracting roughly 28 public firms in 2025—three times...
Opinion: Student Data Has Changed. Privacy Rules Haven’t. It’s Time for That to Change
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), enacted in 1974, still governs student data under paper‑based assumptions despite schools now operating in a fully digital environment. Recent high‑profile ed‑tech breaches have highlighted the law’s inability to address modern data‑security...
Zimbabwe: Rio Zim Challenges Cancellation of 40-Year Mining Grant
Mining giant Rio Zim has filed a High Court suit challenging the Ministry of Mines’ August 2025 cancellation of Special Grant No. 849 for the Sengwa coal fields. Rio Zim, which has spent over $5 million on exploration and feasibility studies, argues...
Owner of Now-Closed Milwaukee Prenatal Care Coordination Company Sentenced to 60 Months’ Imprisonment for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Lakia Jackson, 36, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for a Medicaid fraud scheme that siphoned $2.66 million intended for at‑risk pregnant women and young children in Wisconsin. She pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft after...
Pay Transparency Laws Surge: How to Turn Compliance Into Strategy
Pay transparency regulations are accelerating, with 16 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. already enacting laws and the EU Pay Transparency Directive set to take effect in June. Mercer’s research shows 81% of U.S. firms have begun a transparency strategy, yet...
Man Wins $10M Jury Verdict After ED Physicians Order Wrong Imaging Exam
A Washington man was awarded a $10 million jury verdict after emergency‑department physicians ordered the wrong imaging study, delaying treatment of a spinal epidural abscess. The misstep resulted in a 17‑hour wait, during which his paralysis progressed and became permanent. The...
Uh-Oh, You Built a Compliance Automation Tool & Everybody Hates It
The article highlights a trust gap in compliance automation where control owners and auditors distrust system‑generated evidence, leading to parallel manual processes. Even though technology works, resistance stems from loss of professional identity and lack of auditor‑friendly documentation. Successful programs...
Why Axe so Many Juries? My Plan Would Solve the Courts Crisis without Harming Justice | Alan Moses
Alan Moses argues that the heated debate over restricting jury trials distracts from the urgent crisis of an 80,000‑case criminal backlog in UK courts. He critiques the Leveson proposal to replace juries with bench divisions for lesser offences, suggesting it...
Legal AI in 2026: Market Signals, On-Prem Reality, and the Business Model Problem
Legal AI is reaching a pivotal moment in 2026 as enterprises shift toward on‑premise deployments to safeguard sensitive case data. Market signals show a 40% year‑over‑year rise in self‑hosted solutions, challenging the dominance of cloud‑based subscription models. Vendors now grapple...
New York’s Anti-AI Bill Looks Like Protectionism – Updated
New York Senate Bill S7263 seeks to impose liability on AI chatbots that impersonate licensed professionals in law, medicine and other fields. While the sponsor emphasizes targeting false credential claims, the bill’s language broadly bans AI from delivering substantive advice...
Gastineau's $100M ESPN Documentary Lawsuit Dismissed
Gastineau’s $100M ESPN ’30 for 30’ Suit Fails Due to Newsworthiness https://t.co/ueQBQRyNdC via @sportico @McCannSportsLaw
Vanta Introduces Automation Tools to Streamline Enterprise Compliance
Vanta unveiled a new suite of automation tools aimed at streamlining enterprise compliance and privacy management. The offering introduces three context‑aware agents—Compliance, Third‑party Risk Management, and Customer Trust—that continuously monitor evidence, assess vendor risk, and automate security query responses. New...
Parliamentary Group Warns Misuse of NDAs Undermines Workplace Trust
A cross‑party parliamentary roundtable warned that non‑disclosure agreements (NDAs) are being misused to conceal workplace harassment and discrimination, eroding trust and accountability. While NDAs can have legitimate uses, evidence showed 79% of employees who report misconduct face retaliation and 43%...
“Focus on Your Health” Is Not a Lawful Reason to Fire Someone
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against a Mississippi restaurant, alleging an Americans with Disabilities Act violation after the employer fired an employee with a seizure disorder nine days after a seizure. The termination letter told the worker to “focus...