While SB 21 progressed through the Delaware legislature, Texas Senate Bill 29, which proposes changes to the Business Organization Code, has been working its way through that state's legislature. If passed, that bill would codify the business judgment rule, which presumes corporate leadership acts in good faith to make informed decisions in a company's best interests.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a $311 million damages award and permanent injunction against Vital Pharmaceuticals, doing business as VPX Sports, after a false advertising and trade secrets battle with Monster Energy Company in California federal court.

The announcement came after U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said he would not support Trump's nomination of Clayton to helm the Southern District of New York.

The president's order stated that “since its inception, the FAR [Federal Acquistion Regulation] has swelled to more than 2,000 pages of regulations, evolving into an excessive and overcomplicated regulatory framework and resulting in an onerous bureaucracy.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan entered an appearance as co-counsel for mistakenly deported Maryland resident Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia as a federal judge reviews whether contempt proceedings are warranted against the Trump administration.

Prominent attorneys agree it's too early to predict what's next, and it wil take time to discern a clearer picture. But there are some early signals.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta said President Donald Trump's broad tariffs need congressional approval, invoking a legal theory that has gained resonance with the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority.

At least seven law firms that received EEOC letters have made changes to their webpages on DEI commitments, apparently reducing their risks of an extensive investigation.

The U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency referred James to the DOJ for prosecution on claims that she lied on bank documents and property records to “acquire government backed assistance and loans on more favorable loan terms.

“We live in an era in which technology or AI has poured kerosene into traditional fraud schemes, said Seth Goertz, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney and former Justice Department attorney.

"The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders—especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it," Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia wrote in an opinion finding the Trump administration in criminal contempt for hastily deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members in defiance of a temporary restraining order.

“It was not an ordinary year where we were doing the ordinary business of the firm we were also doing a significant combination, said Tom Cole, who previously chaired Troutman Pepper and now holds the same role in the combined firm.

A federal judge revoked a $100,000 compensatory damages award in favor of an employee for emotional damages. However, the plaintiff may be entitled to lost pay and benefits. Given the length of time between his 2013 termination and the jury's verdict in January, "the award could be substantial," U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer said.

"He knows what he's doing is unconstitutional. He does not care," said Kim Zarkin, a communications professor at Westminster University.

Vice Chancellor Nathan A. Cook wrote that the Court of Chancery can only subject an as-applied bylaw challenge to equitable review if an actual dispute exists, not just the potential for one.

Just last week, a pair of attorneys left Willkie for IP boutique Gemini Law. "My rate at Willkie was $2,400 an hour," one said. "That's really difficult to sell, particularly to [IP clients]."

The status quo is no longer an option, but litigators have had a mixed reaction to a working group's proposals to update Ontario's practice rules.

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Christian Geyer, Founder and CEO of Actfore, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Ken Gary and Erin Harrison, Founding Partners at Limelight, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

While it is not law, Senate custom for vetting U.S. attorneys and district court nominees has long required the approval of home-state senators, which is given though the return of a document known as a blue slip. Schumer says he will not return blue slips for nominees Jay Clayton and Joseph Nocella.