Believe it or not, there’s still important litigation happening that doesn’t involve President Donald Trump, and the proof exists in this month’s circuit court calendars. During the remaining weeks of March, arguments will explore numerous high-profile topics, including a law firm’s severe punishment for alleged misconduct in 9/11 litigation and a judicial rebuke of Trader…

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) has filed an amicus curiae brief in Texas Top Cop Shop v. Bondi, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This action follows the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s announcement that it will not…

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Some in the financial industry are now trying to ensure the regulator doesn’t make it to 51. The MSRB has spent most of its existence in relative obscurity, despite a vast remit overseeing the $4 trillion muni bond market. But a recent lawsuit…

Richard Trumka, a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced in April 2024 that major retailers, including Target and Walmart, would stop selling weighted baby swaddles. Trumka had sent letters to companies using his official CPSC letterhead, falsely insinuating that the Commission had determined the product to be unsafe and associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Dreamland Baby, a popular…

The Trump administration on Friday moved to revive a Biden-era U.S. Department of Labor regulation that would have extended mandatory overtime pay to 4 million salaried workers but has been struck down by two judges. The Labor Department filed a notice of appeal in Lubbock, Texas, federal court of U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings’ December ruling…

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman has said the court’s other judges have undermined their claims about why they suspended her, by retaining experts who questioned reports from her own doctors finding her fit to serve as a judge…