On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Alpine Securities Corp. in Alpine Securities Corp. v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. In doing so, the Supreme Court declined to…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
On June 5, 2025, in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed as improvidently granted a case presenting the question of whether a certified class properly may include both injured and…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
With bitcoin hitting its all-time high of $112,000 in May 2025, and President Trump’s ongoing vocal support for cryptocurrency, it is worth examining the establishment of a strategic digital asset reserve. Executive Order 14233,…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In an opinion issued on May 8, 2025, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals addressed two cases: Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v. 3131 Veterans Blvd LLC and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v. MPIRE Properties LLC…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, International Law & Trade
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals -
Hamilton v. US Att’y Gen - immigration...
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee -
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules..…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Family Law, Immigration Law
Both President Trump’s and President Biden’s administrations have emphasized in executive orders and presidential memoranda the need for objective, science-based decision-making. However, Trump’s May 23, 2025, Executive Order…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 19, 2025, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative “to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law, Government Contracting
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals -
Middleton v. Hollywood Reporter - defamation, California limitations -
Merritt Island Woodwerx v. Space Coast CU - arbitration -
USA v. Doe - immigration, removal, failure to…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Immigration Law
President Trump came into office pledging to speed up federal environmental permitting, and he has issued a series of executive orders that touch on some aspect of expediting environmental reviews…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Trump administration’s strategy regarding the scope of the “waters of the United States,” which defines the geographic jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, is coming into focus, but true clarity appears a long way…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division announced significant changes in its policies on investigating and prosecuting white collar crime, including a shift in focus toward several areas deemed to have…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration, concluding that the contract between the parties evinced an intent to arbitrate even if the purported arbitral…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals -
Maron v. Fla CFO - Florida Unclaimed Property Act, taking, sovereign immunity -
USA v. Solomon - sentencing, Hobbs Act -
HM Fla v. Fla DBPR - obscenity, First Amendment -
USA…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
In Rice Enterprises LLC v. RSUI Indemnity Co., the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s finding that the insured was not entitled to coverage from its employer’s liability insurer or its umbrella insurer…
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/ Civil Remedies, Civil Rights, Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
President Trump’s highly publicized executive order 14297, titled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients,” targets the discrepancy in drug pricing in the United States compared with other…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
