The U.S. Supreme Court has handed climate plaintiffs a meaningful procedural win, ruling that Enbridge could not remove a climate-related suit to federal court after the statutory deadline had passed. The Court rejected Enbridge’s argument that the removal clock under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(1) could be equitably tolled, leaving the case where it began: state
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Thomson Reuters v. Ross Heads to Third Circuit, Keeping AI Copyright Boundaries in Focus
One of the most closely watched AI-adjacent copyright disputes in legal tech is moving deeper into the appellate phase. Thomson Reuters and Ross Intelligence are now before the Third Circuit in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH, et al v. Ross Intelligence Inc, a case that has become a bellwether for how courts may treat…
Agreed Order Motion Signals Tactical Reset in M.D.N.C. Injunction Fight
A newly filed joint motion in 1:25-cv-01112 in the Middle District of North Carolina suggests the parties are trying to convert an active emergency dispute into a negotiated procedural reset. View full case on Docket Alarm.
From the docket text, the filing asks the court to enter an agreed order that would, first, deny…
Supreme Court Pauses Idaho Limits on Mifepristone Access
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily preserved broader access to mifepristone, blocking a lower-court ruling that would have allowed Idaho to enforce restrictions affecting the abortion pill while the litigation moves forward. The order does not resolve the merits, but it keeps the status quo in place and signals that the justices remain deeply engaged…
FTC, DOJ Urge Tennessee to Rethink ABA Accreditation Requirement for Bar Entry
Federal antitrust enforcers are stepping into a debate that goes to the heart of how lawyers enter the profession. In comments to the Tennessee Supreme Court, staff at the Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ’s Antitrust Division urged the court to reduce or eliminate its reliance on American Bar Association accreditation as a prerequisite for…
Seventh Circuit Nonprecedential Disposition Highlights Limits of Appellate Relief
The Seventh Circuit’s May 7, 2026 disposition in Nonprecedential Disposition (civil), No. 25-1488, is a reminder that even when an appeal does not produce a published opinion, it can still offer useful guidance for litigators on appellate standards, preservation, and the practical limits of review. Because the court designated the decision as nonprecedential, it does…
FTC Targets Uber One in New “Dark Patterns” Subscription Suit
The Federal Trade Commission has sued Uber over its Uber One subscription program, alleging the company enrolled consumers without valid consent, failed to deliver promised savings, and made cancellation more difficult than advertised. The case, now pending in the Northern District of California, puts one of the country’s most visible subscription products at the center…
Supreme Court Signals New Limits on FCC Administrative Fines
The U.S. Supreme Court appears inclined to further restrict federal agencies’ ability to impose monetary penalties through in-house proceedings, with oral argument suggesting meaningful support for telecom companies challenging the FCC’s fining process. If that instinct becomes doctrine, the decision could reshape not only communications enforcement, but also the broader administrative enforcement toolkit used across…
DOJ’s New Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Raises the Stakes on Self-Disclosure
The U.S. Department of Justice has rolled out its first department-wide corporate criminal enforcement policy, giving companies and their counsel a more uniform framework for one of the most consequential decisions in any internal investigation: whether to self-disclose potential misconduct.
The policy is designed to clarify when prosecutors may decline to bring criminal charges against…
Supreme Court Leaves Apple Contempt Order in Place in Epic App Store Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to pause a lower-court order holding Apple in contempt in its long-running fight with Epic Games, a procedural move that keeps immediate pressure on Apple while the broader dispute over App Store payment rules continues.
The order stems from the remedy phase of the Epic litigation, where Apple was…
FTC’s Amended Uber Complaint Signals Stronger Federal-State Pressure on Subscription Practices
The FTC’s lawsuit against Uber has taken on added significance with the agency’s announcement that participating states joined in an amended complaint, reinforcing a broader enforcement trend: consumer-protection cases involving billing, cancellation, and subscription design are increasingly being pursued through coordinated federal-state action.
For legal and compliance teams, that multistate posture matters. A case that…
AT&T Opens New PTAB Fight in IPR2026-00348
AT&T Services, Inc. has launched a new inter partes review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, filing IPR2026-00348 on May 5, 2026. As of this early stage, the PTAB docket reflects the petition filing but does not yet provide the full merits picture in the publicly summarized case metadata. That means practitioners will want…
DOJ Indicts James Comey in North Carolina Over Alleged Threats Against Trump
The Department of Justice has announced that a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges alleging threats to harm President Donald Trump. Whatever the ultimate merits, the case is immediately significant because it combines a high-profile defendant, allegations involving threats against a sitting…
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Limits of Appellate Review in McKeown Civil Opinion
The Ninth Circuit’s May 7, 2026 civil opinion by Judge McKeown appears to be a useful procedural decision for litigators focused on preserving issues for appeal and understanding the scope of appellate review. Although the docket entry does not itself provide the full factual background, the opinion is notable because the court addresses core appellate…
AT&T Opens New PTAB Challenge in IPR2026-00349
AT&T Services, Inc. has launched a new inter partes review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, filing IPR2026-00349 on May 5, 2026. At this early stage, the proceeding is notable less for any merits ruling and more for what it signals: another major operating company turning to the PTAB as part of a broader…
PTAB Institutes IPR2026-00146, Finding Petitioner Showed a Reasonable Likelihood of Prevailing
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board granted institution in IPR2026-00146, concluding that the petitioner met the threshold showing required under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a): a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim. At the institution stage, that is the key question, and the Board found the petition sufficiently supported to move forward…