An Illinois federal court has handed prediction-market operators and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a notable win in the ongoing fight over sports-event contracts, giving the industry a fresh foothold after setbacks in other jurisdictions. The ruling is important not just for Kalshi and similar platforms, but for the larger unresolved question at the center…

Kirkland & Ellis made headlines again when it stated it will no longer disclose financial information to The American Lawyer magazine and other media after 2026. Firm leadership said financial disclosures could put too much focus on quantitative metrics over the quality and caliber of the firm’s legal services. Kirkland is in a category by…

The bigger issue, however, is meetings where little thought has gone into how they’re run. Especially the regularly scheduled meetings, like weekly project updates. It’s easy for those meetings to become such a routine task that we don’t think much about them beforehand, and then we just go through the motions, following the agenda without…

Editor’s Note: Estonia hosts the ninth Tallinn Digital Summit on Nov. 5 and 6 around one question: how to thrive in the agentic era. The program pairs Estonian ministers, OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva with AI safety researchers and security leaders. Sessions include a live cyber range demonstration of AI assurance,…

The Eleventh Circuit’s opinion in docket 25-14467 is a reminder that even where the underlying dispute may be case-specific, the appellate court’s framing of the issues can carry broader consequences for litigants and counsel. For practitioners following federal appeals in the circuit, the decision is worth reviewing closely for how the panel approached the questions…

Editor’s Note: Washington’s Oct. 9 designation of the International Criminal Court extended U.S. sanctions from individuals and organizations around the court to the institution itself, and the four general licenses issued with it largely shape what may keep running. The license for maintenance and wind-down, including salaries, rent and payment for routine services, ends April…

A recent procedural ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade could significantly raise the stakes in litigation over federal tariff collections. The court reportedly allowed importers seeking refunds of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to proceed on a class basis, a development that may transform what might otherwise be…

The Justice Department has announced an immediate shift in how it will enforce portions of the National Firearms Act, saying more individuals may acquire suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and certain other covered firearms without complying with the federal registration regime that has long applied to those weapons. The change follows a Texas federal court ruling invalidating…