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Quarterly · June 4, 2026

Ninth Circuit Sanctions Attorneys Over AI-Fabricated Citations: A Warning for the Bar

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a disciplinary order that should command the attention of every practitioner using generative artificial intelligence in…

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Quarterly · June 4, 2026

Florida Supreme Court Adopts Uniform AI Citation Certification Rule for All Court Filings

On May 29, 2026, the Florida Supreme Court issued an order amending Rule 2.515(d)(2) of the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration to impose a statewide…

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Quarterly · June 3, 2026

Supreme Court Reinforces Batson Protections in Pitchford v. Cain

On May 28, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Pitchford v. Cain , ruling 5-4 that the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably applied the…

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Quarterly · June 3, 2026

Supreme Court Closes Compassionate Release Door for 924(c) Stacking Disparities

On May 28, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a significant ruling in Rutherford v. United States that narrows the scope of post-conviction relief available to federal inmates serving…

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Quarterly · May 27, 2026

Texas Supreme Court Expands Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Property Disputes in Braxton Minerals

On May 15, 2026, the Texas Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Braxton Minerals III, LLC v. Bauer that meaningfully reshapes the forum landscape for multistate real estate…

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Quarterly · May 27, 2026

DOJ Sworn-In Class of 82 Immigration Judges Signals Accelerating Push to Cut Immigration Court Backlog

On May 20, 2026, the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) swore in 82 new immigration judges at a ceremony held in the DOJ's Great Hall. The…

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Quarterly · May 27, 2026

Trump Executive Order Directs Banks to Treat Immigration Status and ITIN Use as Financial Risk Factors

On May 19, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order titled Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System , directing the Treasury Department and federal financial…

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Quarterly · May 26, 2026

USCIS Enhanced Fingerprint Vetting Stalls Immigration Adjudications Nationwide

Clients with pending immigration matters before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) should be aware of a significant procedural change that is already producing…

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Quarterly · May 26, 2026

SEC Proposes Major Overhaul of Filer Status Framework: What Public Companies Need to Know

On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposal that, if adopted, would meaningfully restructure the framework used to classify public company filers…

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Quarterly · May 26, 2026

Supreme Court Greenlights Post-Measurement Date Assumptions in ERISA Withdrawal Liability Calculations

On May 21, 2026, a unanimous Supreme Court issued a significant decision reshaping how withdrawal liability is calculated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…

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Quarterly · May 25, 2026

Bartz v. Anthropic: Final Approval Hearing Set for Landmark $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement

The final approval hearing in Bartz v. Anthropic , a closely watched class action challenging the use of copyrighted books to train generative artificial intelligence models, was…

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Quarterly · May 24, 2026

DOL Removes Vacated 2024 FLSA Overtime Rule Following Fifth Circuit Affirmance

Employers navigating wage and hour compliance now have welcome regulatory clarity. The U.S. Department of Labor has formally withdrawn the 2024 final rule that sought to raise the…

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Quarterly · May 24, 2026

EPA Moves to Delay PFOA/PFOS Compliance and Roll Back Additional PFAS Drinking Water Limits

On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued two proposed rules that, if finalized, would significantly reshape the federal regulatory landscape for per- and…

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Quarterly · May 24, 2026

CFTC Enforcement Division Unveils New Self-Reporting and Cooperation Policy with Clearer Path to Declination

On May 19, 2026, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a staff advisory establishing a new self-reporting and cooperation policy.…

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