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Fifth Circuit Remands SEC Securities Lending and Short Sale Rules for Further Economic Analysis

On August 25, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in National Association of Private Fund Managers v. SEC addressing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the “Commission”)...more

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Startup/Shutdown/Malfunction/Clean Air Act: Federal Appellate Court Upholds Title V Affirmative Defense

The United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a September 5th Opinion the validity of the Clean Air Act Startup/Shutdown/Malfunction (“SSM”) affirmative defense. See SSM Litigation...more

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Earmuffs, Kids: The Federal Circuit Delivers the F-bomb Right Back to the TTAB

The Federal Circuit’s recent precedential decision in In re Erik Brunetti has surely raised some eyebrows in the trademark community (and beyond), not just for its subject matter (the attempted registration of a certain...more

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Cumulative Impacts Analysis of Forest Thinning Project Inadequate Under NEPA

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The Ninth Circuit held that the Forest Service’s substantial reduction of a forest thinning project between the Draft and Final EAs did not require repeating the public comment process or considering new alternatives under...more

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National Environmental Policy Act/Nuisance: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Property Owners' Challenge to Oregon Irrigation...

The United States Court of Appeals (“9th Circuit”) addressed in a December 18th memorandum issues arising out of challenges to the Natural Resource Conservation Services (“NRCS”) funding of an irrigation district. See Matthew...more

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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates U.S. SEC Share Repurchase Rule

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On December 19, 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion and judgment vacating (the “Judgment”) the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization rule (the...more

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