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A federal appeals court just ruled that the Department of Labor’s administrative system for imposing civil penalties on agricultural employers for H-2A violations is unconstitutional, handing businesses across all industries...more
As an update to our previous client alert regarding birthright citizenship, on July 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship...more
Hi all. Below is the June edition of the Fifth Circuit criminal and civil case summaries, with a special focus on cases of interest to white-collar practitioners. In June, the Fifth Circuit considered a number of Bruen-based...more
It has been just over a year since the U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed a challenge to California’s controversial Proposition 12, which prohibits the sale of certain meat products within the state unless the animals were raised...more
A potential federal court circuit split is developing over the constitutionality of the enforcement authority of federal agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)....more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Walmart v. King - APA, ALJs, constitutional challenge - Gray v. Birchfield - employment, harassment, punitive damages, assault, battery - USA v. Rowe - prior panel precedent...more
On June 5, 2025, the US Supreme Court held, in a unanimous decision, that civil litigants in US courts seeking to enforce an arbitration award against foreign nations or instrumentalities do not need to meet a higher standard...more
In Nguyen v. Bonta, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the constitutionality of California’s “one-gun-a-month” law, which prohibits purchasing more than one firearm within a 30-day period. The Court affirmed the...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Lamonaco v. Experian - arbitration - Labriola v. Miami-Dade - employment, First Amendment - Wood v. Fla DOE - school, transgender, § 1000.071, First Amendment - USA v....more
On June 26, 2025, Brownstein filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, seeking review of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)....more
The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Court”) addressed in a May 14th Opinion a jurisdictional dispute involving alleged residential development stormwater runoff issues. See Centofante, et al. v. Ferguson, 2025 WL 1386368. ...more
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated and remanded a District Court opinion that denied qualified immunity to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer. In Belton v. Loveridge, the appellate court held the trial...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Scott v. Miami - probable cause - USA v. Ferretiz-Hernandez - immigration, reentry prohibition, constitutionality - Jekyll Island v. Polygroup Macau - personal jurisdiction,...more
“Equal is not fair, and fair is not equal. Equal is obtainable but fair is not.” The Montgomery County Circuit Court overseeing the launch of Alabama’s medical cannabis program has an interesting dilemma on its hands. It...more
On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Trump lacks authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose his most sweeping tariffs against U.S. trading...more
The United States Supreme Court will consider whether to review the legality of the Washington tribal gaming compacts as a result of a petition for writ of certiorari (cert) filed in the lawsuit, Maverick Gaming LLC v. United...more
On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (USCIT) issued a decision vacating and permanently enjoining many of the most economically significant tariff orders issued over the past four months by President Trump....more
A recently issued decision by the Eleventh Circuit may open the door for additional direction from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the scope of the Second Amendment. In National Rifle Association v. Bondi, the Eleventh...more
In U.S. v. Chatrie, __ F. 4th __, 2025 WL 1242063 (4th Cir. Apr. 30, 2025)(en banc), the Court issued a per curiam affirmance of the District Court’s geofence decision. Fourteen judges joined in that decision. There were...more
Introduction A divided Ninth Circuit panel ruled that Hawaii cannot enforce laws that (1) allow acquisition of a handgun only within 30 days of obtaining the necessary permit and (2) require physical inspection of a firearm...more
In this episode of our special Regulatory Oversight: Solicitors General Insights series, Jeff Johnson, a former deputy solicitor general in the Missouri Attorney General’s office, welcomes Scott Stewart, solicitor general of...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Rivers - search and seizure, sentencing - Bidi Vapor v. USFDA - administrative review, pre-market tobacco product application - Henry v. Tuscaloosa Sheriff - sex...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Kinsale v. Pride of St Lucie - (Fla law) insurance, bad faith, duty to initiate settlement - Pipkins v. Hoover Ala - Fourth Amendment, deadly force - Vargas v. Lincare - False...more
On April 2, 2025, the Court of Appeal for California’s Fifth Appellate District issued its decision in Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield, 2025 S.O.S. 909. That case held that courts must apply the reasonableness...more
In In re Troy S. Poe Trust, a co-trustee of a trust filed suit to modify the trust to increase the number of trustees and change the method for trustees to vote on issues as well as other modifications, including, incredibly,...more