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5th Circuit Decision Could Encourage Employers to File Lawsuits to Escape NLRB Trials

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Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is likely unconstitutional and enjoined the agency from conducting trials of unfair labor practice...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Fifth Circuit Rules NLRB Structure Likely Unconstitutional

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On August 19, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two other companies by barring the NLRB from prosecuting unfair labor practice cases on the grounds that the Board’s structure likely...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Bad news for Wilcox? Removal protections for NLRB members, ALJs are “likely” unconstitutional, appeals court finds

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld three orders that bar the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX and two other employers. ...more

Mayer Brown

Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 209

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Fifth Circuit Finds NLRB Structure Unconstitutional, Upholds Injunction

On Tuesday, August 19, the Fifth Circuit issued a highly anticipated decision upholding an injunction that prevents the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) from prosecuting unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX, Aunt...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Trump Administration Can Resume Plans to Fire More Than 1,400 CFPB Employees

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The Trump Administration can, among other things, resume plans to begin firing more than 1,400 employees at the CFPB, two judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled last Friday. In a 2-1...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

D.C. Circuit Court Vacates Preliminary Injunction in NTEU v. CFPB

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On August 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision in the case of National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). The appellate court...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Federal appellate sides with Fannie and Freddie in shareholder suit

On August 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a shareholder suit brought by two stockholders. The two plaintiff stockholders held interests in both Fannie Mae and...more

Snell & Wilmer

California Office of Tax Appeals Cleared To Consider Whether Tax Regulations Conflict With Statutes

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The California Attorney General (AG) recently issued Legal Opinion No. 23-701 stating that the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) has the authority to determine whether tax regulations issued by the Franchise Tax Board...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

IP Hot Topic: Federal Circuit Leaves Open Questions Regarding Jurisdiction of Sanction Decisions

In an April IP Hot Topic, we noted that the Federal Circuit left open in RealTek Semiconductor Corp. v. ITC, Appeal, No. 23-1095 (March 18, 2025) the question whether a petitioner may avoid sanctions by simply terminating an...more

Mayer Brown

Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 207

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

McGlinchey Stafford

9th Circuit: Federal Contractor Workforce Reports Not Exempt Under FOIA

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On July 30, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals settled a long-standing debate between federal contractors and journalists when it ruled on Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor. Their decision...more

King & Spalding

NJ Supreme Court Held that Charity Care is Not Unconstitutional Taking

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On July 16, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state’s charity care requirement—which mandates that hospitals must treat patients regardless of their ability to pay—does not amount to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Supreme Court Lets CPSC Firings Stand—For Now

Capping off two months of legal drama, the Supreme Court has stayed the ruling of U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox, which ordered the immediate reinstatement of the three U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FDIC proposes to replace Supervision Appeals Review Committee with an independent office

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The FDIC is proposing to replace its Supervision Appeals Review Committee (SARC) with an independent, standalone office, known as the Office of Supervisory Appeals (OSA). Under the proposal, the OSA would be the final level...more

A&O Shearman

Pharma company challenges the US False Claims Act: what’s at stake for whistleblowers and government enforcement?

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A pharmaceutical company is currently appealing a record USD1.6 billion judgment in the US, arguing that a key part of the US False Claims Act (FCA) is unconstitutional. This case, now before the Court of Appeals for the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Appeals court puts reinstatement of two Democratic members of NCUA board on hold

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The reinstatement of two Democratic NCUA board members has been put on hold by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia....more

Nossaman LLP

Project Planning and Acquisition Negotiations Do Not Trigger Inverse Condemnation Liability

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Planning and constructing public infrastructure projects takes significant time – sometimes many years. Property owners and businesses who may be impacted are left in a state of limbo, not knowing for sure whether the project...more

Baker Donelson

Seven County Infrastructure Coal. v. Eagle Cnty., Colo. – Supreme Court's "Course Correction" on NEPA Already Steering Decisions...

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The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, on May 19, 2025, clarifying that the scope of judicial review of federal agency environmental...more

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USPTO Ends Remote PTAB Hearings Effective September 1

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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that, effective September 1, all PTAB hearings will be conducted in person at USPTO offices, marking a departure from the virtual and hybrid formats adopted in recent...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Fire Democratic CPSC Commissioners, For Now

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On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, granted the Trump Administration’s request to stay a permanent injunction that had ordered the reinstatement of three Democratic CPSC Commissioners: Mary Boyle,...more

Proskauer - The Patent Playbook

PTO Defends its Recent Policy Changes Regarding Discretionary Denials

In the past few months, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) Acting Director has made substantial changes to the process for, and factors considered in, exercising discretion to deny institution of an inter partes...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Patent Trial and Appeal Board Hearings to be Held in Person

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A recent notice from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) informed patent owners that “Starting September 1, 2025 all Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) hearings will be held in person.” (Emphasis added)....more

Kerr Russell

What Ever Happened to the Ban on Covenants Not to Compete?

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Question: Last year we heard that the Federal Trade Commission was going to ban covenants not to compete. It was a big deal at the time. Nothing has been said about this in months. Is this still going to happen? If so, when? ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Judge Rules NCUA board members were fired illegally, but Appeals Court puts FTC reinstatement on hold

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A Federal Judge has ruled that two NCUA board members were illegally fired by President Trump and has restored their positions on the board. ...more

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