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California courts have certainly been busy as of late. In particular, challenges abound as to the Department of the Interior (the DOI) and its decisions to take certain parcels of land into trust for the purpose of rendering...more
On August 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed that an online consumer lending company owned by an federally recognized Indian tribe was not an extension of the tribe’s government and therefore did not...more
Captive audience meetings are employer sponsored meetings where the employer requires employees to attend and listen to the employer position concerning a union organizing effort. The meeting is intended to dissuade workers...more
Bombings and other attacks committed by terrorist organizations can have devastating consequences for victims and their families. While members of terrorist organizations may face criminal prosecution in federal court or...more
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last week to permit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to terminate hundreds of grants related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives worth approximately $800 million. The...more
In this episode of our special Regulatory Oversight: Solicitors General Insights series, RISE Counsel Jeff Johnson, a former deputy solicitor general in the Missouri Attorney General's office, welcomes Michigan Solicitor...more
The Court of Appeals of Virginia (Court of Appeals) recently confirmed that a school board employee, who is sued in his or her official capacity, is entitled to sovereign immunity in tort. The ruling, in which the Prince...more
Organizations challenging an agency’s termination of a grant or government contract based on an allegedly illegal government policy need to master a two-step dance, according to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Under the...more
In a precedential decision that will impact numerous recognition proceedings in the U.S., the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that whether an arbitration agreement exists is a...more
Recent litigation to determine the status of the Shiloh parcel for the Koi Nation of Northern California (Koi) could result in resounding implications for tribal gaming, including the Department of Interior (DOI)...more
A federal judge in Columbus, OH, has dismissed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) lawsuit filed last October by former star Ohio State (OSU) quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Pryor sued OSU, the Big Ten, the NCAA, and others,...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Pop v. LuliFama.com - class action, FDUTPA, influencers - Perfection Bakeries v. Retail Wholesale - pension fund, withdrawal liability - Bayse v. Philbin - qualified...more
Noteworthy at the U.S. Supreme Court - The court in which a case is litigated can be one of the most important strategic decisions to be made by the parties involved. There are legal parameters in place, however, that may...more
Supreme Court Preview: NRSC v. FEC - On June 30, 2025, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear what may be the most significant campaign finance case since Citizens United freed corporate entities to spend...more
On 1 January 2024, Foreign State Immunity Law of The People’s Republic of China (“FSIL”) came into effect, changing and clarifying the position of sovereign immunity under the laws of Hong Kong and mainland China....more
June 2025 saw opinions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressing issues including the authority of a court to dismiss a case that had been stayed pending an arbitration and the sequence of decision-making when a...more
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) has held for the first time that neither sovereign immunity nor the Younger abstention doctrine constrain bankruptcy courts from enjoining State governmental disciplinary...more
In 2023, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) placed Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (Twenty-Nine Palms), a federally recognized Indian tribe that sells cigarettes on sovereign reservations...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
The actual authority of certain law enforcement officers is sometimes unclear in today’s climate. The most obvious example in the news today is the authority and identity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agents...more
The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in five cases today: Little v. Hecox; West Virginia v. B.P.J., Nos. 24-38, 24-43: These two cases will address whether states may prohibit transgender women and...more
The Supreme Court recently confirmed in a unanimous decision the requirements for personal jurisdiction over foreign states when parties seek to confirm international arbitration awards, but important questions remain. In...more
"Wrong-house" raids by law enforcement can cause terror and physical injury, significant property damage, and potentially innocent civilian deaths. Suits for damages almost always follow....more
In a unanimous decision on June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a Ninth Circuit decision declining to enforce a US$ 1.3 billion arbitral award issued to Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. ("Devas"), an...more
In Citizens for a Better Eureka v. City of Eureka (2025) __ Cal. App. 5th __, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment dismissing a CEQA action that challenged an approval for the redevelopment of a City of...more