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The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a sweeping victory on June 29, 2026, allowing him to remove the leaders of independent federal agencies at will. The 6-3 ruling fell along ideological

A US federal court has clarified what plaintiffs need to allege to successfully bring a prerecorded call claim under the TCPA. The ruling in Mayhew v. Home Care Pulse, LLC, decided on

The U.S. Department of State has begun moving certain visa issuance, reciprocity, and Blanket L fraud prevention fee payments to the Pay.gov platform. The transition is intended to modernise fee collection and

In a 6-3 ruling on June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for both Syria and Haiti. The Court rejected arguments

A wave of new employment legislation now in force in Virginia places significantly expanded obligations on employers across pay transparency, non-competes, and worker protections. Virginia’s 2026 legislative session, conducted under newly unified

On June 25, 2026, the U.S. General Services Administration published a Federal Register notice confirming that its anti-DEI contract clause applies well beyond traditional government contractors. The notice confirms that Executive Order

On June 26, 2026, the 23rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress formally amended the Chinese Trademark Law. The amended law will come into force on January

The Minnesota Attorney General filed a lawsuit on June 10 against an earned wage access provider, alleging its “Instant Cash” product broke state lending laws. The complaint centres on allegations that the

Desmarais LLP has raised associate base salaries effective July 1, pushing compensation above the new Milbank scale that has dominated Biglaw salary conversations this year. The elite IP litigation boutique informed associates

Justice Samuel Alito made a highly unusual departure from Supreme Court protocol by speaking out of turn after a ruling drew sharp criticism from the bench. The outburst came following the Court’s