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The court will hear President Donald Trump's bid to uphold the constitutionality of his controversial executive order barring the children of temporary and undocumented immigrants from obtaining U.S. citizenship.
In its 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said Humphrey’s Executor v. U.S.—establishing that the president cannot fire without cause appointees at certain independent multimember agencies—doesn't apply to the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board.
Litigation partner mobility in DC has grown considerably over the past five years, from 46 moves in 2020 to 103 moves so far in 2025, according to a new report by Macrae.
Currently in his second term as SEC Commissioner, Uyeda first joined the agency in 2006 as counsel to then-Commissioner Paul Atkins. That early position also had Uyeda working closely with Hester Peirce, who was also counsel to Atkins. It’s a bit weird that twenty years after they all met, they’re still “doing the same thing,” Uyeda joked.
The matter has produced more procedural twists than many high-profile criminal cases. But the noise has obscured the central legal question: whether there is a sound antitrust basis to challenge this deal. The evidence suggests there is not.
Stris & Maher partner Tillman Breckenridge will serve as solicitor general and Hunton Andrews Kurth counsel Travis Hill will serve as chief deputy attorney general.
Jennifer Newstead's deep government experience, which helped her land Meta's legal chief job six years ago, also was a big draw for Apple.
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that a district court had "inserted itself into an active primary campaign" when it blocked Texas' new congressional map drawn to advantage Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.
While issuers have attempted to report on the use of artificial intelligence, disclosures are inconsistent and vary widely among industries, stated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor Advisory Committee.
"It's good to have the vacancies filled," University of Richmond Law School professor Carl Tobias said after the U.S. Senate confirmed all four of President Donald Trump's judicial picks to serve on North Carolina federal trial courts.
