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Appeals court slams Trump's 'weak sauce' argument for sharing tax returns with ICE, says take 'gripe' up with Congress
President Donald Trump speaks outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington (AP Photo/Alex Brandon). The Trump administration violated IRS rules by providing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with confidential taxpayer...
NYC Updates Safe and Sick Leave Requirements
New York City has amended its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (the Law) to provide new forms of leave and update existing leave requirements. Legislative changes to the Law took effect in February 2026, and the City issued rules on July 23, 2026, clarifying the new...
NLRB Republican Majority and Ralphs Grocery: Arbitration Confidentiality for Employers
NLRB Composition Shifts With Macy’s ArrivalOn August 17, 2026, James R. Macy was sworn in as the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after Senate confirmation on August 7. With Chairman James R. Murphy and Member Scott A. Mayer, Macy gives...
An ERISA Fiduciary “Readability” Concern
Tacit in the language of the DOL’s proposed prudence safe harbor requirement that a fiduciary “read and critically review” the investment documents supporting a broad range of often commonplace DC investments is, I would think, the implication that...
Fourth District Holds Imperial County’s EIR for Salton Sea Geothermal Power/Lithium Extraction Project Lacked CEQA-Compliant Water Supply and Air Quality Analyses
In an opinion filed August 11, and belatedly ordered partially published on September 2, 2026, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. One) partly reversed the trial court’s judgment denying a petition for writ of mandate challenging Imperial...
Willy Wonka’s In-House Counsel Is Back And Handling Jurassic Park’s Legal Problems
Source: YouTubeSummaryLast year, we featured a documentary from Minor Character Theater about Rutgers Law grad Brian Finklebar, the former general counsel to the Willy Wonka Chocolate company as his C-Suite slowly drives him insane with illegal lotteries, rampant...
Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Asks Trump To Pardon His Client
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady and the person she is, what she’s been through, and consider a pardon. — Kevin Reddington, Lindsay Clancy’s defense...
B2B Agents Will Need Their Own Contracting Playbooks
Most contracting playbooks contain instructions that make perfect sense to experienced lawyers. “Generally resist this provision.” “Accept if commercially reasonable.” “Escalate material deviations.” “Use judgment.” A human lawyer can often work with that language. An...
ILTACON News Round-Up Part 4, The Business Of Law: Litera, Aderant, Oddr, TRĒ AI, Intapp
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