https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Public Policy Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 23:21:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333657?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333657 A Maryland federal judge Thursday declined to upend his preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing the bulk of the president's executive orders aiming to slash diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the public and private sectors. Thu, 01 May 2025 23:14:48 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333521?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333521 A Georgia Congressman on Thursday introduced legislation that would ensure misconduct complaints against judges would still be investigated, even if the judge has resigned, retired or even died. Thu, 01 May 2025 23:03:50 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333266?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333266 One of two Democrats suing President Donald Trump for unlawful termination from the National Credit Union Administration warned Thursday of damaging potential ripple effects if their firings are allowed to stand, casting their decision to litigate as daunting but necessary. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:41:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333568 Pennsylvania federal prosecutors announced Thursday that the former director of network planning and engineering for Amtrak is charged with taking bribes worth tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for steering millions of dollars in Amtrak contract work to various vendors. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:34:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333520 Several transgender service members and recruits told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to lift a federal judge's order prohibiting implementation of the Pentagon's ban on transgender military service, claiming the policy is so deeply rooted in animosity that it won't survive judicial inspection. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:23:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333290?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333290 A Washington federal judge expressed frustration with the federal government Thursday for moving "with one hand behind its back" to resume processing of certain refugees after the Ninth Circuit clarified the scope of a partial block on the Trump administration's refugee program shutdown. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:05:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333316?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333316 The federal government brought a bombshell False Claims Act suit Thursday against Aetna, Elevance and Humana, claiming the insurers paid hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks to brokers in exchange for enrollments into their Medicare Advantage plans, with Humana and Aetna also accused of discriminating against disabled beneficiaries. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:59:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332927?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332927 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released a report it says raises "serious concerns" about medical interventions used to aid young people in gender transition. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:41:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333554?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333554 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved Thursday to drop its suit over cryptocurrency influencer Ian Balina's alleged promotion of so-called SPRK tokens, about a month after Balina's attorneys said the federal regulator planned to walk away from the case. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:25:21 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333269?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333269 The U.S. Department of the Treasury's financial crimes watchdog on Thursday called out Cambodia-based Huione Group as a primary money laundering concern and proposed to "sever its access to the U.S. financial system" due to its alleged laundering of $4 billion worth of crypto scam and other illicit proceeds. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:21:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333454?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333454 A Colorado federal judge told a group of athletes Thursday that any stigma they perceive over his choice of pronouns to refer to a transgender volleyball player is "self-inflicted," according to an order declining to get the Tenth Circuit involved in his decision not to recuse from the case.  Thu, 01 May 2025 21:13:16 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333553 An academic testifying for Google on Thursday told a D.C. federal court that the data sharing provisions being proposed as a fix in the search monopolization case would allow rivals to reverse engineer Google search and if not match the results, at least mimic them. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:00:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332989 There's plenty of hand-wringing at the Federal Communications Commission as a U.S. Supreme Court decision draws near over the legality of the revenue-raising scheme used to pay for more than $9 billion in broadband and phone service subsidies. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:57:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332943?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332943 A Long Island, New York, school district is appealing a decision that denied its bid to block a ban on the use of Indigenous mascots and names in public schools, while the federal government investigates the state's education department and board of regents alleging Civil Rights Act violations. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:44:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333006?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333006 States that had asked the Eighth Circuit to revive vacated National Environmental Policy Act regulations are now abandoning their appeal because the White House has eliminated the standards — but they're still asking that a lower court's decision striking down the regulations be overturned. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:38:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332757?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332757 The House Judiciary Committee approved along party lines a proposal they say will prevent "frivolous lawsuits" by barring courts from enforcing contempt citations for failure to comply with injunctions if the plaintiff has not posted a bond for litigation costs. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:21:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333522?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333522 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security turned to the nation's highest court on Thursday, asking the justices to pause a nationwide injunction blocking the agency from undoing the Biden administration's extension of temporary protected status for Venezuela during its appeal. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:19:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332087?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332087 The Washington State Supreme Court has agreed to review a $35 million judgment for penalties and legal fees against Facebook parent company Meta for repeatedly running afoul of the state's political advertising transparency law. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:32:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2333823 Five telecom industry groups asked the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday to revamp its enforcement policies after a recent Fifth Circuit decision wiped out a $57 million consumer data privacy fine against AT&T. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:26:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332760?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2332760 A panel of insurance experts stressed in front of a U.S. Senate committee Thursday the importance of mitigation efforts, such as strengthening building codes and hardening homes, as the experts discussed how prices in the property insurance market have soared because of recent natural disasters across the country.