Federal & Nationwide Legal News

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FDA Announces Rare Disease Framework to Transform Drug Review Process
Oct 14, 2026Courts & Legislation
The FDA launched an initiative to reimagine drug development, aiming to speed up safe treatments for rare disease patients in small populations.
FDA Expands Anktiva Use for BCG‑Unresponsive High‑Grade Papillary Bladder Cancer
Oct 14, 2026Business & Corporate
The agency now allows Anktiva with BCG for adults whose high‑grade papillary‑only bladder tumors have not responded to BCG, the first such approval.
Supreme Court weighs agency deference in firearm sentencing case
Oct 14, 2026Criminal Defense
The Court heard arguments about whether judges must follow the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s definition of large‑capacity magazines in a Texas felon's firearm case.
CVS to Pay $315 Million in Federal Opioid Settlement and Boost Monitoring
Oct 13, 2026Business & Corporate
CVS Pharmacy will pay $315 million to settle DOJ claims it filled dubious opioid prescriptions and sought Medicare reimbursements, and will add new safeguards to monitor prescribing patterns.
Supreme Court Vacates $28 Million Roundup Verdict Against Monsanto
Oct 13, 2026Personal Injury & Accidents
The Supreme Court vacated a $28 million California award against Monsanto, finding federal pesticide labeling rules override state failure-to-warn claims.
Supreme Court to Review How Much Aid to Extremist Groups Bars Migrants From Entry
Oct 13, 2026Immigration
The Supreme Court will decide whether providing everyday essentials like food bars an immigrant from the U.S. under federal material support rules.
Federal Policy Cuts Strip Medicaid Coverage From Refugees and Trafficking Victims
Oct 10, 2026Immigration
New federal rules under the 2025 policy law have cut Medicaid for refugees and trafficking victims, leaving hundreds of thousands without health coverage.
Justice Department Updates Emergency Scheduling for 7-OH and Related Opioids
Oct 9, 2026Courts & Legislation
The DOJ announced new emergency scheduling actions for 7‑hydroxymitragynine and three related synthetic opioids, setting concentration thresholds to target high‑potency products.
Supreme Court urged to keep block on Trump administration inmate care policy
Oct 8, 2026Courts & Legislation
Lawyers for federal transgender inmates ask the Supreme Court to keep a lower-court order blocking a BOP policy that denies hormone therapy and accommodations.
Supreme Court to weigh applying 1988 Video Privacy Act to online data sharing
Oct 8, 2026IP & Technology
The Court will hear arguments on whether the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act can cover modern online newsletters and targeted ads, a case that could reshape digital advertising.
Supreme Court weighs request to halt lower court order on political ad rate rules
Oct 8, 2026Courts & Legislation
The justices consider a stay on a 4th Circuit order that forces the FCC to decide on extending discounted political ad rates to parties and committees before the 2026 midterms.
FTC Secures Contract Change to Block Discriminatory T‑Shirt Pricing
Oct 8, 2026Business & Corporate
The FTC closed its probe after Gildan Activewear and S&S Holdings amended their agreement to let Gildan set prices for any North American distributor, curbing discriminatory pricing.
Federal Judges Question DHS Request for IRS Addresses of Noncitizen Taxpayers
Oct 7, 2026Immigration
A First Circuit panel heard DHS argue ICE can obtain IRS address data on noncitizen taxpayers, while judges raised privacy concerns and questioned the legal basis.
Samsung sued in federal court over alleged privacy violations by Smart TV tracking
Oct 7, 2026IP & Technology
Consumers allege Samsung's Smart TVs capture viewing habits via automated content recognition, violating multiple privacy statutes; plaintiffs seek an injunction and damages.
States claim federal government continues to tie FEMA aid to immigration enforcement
Oct 7, 2026Immigration
A coalition of states says the government is violating court orders by tying nearly $1 billion in emergency funds to immigration enforcement conditions.
Justice Department Launches Final Phase of Western Union Fraud Victim Compensation
Oct 7, 2026Business & Corporate
The DOJ opened the third and last remission round, offering up to $3.4 million to 1,294 victims who sent money via Western Union between 2004 and 2020. Deadline Dec. 31.
Supreme Court to weigh whether lost asylum bars green‑card eligibility
Oct 7, 2026Immigration
The Court will hear Wassily v. Blanche, a case asking if migrants who lost asylum after criminal convictions can still become permanent residents.
Supreme Court Signals Employees Must Use Direct Benchmarks to Challenge Retirement Fund Choices
Oct 7, 2026Employment & Labor
Justices warned that employees suing over retirement fund performance must compare like‑for‑like investments, likely limiting such cases.
First Circuit reviews Trump admin’s bid to lift injunction on Kennedy vaccine policy changes
Oct 7, 2026Courts & Legislation
The Trump administration asked the First Circuit to overturn a district court injunction that stopped Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s sweeping changes to the federal childhood vaccine schedule.
Federal Appeals Court Hears Challenge to DHS Ban on Harvard International Students
Oct 7, 2026Immigration
A federal panel heard arguments from Harvard and the Department of Homeland Security over a Trump-era ban that would have stopped the university from enrolling foreign students.