In a 26-page decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected an effort by a hedge fund manager to derail an ongoing SEC in-house “follow-on” enforcement proceeding…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a concept release on June 4, 2025, seeking feedback on whether the SEC should amend the definition of “foreign private issuer” (FPI). In the release, the SEC asks whether…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals -
Roth v. Russell - ’34 Act, §16(b) -
Sweet Additions v. Meelunie Am - sales contract -
USA v. Dubois - Second Amendment, felons with firearms..…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Family Law
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to a FINRA arbitration award after concluding that federal courts lacked jurisdiction over the matter…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
Reginald “Andre” Andre is the dynamic founder and CEO of ARK Solvers. A chance encounter at a CompUSA store sparked a series of events that eventually created ARK Solvers — now one of South Florida’s fastest-growing IT and…
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/ Business Organizations, Communications & Media Law, Electronic Discovery, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In A Priori Family Office LLC v. Valley Forge Insurance Co., the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut found the undefined term “surface water” in an all-risk insurance policy’s water exclusion ambiguous, so…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance
On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Alpine Securities Corp. in Alpine Securities Corp. v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. In doing so, the Supreme Court declined to…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
On June 5, 2025, in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed as improvidently granted a case presenting the question of whether a certified class properly may include both injured and…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
With bitcoin hitting its all-time high of $112,000 in May 2025, and President Trump’s ongoing vocal support for cryptocurrency, it is worth examining the establishment of a strategic digital asset reserve. Executive Order 14233,…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In an opinion issued on May 8, 2025, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals addressed two cases: Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v. 3131 Veterans Blvd LLC and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v. MPIRE Properties LLC…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, International Law & Trade
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals -
Hamilton v. US Att’y Gen - immigration...
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee -
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules..…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Family Law, Immigration Law
Both President Trump’s and President Biden’s administrations have emphasized in executive orders and presidential memoranda the need for objective, science-based decision-making. However, Trump’s May 23, 2025, Executive Order…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 19, 2025, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative “to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law, Government Contracting
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals -
Middleton v. Hollywood Reporter - defamation, California limitations -
Merritt Island Woodwerx v. Space Coast CU - arbitration -
USA v. Doe - immigration, removal, failure to…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Immigration Law
President Trump came into office pledging to speed up federal environmental permitting, and he has issued a series of executive orders that touch on some aspect of expediting environmental reviews…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
