If you’ve been following the long-running saga over whether federal law preempts California’s meal and rest break rules for commercial drivers, there’s a significant new development.
On June 4, 2026, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in People of the State of California ex rel. Becerra v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, No. 20-70706. The…
Petitions for a writ of certiorari, particularly in criminal cases, are no stranger to this blog. But this week’s opinions from the Court of Appeals include a case that is worth discussing.
State v. Dade concerned North Carolina’s implied-consent offenses such as impaired driving. If a defendant in such a case files a motion to…
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has proposed a new administrative rule that would impose significant incident-reporting and data-continuity obligations on nearly every provider it licenses. Proposed Rule 59A-35.112, titled “Data Breach Transparency,” would require covered providers to report information technology incidents to AHCA within twenty-four hours and maintain written continuity plans addressing…
As previously discussed, biosolids (also referred to as sewage sludge), are commonly used in agriculture, mine reclamation, and landscaping to provide nutrients to soils and promote plant growth. Concerns related to the potential presence of PFAS in biosolids have led to increased regulatory scrutiny, including through EPA’s Draft Risk Assessment for PFOA and…
A recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit provides clear guidance for contract awardees: violations of redaction requirements by protesters or other parties will not save a non-intervening awardee from its failure to protect its contract award. An awardee that chooses not to intervene in a bid protest needs to carefully…
A client recently received a demand letter from a self-described “self-litigant” sitting in Florida who claimed the client violated CA pay transparency rules for failing to include a salary range in a job posting. In this particular case, the job actually was not a remote position and I think the “self-litigant” likely lacks standing since…
This is the ninth in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, a bipartisan legislative package introduced on February 26, 2026, by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) to improve service and administration at the Internal Revenue Service. …
parties who modify parenting time should put it in writing in an agreement or consent order because courts can ignore years of conduct demonstrating that the parenting time was changed…
A case involving a $34,500 arbitration award was the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve an issue that has divided the federal appeals courts: whether a federal court that has previously stayed claims in a pending action under § 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) has jurisdiction to confirm or vacate a…
North Carolina’s appellate lawyers enjoyed an hour chock-full of insights from Justice Dietz and Chief Judge Dillon this morning during the NCBA’s annual appellate-practice CLE. Did you miss it? Here are some highlights.
Motions to Dismiss Appeals
Both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals are open to motions to dismiss appeals for…
