Fox Rothschild LLP was sued Tuesday by a plaintiff who said the law firm failed to sufficiently protect her data from cybercriminals who may have taken her Social Security number.

The Supreme Court’s decision in Sripetch v. SEC opens doors for defense counsel to limit the SEC’s power to seize illegal profits, Buchalter’s Ashwin Ram writes.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is setting its sights on Texas as part of the transatlantic law firm’s plan to double its US revenue to $1 billion in the next five years.

Ching-Lee Fukuda and Tom Broughan joined Morrison Foerster as partners in its intellectual property litigation group and life sciences + healthcare industry practice, the firm announced Tuesday. Fukuda joined the New York office, while Broughan joined the Washington, D.C. office.

Andrew Yocopis joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in its real estate practice in Phoenix, the firm announced Tuesday.

Ryan Tansey joined King & Spalding as a partner in its business litigation practice in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.

The Labor Department couldn’t unilaterally close Job Corps centers under a provision attached to a House spending bill Tuesday.

A California federal court denied Microchip’s motion to decertify a class of former Atmel employees’ ERISA claims, finding common issues still predominated over individual considerations regarding releases. Schuman v. Microchip Tech. Inc., 2026 BL 209490, N.D. Cal., 16-cv-05544-HSG, 6/4/26

The National Labor Relations Board affirmed a ruling that Starbucks violated the National Labor Relations Act by changing dress code policy enforcement without providing the union an opportunity to bargain. Starbucks Corporation, 374 N.L.R.B. 130, N.L.R.B., 19–CA–295708, 6/5/26

The EPA’s first effort to use an emerging type of scientific data to calculate the amount of a chemical that is hazardous drew praise from chemical manufacturers and criticism from environmental health groups, who said the agency ignored evidence of the chemicals’ harms.

The US Labor Department is providing more than $10 million in grant funding to support mine safety training, underscoring the Trump administration’s dual priorities of providing compliance assistance while expanding domestic mineral production.

The National Labor Relations Board upheld a ruling that Starbucks violated the National Labor Relations Act by asking workers at multiple Seattle locations about strike participation. Starbucks Corporation, 374 N.L.R.B. 128, N.L.R.B., 19-CA-299573, 6/5/26

A House Democrat leading a bipartisan framework on artificial intelligence voiced a cautiously optimistic tone despite emerging opposition to the effort and legislative timing constraints.

A federal indictment charging a lawyer for LGBTQ+ rights group Lambda Legal with making a false statement in connection with alleged judge shopping has been dismissed, according to a filing by defense counsel in the case.

Fox Rothschild LLP was sued Tuesday by a plaintiff who said the law firm failed to sufficiently protect her data from cybercriminals who may have taken her Social Security number.

A new watchdog report on the IRS’s handing of a data-sharing agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement undercuts the tax agency’s arguments in court, a new filing by a group suing over the issue said.

A federal judge declined to certify a class seeking to quash the Justice Department’s investigation into medical records of transgender youth.

A top Republican senator is working on a legislative deal with the White House that would preempt state laws on artificial intelligence while creating protections for children and addressing risks like deepfakes.

A group of Republican-led states and an Arkansas high school student dropped their lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule expanding transgender students’ legal protections.

A federal indictment charging a lawyer for LGBTQ+ rights group Lambda Legal with making a false statement in connection with alleged judge shopping has been dismissed, according to a filing by defense counsel in the case.

A federal judge declined to certify a class seeking to quash the Justice Department’s investigation into medical records of transgender youth.

Florida officials must defend against a lawsuit claiming the state underfunded a historically black college by nearly $2 billion over the last three decades, a split federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The US Department of Justice has deemed EEOC guidance endorsing unintentional discrimination theory unconstitutional in a new memo, bolstering the commission’s recent abandonment of disparate impact enforcement.

New York State didn’t violate the First Amendment rights of Nassau and Albany county school board members when it warned them against making discriminatory statements about, and harassing, transgender students, a US judge has ruled.