Trade Regulation

Justice Department accuses lawyers of insider trading ring

BigLaw lawyers provided tips on scores of mergers as part of an insider trading ring involving tens of millions of dollars in illegal profits, according to a May 6 press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

May 7, 2026 9:41 AM CDT

Chemerinsky: 6 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s tariffs decision

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday invalidating President Donald Trump’s tariffs will have enormous legal and practical significance. In a 6-3 decision in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, with seven different opinions filling 170 pages, the court held that the tariffs Trump imposed are illegal.

Feb 25, 2026 1:57 PM CST

Trump softens criticism of Supreme Court over tariff ruling

Four days after deriding the US Supreme Court justices who struck down most of his signature tariffs, President Donald Trump was far milder in his criticism with some of them in the room.

Feb 25, 2026 1:54 PM CST

Attorneys describe ‘chaotic’ situation after SCOTUS tariffs decision

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, trade attorneys have reported being deluged with questions from clients about potential refunds.

Feb 25, 2026 10:35 AM CST

Attorneys look to trade court to handle refunds after SCOTUS tariffs decision

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs last week, trade attorneys are questioning whether the administration will be forced to return the more than $130 billion that it already collected.

Feb 24, 2026 9:58 AM CST

Supreme Court poised to expand Trump’s power over independent agencies

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to allow President Donald Trump to fire a leader of the Federal Trade Commission, a ruling that could limit or overturn a 90-year-old precedent that curbs executive power to dismiss the heads of agencies Congress set up to be independent.

Dec 8, 2025 12:45 PM CST

Amazon will refund $1.5B to Prime subscribers in $2.5B settlement with FTC

E-commerce giant Amazon agreed Thursday to pay $1.5 billion in refunds to customers of its Prime subscription as part of a larger settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations it tricked people into signing up for the free shipping service and made it difficult to cancel.

Sep 25, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

Chief justice allows Trump to fire Federal Trade Commission member for now

President Donald Trump can fire a Democrat on the Federal Trade Commission while a lawsuit challenging her removal continues, Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. ruled on Monday.

Sep 8, 2025 1:20 PM CDT

What you need to know about the court battle over Trump’s tariffs

Updated: President Donald Trump’s tariffs can continue for now, after an appeals court granted the administration’ request to temporarily stay a lower court’s order. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Thursday afternoon that it would temporarily pause the effects of a decision from the Court of…

May 29, 2025 2:47 PM CDT

FTC can proceed with its antitrust claims against Amazon, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its case that Amazon operates as an illegal monopoly, handing agency chair Lina Khan a preliminary win in her legal campaign to rein in the power of Big Tech companies.

Oct 2, 2024 12:35 PM CDT

Did FDA engage in unfair ‘regulatory switcheroos’ when rejecting flavored vapes? SCOTUS will decide

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to approve the marketing of new flavored vaping products.

Jul 2, 2024 2:38 PM CDT

Regulators set the stage for AI antitrust battles

U.S. antitrust enforcers are setting the stage for an offensive against the aggressive maneuvers of tech giants to dominate artificial intelligence, amid mounting concerns that a handful of companies could squash competition in the swiftly evolving technology.

Jun 6, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

With reclassifying proposal for cannabis, companies are seeing green

The smoke is finally clearing on decades of stigma. On Thursday, the White House Office of Management and Budget signed off on a proposal for the reclassification of marijuana, puffing the way forward from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug.

May 17, 2024 12:11 PM CDT

Supreme Court gives Jack Daniel’s a chance to prove infringement in ‘Bad Spaniels’ trademark parody case

There is no “special First Amendment protection” for product parodies that use trademarks as their own trademarks, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a case involving Jack Daniel’s and the maker of a parody dog toy.

Jun 8, 2023 1:42 PM CDT

Supreme Court gets the scoop on doggy toy, whiskey parody case

Executives at Jack Daniel’s, whose whiskey was first sold under that name in 1875, have requested that VIP Products stop selling dog chew toys shaped like liquor bottles but with parody names and themes, leading to a major trademark case that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up March 22.

Mar 16, 2023 12:26 PM CDT