A Michigan resident failed to convince a federal appeals court to deem cannabis licensing schemes that favor in-state applicants unlawful, establishing a circuit split over the role of the dormant Commerce Clause in state-legal marijuana markets.
Latham & Watkins expects the brisk pace of deals work to continue in the new year after dethroning Kirkland & Ellis as Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser in 2025.
Lawyers who worked in President Donald Trump’s first administration had a tougher time finding jobs than those cycling out of government roles in the past. In Trump 2.0, Big Law firms in particular are much more willing to extend the welcome mat.
A New York federal judge kept a challenge to the state’s labor peace mandates for marijuana companies intact, rejecting attempts by the state cannabis board to dismiss it.
“A holiday from the facts.” That’s how the antagonist of Brave New World describes the wonder drug soma. The phrase might equally apply to US marijuana policy.
Big Law leaders who faced unexpected political and economic turmoil this year hope to leave at least some of it in the rearview mirror in 2026.
A group including Mike Tyson is suing the former executives of licensing company Carma Holdco, alleging a “brazen RICO conspiracy” involving fraud and “shameless self-dealing.”
The Second Circuit upheld the consecutive sentences for two federal robbery-related charges against a defendant Friday.
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