On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a district court in an enforcement proceeding is not bound by an agency’s pre-enforcement interpretation of a statute. Rather, as the Court held in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corporation, the district court must independently interpret the statute according to traditional principles of statutory construction.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Assoc., Inc. v. McKesson Corp., district courts have begun to respond by declining to follow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
While many systems that are described as AI have been around for decades (e.g., internet search engines), today’s AI tools are much more powerful and are widely accessible. Generative AI and agentic AI extend the power of artificial intelligence into new areas. Even self-driving cars are now increasingly common.
Blackstone Legal and its owners will be permanently banned from the debt collection industry following a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that alleged the operation misled and harassed consumers to collect fake debts.
The FTC charged Blackstone Legal, its affiliated companies, and owners Ryan and Mitchell Evans in February 2025, accusing them of pressuring consumers into paying non-existent debts. The operation allegedly used false threats of lawsuits, credit damage, and wage garnishment to coerce payments, resulting in consumer losses amounting to millions of dollars.
A Federal Judge has ruled that two NCUA board members were illegally fired by President Trump and has restored their positions on the board.
Judge Amir H. Ali, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said that Democrats Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka could only be removed for cause. Trump had fired them without cause.