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Regulatory
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CFTC Chairman Selig to Sponsor Agricultural Advisory Committee

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig announced he will sponsor the CFTC's Agricultural Advisory Committee and is seeking nominations to fill current vacancies. The CFTC is requesting nominations by Feb. 18 as the agency emphasizes its commitment to agricultural market oversight.

•Chairman Selig will personally sponsor the Agricultural Advisory Committee, continuing tradition of CFTC chair leadership
•CFTC seeking nominations for AAC vacancies with Feb. 18 deadline for submissions to [email protected]
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Supreme Court
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Trump DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Block California Redistricting Map

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block California's new congressional redistricting map, arguing it constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The move highlights partisan tensions over redistricting as the administration simultaneously supports Texas's controversial map.

•Trump administration argues California's Proposition 50 redistricting map violates constitutional equal protection through racial gerrymandering
•California designed the map to create five new Democratic House seats in response to Texas creating five Republican seats
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Regulatory
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Federal Judge Dismisses Chicago Immigration Enforcement Lawsuit

A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a lawsuit filed by protesters, religious leaders, and journalists against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation known as 'Operation Midway Blitz.' The dismissal follows a strategic move by plaintiffs' attorneys after the Seventh Circuit stayed their preliminary injunction.

•Federal judge dismissed lawsuit against Trump administration's Operation Midway Blitz after plaintiffs' strategic motion
•Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals had previously stayed preliminary injunction, calling it overbroad
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Releases Three Opinions, Concludes January Arguments

The Supreme Court released opinions in three cases Tuesday, addressing federal court jurisdiction in medical malpractice suits, criminal restitution standards, and civil procedure timing rules. The court also concluded its January sitting with three oral arguments this week.

•Supreme Court released three opinions Tuesday: *Berk v. Choy*, *Ellingburg v. United States*, and *Coney Island Auto Parts*
•*Berk* ruling clarifies that Delaware's medical malpractice affidavit requirement doesn't apply in federal court
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Legislation
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5th Circuit Hears Ten Commandments School Display Cases Under New Framework

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in two consolidated cases challenging Louisiana and Texas laws requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms. The cases test how the Supreme Court's Kennedy v. Bremerton decision affects establishment clause analysis.

•Fifth Circuit heard en banc arguments on Louisiana and Texas laws requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms
•Cases test application of Supreme Court's Kennedy v. Bremerton decision, which abandoned Lemon test for historical analysis
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Regulatory
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Court Halts Deceptive Health Insurance Telemarketing Scheme at FTC Request

A federal court in Florida has temporarily stopped operations of Top Healthcare Options Insurance Agency Inc. and 11 related defendants accused of running a deceptive telemarketing scheme that caused tens of millions in consumer harm. The FTC alleges the defendants misled consumers seeking comprehensive health insurance by selling limited benefit plans that left buyers exposed to crushing medical costs.

•Federal court granted FTC's temporary restraining order against Top Healthcare Options Insurance Agency Inc. and 11 related defendants
•Defendants allegedly operated deceptive telemarketing scheme causing tens of millions in consumer harm
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Legal News
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Federal Judge Rules Virginia Violated Reconstruction Law on Felon Voting

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Virginia's broad felon disenfranchisement policy violates the 1870 Virginia Readmission Act, granting an injunction that protects voting rights for those convicted of felonies created after Reconstruction. The decision ends what the court called a century-long violation of federal law designed to protect formerly enslaved people's voting rights.

•Federal judge ruled Virginia's felon disenfranchisement policy violates the 1870 Virginia Readmission Act
•Court granted injunction protecting voting rights for those convicted of felonies created after Reconstruction
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Legal News
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Federal Judge Blocks DOJ Anti-DEI Conditions on Police Grants

U.S. District Judge James Donato ruled that the Department of Justice exceeded its authority by requiring cities to pledge against diversity programs to receive community policing grants. The decision frees up nearly $8 million in funding for San Francisco, Tucson, San Diego and Santa Clara County.

•Federal judge ruled DOJ exceeded authority by requiring anti-DEI pledges for police grants
•Decision frees up $8 million in community policing funding for four California jurisdictions
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Federal Circuit
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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

6th Circuit Affirms Drug Conspiracy Conviction, 200-Month Sentence

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and 200-month prison sentence of Eric Jason Clark on drug conspiracy charges. Clark had challenged both the denial of pretrial suppression motions and the reasonableness of his lengthy sentence following a bench trial.

•Eric Jason Clark was convicted of drug conspiracy after a bench trial and sentenced to 200 months in federal prison
•The Sixth Circuit rejected Clark's appeals challenging pretrial suppression motion denials and sentence reasonableness
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Federal Circuit
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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

6th Circuit Upholds Blue's Drug-Related Firearm Convictions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed four firearm convictions against Andre Blue, who was found guilty of possessing firearms in furtherance of drug-trafficking crimes. Blue's appeal challenging the sufficiency of evidence was rejected by the three-judge panel in a decision filed Jan. 23, 2026.

•Andre Blue convicted on four counts of firearm possession in furtherance of drug trafficking
•Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed all four convictions on appeal
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