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Musk Pay Pushes Corporate Law to Bend-or-Break Inflection Point

A year that saw Elon Musk’s record pay plan push corporate law to the breaking point has investors casting a wary eye across a legal landscape reshaped by billionaires.

EPA Shift to Prioritize Compliance Seen Easing Enforcement Focus

The EPA’s new “compliance first” doctrine is sparking concern from some environmental advocates who expect increases in unlawful air emissions, waste dumping, and toxic releases if companies believe the agency is no longer aggressively pursuing bad actors.

Larry Ellison Pledges $40 Billion to Boost Warner Bros. Bid

Larry Ellison is throwing his personal fortune behind Paramount Skydance Corp.’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., aiming to give his son’s company an advantage in a fiercely contested takeover battle with Netflix Inc.

Elon Musk Demanded Tesla’s Electric Doors Despite Safety Worries

As regulators on three continents scrutinize the safety of electrically powered car doors out of concern some designs can fail, locking out owners or trapping occupants inside, Tesla Inc. is confronting the consequences of decisions made almost a decade ago.

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US Suspends Offshore Wind Leases in New Setback for Industry

The US is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, the latest blow to an industry that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as part of its attack on clean energy.

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Honda to Buy LG Battery Assets in Ohio for $2.9 Billion

Honda Motor Co. will buy out LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s facilities and other assets from their joint battery plant in Ohio for about 4.2 trillion won ($2.9 billion) as America’s pullback in electric vehicles continues to ripple across the industry’s supply chain.

OCC Moves to Preempt State Mortgage Escrow Interest Laws

A federal banking regulator is moving to block states from forcing national banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts, in the latest fallout from a US Supreme Court decision that left open questions about preemption of state laws.

ESG Explained: Socially Conscious Capitalism and Its Backlash

Republican state leaders have been pulling billions out of pension funds managed by investment firms like Black Rock. Why? Something called ESG. In this video, we explain what ESG is, why it’s become such a hot topic and what regulation — and litigation — we can expect in the near future.

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Emergency Docket Tops Year’s Highlights at Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s emergency docket dominated 2025, with the justices considering a surge of challenges to President Donald Trump’s actions that upended its normal operations and resulted in an unusual pace of rulings largely siding with the administration.

Read the Top 5 Federal Tax Insights of 2025

With the overwhelming amount of tax news in 2025—and the seeming endless opinions about it—we were curious to see what Insights resonated with our readers the most over the past year. The most read US-based tax insights were as varied as the news itself, touching on pop culture, tax code changes, and upheaval in the federal government. The authors of these Insights also ran the gamut, from Big Law attorneys to CEOs and even a former IRS commissioner.

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