NOTE: After the publication of this post, Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced that it will have a second public hearing and comment period before finalizing its draft rules and sending them to the Legislature for review. CRA has not yet
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2026 Automotive Trends Report: Supply Chain
Geopolitical tensions emerged as one of the fastest-growing supply-chain concerns in this year’s report, jumping 23 percentage points from last year to 52% among respondents. Combined with ongoing concerns surrounding semiconductor and critical mineral availability (30%), the findings reflect how
Dykema Drives Auto Webinar | Advanced Mobility: Shifting Risks, Evolving Rules
As advanced mobility technologies continue to evolve, from advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles (AVs) to electric vehicles (EVs), companies are facing a rapidly changing legal and regulatory landscape. Increased litigation activity, shifting government oversight, and growing scrutiny
Northern District of California Allows Trademark Claims Against AI To Proceed
Takeaways
- Use in commerce: AI-generated outputs containing third-party marks may constitute use in commerce even when the reproduction is unintentional, particularly where the AI tool competes with the trademark owner’s products. The Court left this novel question open while signaling
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Rules Post-Trial Final Judgment Must Be Vacated if Jurisdictional Defect Lingers Through Judgment
On February 24, the Supreme Court released its unanimous decision in Hain Celestial Group, Inc. v. Palmquist, affirming the Fifth Circuit’s decision to vacate the post-trial final judgment because the district court’s erroneous dismissal of a nondiverse defendant based on
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds That Courts Can Prohibit Consultation About Ongoing Testimony During Overnight Recess
In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court in Villarreal v. Texas (No. 24-557) affirmed the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ holding that an order prohibiting a criminal defendant and his attorney from discussing the defendant’s testimony during a mid-testimony, overnight
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Limits Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban
On March 31, the Supreme Court released its 8-1 decision in Chiles v. Salazar, holding that Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law (MCTL), C.R.S. §§ 12-245-101, 12-245-202, unconstitutionally regulates speech as applied to the Petitioner. The narrow ruling offers some clarification
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds President Not Authorized To Impose Tariffs Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
As summarized in Dykema’s December 2025 edition, the Supreme Court heard oral argument this fall in two consolidated cases (Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. VOS Selections) that presented the question of whether the International Emergency Economic Powers
Supreme Court to Elucidate Federal Court Jurisdiction in Enforcing Arbitration Awards
The Supreme Court will utilize the case of Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties (No. 25-83) to clarify an important jurisdictional question in the enforcement of domestic arbitration awards: whether a federal court, which initially exercises jurisdiction over a claim that
The Supreme Court Reaches the Merits of Birthright Citizenship in Trump v. Barbara
The Supreme Court recently held oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a case pitting President Trump’s Executive Order barring persons born in the United States from receiving citizenship if their parents lack legal status against the Fourteenth Amendment’s “birthright citizenship”