Blocks & Files

California has filed a lawsuit leading a challenge to the Trump administration's rollback of fuel economy rules, according to the Los Angeles Times. The state is moving to block the weakened vehicle emissions standards, continuing its longstanding role as the primary legal opponent of federal efforts to relax automotive efficiency requirements.

California has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from weakening federal fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks. The state, which holds a longstanding waiver to set its own emissions rules, argues the rollback would increase pollution and consumer fuel costs. The legal challenge sets up another clash between California and the federal government over environmental authority, with other states expected to join the case.

California has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from rolling back federal fuel economy standards. It is the state's 97th lawsuit against the Trump administration in the past year and a half, underscoring the ongoing legal conflict between California and Washington over environmental and climate policy. The challenge targets efforts to weaken emissions and mileage requirements for vehicles.

California has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from weakening federal fuel economy standards. The state, long allowed to set stricter emissions rules, argues the rollback would undermine climate policy and air quality efforts. The move sets up another legal clash between the state and the federal government over environmental regulation, with automakers and climate advocates watching closely for the outcome.

The Department of Homeland Security has filed an appeal against a court decision that blocked its plan to impose a fixed four-year limit on student visas. The policy, championed by the Trump administration, would have replaced the current duration-of-status system with hard time limits for international students, prompting lawsuits from universities and immigrant rights groups. The appeal keeps the legal fight over the rule alive.

A group of US states has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration's rollback of emissions regulations for power plants. The legal challenge argues the retreat undermines federal efforts to curb pollution and climate change from the power sector. The move sets up another court battle over environmental policy and the scope of federal authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

Colorado has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a new immigration detention facility from opening in the town of Hudson. State officials are moving to block the center before it begins operations. The legal action adds Colorado to the list of states pushing back against expanded immigration detention capacity.

ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy have petitioned the US Supreme Court to intervene in climate liability lawsuits filed against them. The companies want the justices to block state and municipal claims seeking damages for climate change costs, arguing the suits are an attempt to regulate emissions through the courts. The move escalates a long-running legal fight over whether such cases belong in state or federal court.

Major oil companies are again asking the US Supreme Court to step in as they face a wave of climate-related lawsuits from states and municipalities seeking damages for climate change impacts. The industry wants the court to block or limit these state-level cases, arguing they belong in federal court. The justices' response could shape the future of climate litigation in the United States.

Hawaiʻi and several other states have filed climate-related lawsuits, and the central question now is whether courts will allow those cases to proceed. The legal challenges test whether state governments can hold companies accountable for climate damage through the courts, and the outcome could shape how far state-level climate litigation can go across the United States.

NetApp has agreed to discover and resell Diskover, a data management product aimed at helping organisations find and deal with ROT data — redundant, obsolete or trivial files that clog storage and raise costs. The deal, reported by storage industry outlet Blocks & Files, adds file analytics and cleanup capabilities to NetApp's portfolio, letting customers identify stale data across their environments and delete or tier it rather than keep paying to store it.

Netlist has filed a trade complaint with the US International Trade Commission seeking to block imports of Micron memory chips, alleging patent infringement. If the complaint succeeds, it could restrict sales of Micron products in the US market, escalating the long-running legal dispute between the two companies over memory module technology.

Shawn Stines has asked an appeals court to block a second court-ordered mental health evaluation. The request comes as part of ongoing legal proceedings in his case, and local news outlets are covering the filing. It remains unclear what grounds his legal team is citing for opposing the additional evaluation, and the appeals court has not yet ruled on the request.

Investor Michael Burry, known for predicting the 2008 housing crash, is leading a group filing a lawsuit to block a housing development in Silicon Valley. The project, backed by Bloomberg's report, would add homes to an area with a severe housing shortage, and the legal challenge is drawing attention given Burry's reputation for contrarian bets on real estate.