David Boies

"Regulating intra and interstate commerce was only a means to the end of eradicating it. That is a goal that has been abandoned," said David Boies during oral arguments Tuesday, as he defended the need to revive a landmark case dismissed this past July. The case that marked one of the ways for the...

A federal appellate court has set a date for oral arguments in a pivotal case aimed at overturning the U.S. government’s prohibition on marijuana. As Marijuana Moment reported, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has scheduled the hearing for December 5, just three days after a...

The U.S. Department of Justice has urged a federal appeals court to maintain the nationwide ban on cannabis, defending Congress's broad authority to regulate the substance despite its legalization in many states. In a brief filed last Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit,...

At the recent Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago (Oct. 8 and 9), Emily Paxhia, founding partner and managing partner of Poseidon Investment Management, shared her thoughts on one of the most pressing legal battles facing the cannabis industry. Speaking shortly after her panel, Paxhia...

A group of cannabis companies filed an appeal challenging a federal court decision to uphold cannabis prohibition under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This appeal, led by renowned attorney David Boies, contests the dismissal of a high profile lawsuit aimed at blocking federal enforcement...

A groundbreaking court case filed in Massachusetts against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has captured the attention of the cannabis industry, promising to potentially reshape its future. The lawsuit challenges the federal government's classification of state-legal cannabis operations as...

A historical legal challenge against federal cannabis prohibition is underway as a group of marijuana companies press for oral arguments in federal court. They aim to counter Department of Justice (DOJ) arguments, claiming that the legalization of cannabis boosts out-of-state tourism and therefore...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) made a bold assertion in a court filing on Friday: state cannabis legalization has bolstered tourism. This claim forms part of the DOJ’s strategy to seek dismissal of a lawsuit brought by leading cannabis companies challenging federal prohibition against state-...

Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal has finally been served as part of a class-action lawsuit against FTX (CRYPTO: FTT) founder Sam Bankman-Fried, according to a tweet from the Moskowitz law firm. The lawsuit was filed by FTX customer Edwin Garrison. O'Neal was reportedly "...