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Akin Intelligence - July 2024

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/3/2024

Welcome to the July edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, United States agencies released several key pieces of artificial intelligence (AI) guidance, including patent eligibility guidance from the United States Patent...more

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Hidden and Falsely Advertised Fees

ArentFox Schiff on 10/23/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a new rule aimed at eliminating certain "hidden" and "junk" fee practices. The FTC said that these fees, which may be undisclosed until late in the transaction process, are...more

FTC Proposes Rule to Prohibit Hidden and Falsely Advertised Fees

Hinch Newman LLP on 10/16/2023

On October 11, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a new proposed rule to prohibit “junk fees,” which the FTC states are hidden and bogus fees that can harm consumers and undercut honest businesses. FTC...more

Biden Administration Continues Efforts to Crackdown on “Junk Fees”

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/22/2023

During his remarks in a meeting with private sector companies on June 15, 2023, President Biden described junk fees as “these hidden charges that companies sneak into your bill to make you pay more and without you really...more

COVID-19 Washington Update: September 2020

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/11/2020

Below, please find a summary of recent federal government activity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress - On Tuesday, after returning from the August recess, Senate Republicans unveiled a “targeted” COVID...more

COVID-19 Washington Update: July 2020 #3

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 7/13/2020

Below, please find a summary of the federal government’s activities in response to COVID-19 since our last update. Please note that in light of the Congressional recess, we will only publish updates on Mondays, Wednesdays,...more

COVID-19 Washington Update: June 2020 #8

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 6/26/2020

Below, please find a summary of today’s federal government activities in response to COVID-19. Congress - Today, news that the Trump administration would soon end federal support for COVID-19 testing centers drew...more

COVID-19 Washington Update: June 2020 #5

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 6/19/2020

Congress - There were no major COVID-related developments in Congress today, with both chambers focused on other legislative priorities – although hearings continue....more

COVID-19 Washington Update: May 2020 #3

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 5/12/2020

Today's federal government response related to COVID-19 includes: Congress - The timing for House action on Democrats’ yet-to-be-unveiled CARES 2.0 proposal remains uncertain....more

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - March 2020 #3

McGuireWoods Consulting on 3/20/2020

The McGuireWoods Consulting Emerging Technologies team hopes that this week’s newsletter finds you and your family well during these unusual and difficult times. The COVID-19/coronavirus outbreak presents unprecedented...more

HUD and FCC Broadband Services Expansion Proposals

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 7/2/2016

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the FCC have released a set of proposals that could enhance public housing residents’ access to broadband services. In a three-part series of BB&K Legal Alerts, we have...more

HUD Proposes Two New Rules on Broadband Infrastructure and Consolidated Planning

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/30/2016

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking to impose new and unfunded mandates on local governments related to the accessibility of broadband services in federally funded...more

Housing Department Proposes Rules Requiring Installation of Broadband Infrastructure in HUD-Financed Housing

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 6/6/2016

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is proposing rules requiring the installation of broadband infrastructure during construction of HUD-financed multi-family rentals, or apartments, recognizing the...more

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