As 2020 closed, Congress passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which embedded an unrelated set of provisions called the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AMLA-2020" or "the Act"). AMLA mandates disclosures...more
On the first day of the Biden administration, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit confirmed that state-run intrastate online lotteries may continue to operate, consistent with the US Department of Justice's guidance...more
The Korean-War era Defense Production Act ("DPA")1 has already loomed large in the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent press reports suggest that it may be invoked even more broadly in the coming weeks and...more