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Enforcement on the Horizon: CSC Issues NIL Guidance

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On January 8, the College Sports Commission (CSC) issued guidance in direct response to a recent news report from Yahoo Sports that examined college football student-athletes being offered third-party NIL deals that violate...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Think You’re Not a Data Broker? CalPrivacy Regulations and Enforcement Suggest a Second Look

Recent developments under California’s data broker law, the Delete Act, signal intensified focus by the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CalPrivacy”) on businesses that sell personal information. In particular,...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

North Carolina Court of Appeals Clarifies Research Exemption Through a Textualist Lens

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When it comes to statutory interpretation, punctuation and structure still matter. In US Right to Know v. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Court of Appeals relied on the last-antecedent...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Illinois’ Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act Means for Project Developers

Governor Pritzker signed the Illinois Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act into law on January 8, 2026 (Public Act 104-0458). The act has far reaching energy supply, grid regulation and infrastructure development...more

Cozen O'Connor

Democratic AGs Keep Wind Energy Whirling with CT, RI Win and New NY Lawsuits

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Following Connecticut AG William Tong’s and Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha’s opposition to a U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) stop-work order issued to Revolution Wind’s offshore energy project, the U.S. District Court for...more

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Fifth Circuit Clears Path for Texas LNG Brownsville Terminal Construction

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026 overruled  the petition of the South Texas Environmental Justice Network (STEJN) seeking to block final approval and construction of the LNG terminal proposed for the...more

King & Spalding

OIG Issues Unfavorable Advisory Opinion Regarding Home Care Agency Proposed Sign-On Employment Bonuses to Family Members of...

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On January 5, 2026, OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 25-12 regarding a home care agency’s proposal to “market sign-on bonuses to prospective employees of its home care agency with the intention of employing those individuals...more

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FTC Announces 2026 Jurisdictional Threshold Updates for Interlocking Directorates and HSR Filing Thresholds

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On January 14, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised jurisdictional thresholds for determining whether a proposed transaction must be reported to federal authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR)...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 7th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the term “surfactant”...more

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Section 401/Clean Water Act: U.S. EPA Issues Proposed Rule Addressing Certification

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on January 13th a proposed rule addressing the certification process under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act....more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Important Amendments Proposed for New York’s Recently Enacted “Trapped at Work” Act

Less than a month after Governor Hochul signed into law the “Trapped at Work Act” (the “Act”) which took effect immediately and which we reported on here, the New York State Legislature introduced a bill amending the Act. The...more

Mayer Brown

FCC Enforces Team Telecom Mitigation Commitments Against Marlink

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently penalized violations of a Team Telecom mitigation agreement through a consent decree, resolving an Enforcement Bureau investigation into Marlink, a provider of satellite...more

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USPS Postmark Rule Change: Implications for Section 83(b) Elections

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For startup founders seeking to reduce their potential tax exposure through a Section 83(b) election, timing matters. ...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

FTC Puts Student-Athlete Representation Back in the Spotlight

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent a clear signal to the sports industry: Compliance with the Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act (SPARTA) is back on the enforcement radar....more

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First-of-Its-Kind Enforcement Action Portends FCC’s Expanded National Security Role

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Following a referral from the US Department of Justice, the Federal Communications Commission took a first-of-its-kind enforcement action against a company for violating the terms of its mitigation agreement with the...more

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Determining Work Authorization for Employees on TPS and Humanitarian Parole – Updated January 15, 2026

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The Trump administration has enacted significant policy changes impacting individuals authorized to work under various immigration programs, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS), humanitarian parole, and the CHNV...more

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SAFER SKIES Act Gives States Power to Block Drone Risks

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Across the United States, prisons and jails have experienced a steady rise in contraband being delivered by unmanned aerial systems (UAS)—most commonly known as drones— both inside secure perimeters and at locations...more

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Department of State to Pause Immigrant Visa Processing from 75 Countries

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Department of State to Pause Immigrant Visa Processing from 75 Countries - The Department of State announced on January 14, 2026, that it is pausing the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries in an attempt to...more

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OCC Proposes Higher Threshold for Applying Heightened Standards

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On December 23, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a Proposal to increase the threshold for applying its specialized standards for safety and soundness at larger banks (“Heightened Standards”)....more

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FDA Updates Its "General Wellness" Device Framework—What Companies Need to Know

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Since 2019, companies that offer software and/or hardware devices aimed at promoting consumer health and wellness have had little more to rely on than a single short U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance document...more

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FERC Directs PJM to Facilitate Co-Location Arrangements

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On December 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued an order (the “Order”) directing PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”), the largest independent grid operator in the United...more

Morgan Lewis

Securities Enforcement Roundup – December 2025

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In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments from December 2025. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 82: Understanding Bank-Fintech Partnerships in Today’s Regulatory Environment

Orrick partner Walt Zalenski joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Caroline Stapleton for a conversation that explores how bank-fintech partnerships work, the legal and regulatory challenges they face, and how the proposed...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Revisiting Regulation S-K

On January 13, 2026, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Atkins released a statement relating to a comprehensive review of Regulation S-K.  In the Chair’s statement, he notes that he has asked the Staff of the Division...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

We’d Been Waiting Forever: FDA Issues Congressionally Mandated Report on Use of PFAS in Cosmetics

Key Takeaways - FDA delivered its first assessment of PFAS in cosmetics. Issued on December 29, 2025, the statutory deadline under MoCRA, the report is the first federal assessment of PFAS in cosmetic products and establishes...more

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