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FERC Final Rules to Sunset Certain Energy Regulations

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on October 1, 2025 finalized a final rule under Docket No. RM25-14 to sunset dozens of existing regulations affecting the electric and natural gas industries. This regulatory...more

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2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule adopts some but not all Average Sales Price proposals and revised Medicare...

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On October 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the physician fee schedule (PFS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2026 (Final Rule). It has been several years since this annual rulemaking...more

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58. November 4, 2025 | Reducing the 20% IEEPA-fentanyl tariffs on China to 10%; Reciprocal Tariffs on China Remain at 10% until...

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International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

US Sanctions in a Snap: Developments In Sanctions - October 2025

Hughes Hubbard’s “Sanctions in a Snap” is intended to provide a clear and concise summary of recent developments from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). We hope you find it helpful in assessing U.S. economic...more

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Illinois Federal Court Upholds Nationwide Injunction of Key Part of DEI Executive Order

On October 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied the government’s motion to narrow—and partially stay—the court’s April 14, 2025, preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of...more

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CBP to Collect Biometrics Data from Noncitizens Entering and Exiting U.S.

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule requiring all non-U.S. citizens to be photographed (biometrics) upon U.S. entry and exit. This includes U.S. lawful permanent residents and previously exempt...more

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California Climate Reporting Deadlines Loom Despite Uncertain Implementation Timeline

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will not publish initial rulemaking for SB 253 and SB 261 — two laws that will impose certain environmental disclosure requirements on large companies doing business in the state —...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Patent Rule Set to Upend IPR Practice

Are you planning on challenging a competitor’s patent at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)? The policies of the new director of the USPTO may cause you to rethink your strategy. The USPTO has recently proposed a new...more

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Tariffs Have Their Day in the Supreme Court

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In the chief case challenging tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), part of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies had its day in the Supreme Court Wednesday. The case, filed...more

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FCC Acts in Campaign Against ‘Bad’ Equipment Test Labs

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has started the process to withdraw recognition of “bad labs” – equipment testing companies with ties to foreign adversaries, with two public notices released on September 14 and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

DHS ends TPS status for South Sudan

This morning, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a Notice in the Federal Register announcing the termination of Temporary Protected Status designation for South Sudan, effective 60 days from today. The...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

OCC Comptroller Gould Signals a Multifaceted Push to Reinforce Federal Preemption

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At The Clearing House Annual Conference, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould outlined an agency-wide strategy to defend and promote federal preemption across the banking system. As reported by Law360, he emphasized...more

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Federal Government Removes Race- and Sex-Presumptions in Transportation Contracts

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The new and immediately operative regulation changes the DBE landscape for transportation projects receiving federal grants....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Trump Administration declines to respond to Supreme Court petition filed by ousted Democratic NCUA board members

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The Trump Administration has declined to respond to a Supreme Court petition by the two ousted Democratic NCUA board members who are asking for the court to consider their case....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Less Noise, More Signal: What FinCEN’s New SAR Guidance and the STREAMLINE Act Could Mean for BSA Reporting

Two recent developments signal that momentum is building in Washington to recalibrate Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting to produce higher‑value intelligence with less compliance friction. First, on October 9, 2025, the...more

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Circuit Courts Split Over NLRB Remedy Authority

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The scope of NLRB remedies for unfair labor practice violations has been disputed since December 2022, when the Board in a novel case called Thryv, Inc., expanded the definition of equitable remedy to include direct or...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Spooky silence: USPTO Director summarily denies 13 IPR petitions

On October 31, 2025, the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice denying institution of inter partes review (IPR) in 13 separate proceedings. The notice listed only the docket numbers...more

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FTC’s Melissa Holyoak Outlines Consumer Protection Focus at ANA Advertising Law Conference

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In her remarks at this year’s ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference, Commissioner Melissa Holyoak of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) emphasized three areas where the agency is focusing its consumer protection...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama Department of Revenue Issues Helpful Analysis of Impact of OBBBA on Alabama Income Tax Code

As readers may recall, on July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the massive One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) as Public Law 119-21, which made permanent many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. OBBBA...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Stocks, recusal, and copycats: ‘No problem’ on APJ conflict

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that an administrative patent judge’s (APJ) recusal in an inter partes review (IPR) based on ownership of stock in one of the defendant’s corporations in an amount below...more

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California Bans Ultraprocessed Foods in Schools

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Key Takeaways - What happened: California enacted the first state ban on certain ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) in public school meals....more

Blank Rome LLP

California’s ADMT Regulations Reshape the AI Business Landscape

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New rules under the California Consumer Privacy Act will have a huge impact on the world of data privacy and artificial intelligence. These rules focus on three major areas: cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What May Be Ahead In Debanking Enforcement

President Donald Trump's Executive Order No. 14331 on politicized or unlawful debanking, issued on Aug. 7, has spurred a flurry of activity by the federal banking regulators over the past few months. For example, the Office...more

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Snowbirds’ Wings Clipped by New York Tax Appeals Tribunal

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In a recent decision, the New York Tax Appeals Tribunal issued a sharp reminder to ‘snowbirds’ that changing domicile is about substance, not paperwork. In Matter of John J. Hoff & Kathleen Ocorr-Hoff, DTA No. 850209 (N.Y....more

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CMS Launches Mandatory Two-Sided Risk Model for Specialists Treating Heart Failure and Low Back Pain

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On October 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), a mandatory alternative payment model (APM) for select specialists who regularly treat heart failure or low...more

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