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SCOTUS Considers Pre-Enforcement Challenges to State AG Subpoena: Oral Arguments in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v....

Key Takeaways: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin, Docket No. 24-781, on December 2, 2025, concerning the administrative subpoena sent by the New Jersey Attorney...more

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USPTO Issues Superseding Guidance on Inventorship for AI-Assisted Inventions

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Key Takeaways: Practical impact. Lower, more flexible threshold likely makes it easier to establish human inventorship on AI-assisted applications....more

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ESA Regulations: Listing and Critical Habitat

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On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the Services) published several proposed rules to revise their regulations implementing certain provisions of the...more

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Policy Week in Review – December 5, 2025

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DC Circuit Rules NLRB Members are Removable at Will - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled earlier today that the president can remove a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),...more

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SEC Further Delays Securities Lending and Short Position Reporting Compliance

On December 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an exemptive order extending the compliance dates for two rules: Rule 10c-1a (Reporting of Securities Loans) Rule 13f-2 (Short Position and Short...more

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Don’t Miss Your Chance for IEEPA Tariff Refunds

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President Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose a 25 percent tariff against Canada, China and Mexico related to the prevention of Fentanyl trafficking, and a 40 percent tariff against...more

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Antitrust Agency Enforcement Round-Up

After having been shut down as of October 1 for all but ongoing litigation and time-sensitive matters because of the federal budget impasse, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) and the Antitrust Division...more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

Impacts of FDAs Slimming of Biosimilar Requirements

FDA recently issued a new draft guidance titled Scientific Considerations in Demonstrating Biosimilarity to a Reference Product: Updated Recommendations for Assessing the Need for Comparative Efficacy Studies, which proposes...more

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Senator Bill Cassidy Introduces Large Labor Reform Legislation Package

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On November 10, 2025, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee, unveiled an expansive package of bills aimed at labor reform. The following contains a brief...more

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DOJ Subpoenas, Scientific Exchange, and Deference to Doctors – What We Are Watching

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The U.S. Department of Justice's recent subpoenas and the Hsiao Declaration signal a potential redefinition of enforcement boundaries under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). By asserting that off-label prescribing may...more

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From Colorado to Texas: How States Are Rewriting AI Laws

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AI is reshaping how we work, learn, and interact, but the law is scrambling to keep up. In 2025, states rolled out a mix of AI regulations, from broad “privacy style” frameworks to narrowly targeted rules for healthcare,...more

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Maine PUC Delays Enforcement of Net Energy Billing Statute While U.S. District Court Weighs Preliminary Injunction

As we previously reported, Maine recently enacted changes to its Net Energy Billing (“NEB”) program. Those changes, in part, reduce compensation for existing commercial and industrial NEB program participants and implement a...more

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The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare Publishes Inspection Protocol on Subcontracting

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The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare published a technical instrument with the aim of ensuring compliance and also providing certainty to employers regarding the elements that will be reviewed by the authority during an...more

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Automated Decision Making - Navigating automated decisions and Australia’s evolving legal landscape

What is ADM? Automated decision-making (ADM) refers to the use of technology to make decisions with limited or no human intervention. ADM systems range in complexity and functionality – from traditional rule-based systems...more

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German Federal Government Publishes Draft Law on Application and Enforcement of the EU Data Act

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The Draft delineates the administrative responsibilities of the Federal Network Agency, centralizes data protection oversight with the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, and, among other...more

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Circuit Split Deepens as Fifth and Sixth Circuits Deny Enforcement of NLRB’s Enhanced Remedies in Labor Cases

Two recent Fifth and Sixth Circuit appellate decisions have deepened a circuit split over the authority of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to force employers to pay for the foreseeable harms stemming from unfair...more

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Strategic considerations: Canadian post-grant patent administrative procedures

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The Canadian patent system provides multiple post-grant administrative procedures that allow patentees and third parties to challenge or amend Canadian patents without requiring legal proceedings before the courts. While...more

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USPTO’s AI Inventorship Guidance Charts New Path Forward for AI-Assisted Inventions

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Shortly before President Trump issued Executive Order 14363, titled “Launching the Genesis Mission,” a “national effort to unleash a new age of AI‑accelerated innovation and discovery,” the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...more

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NYC City Council Overrides Mayoral Veto and Enacts Pay Equity Reporting Bill

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On December 4, 2025, the New York City Council overrode a veto by Mayor Eric Adams, 40-7, and enacted two bills, 982-A and 984-A, which together would require (i) private employers with more than 200 employees working in New...more

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New EPCRA Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting Amendments Aim to Streamline Reporting Requirements

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Last month, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published a direct final rule that conforms Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) chemical inventory reporting regulations to the...more

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USCIS Pauses Asylum Adjudications and Places Hold on Benefits for Nationals of 19 “High Risk” Countries

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Tuesday an immediate hold on all pending asylum applications and a pause on the adjudication of a broad range of immigration benefit requests filed by nationals of 19...more

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Potential Impact of President Trump’s EEOC Nominations

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In October, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was restored to its full decision-making power for the first time since January. If confirmed by the Senate, the EEOC will soon be headed by a long-time...more

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Ring in 2026 With a Climate Reporting Reprieve

On December 1, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released an Enforcement Advisory clarifying that it will not enforce SB 261 against covered entities for failing to publish climate-related financial risk reports...more

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Rural Health Transformation Program: What you need to know

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The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program is a five-year, $50 billion initiative established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural communities....more

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