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The Department of Justice’s Final Rule Eliminates Liability for Disparate Impact Discrimination Under Title VI

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On December 10, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Final Rule rescinding portions of its Title VI regulations to conform more closely with the statutory text and to implement Executive Order 14281. In summary, the...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Leaked ICE Memo Claims Authority to Enter Private Residences Without Judicial Warrants

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On January 21, 2026, The Associated Press published an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) memorandum (“Memo”) claiming that ICE officers may enter private residences to conduct immigration arrests without...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

New U.S. DOL Opinion Letters Poised to Reshape Employers’ FLSA and FMLA Practices

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) just rang in 2026 with six new opinion letters addressing various employer practices under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Navigating Education DEI Programs After Trump Administration Withdraws Appeal

The Trump Administration has withdrawn its appeal in a lawsuit challenging the Department of Education’s efforts to curtail diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in school districts and colleges throughout the...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Texas Requires Providers to Make Disclosures to Patients Related to the Use of AI in Healthcare Services

Key Takeaways - Texas now mandates patient disclosure when AI is used in healthcare services. Effective January 1, 2026, providers of healthcare services and treatments in Texas must clearly and conspicuously disclose the use...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

SB 54, Take Two (Again): California Pulls Packaging EPR Regulations Back for Revision

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If California’s SB 54 rulemaking process feels familiar, that’s because it is. CalRecycle has withdrawn proposed implementing regulations—signaling continued recalibration of one of the most complex packaging Extended...more

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Nuevas medidas para la prestación del servicio de energía eléctrica en Colombia

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El Gobierno Nacional de Colombia, el 21 de enero de 2026, expidió el Decreto Legislativo No. 0044 de 2026. Esta norma introduce medidas económicas y tributarias de carácter transitorio con el fin de asegurar la prestación del...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

White House and Governors Call for PJM Emergency Procurement Auction

On January 16, 2026, the National Energy Dominance Council (NDEC) and governors from each of the 13 states in PJM issued a Statement of Principles urging PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) to hold an emergency backstop auction...more

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White House, Governors, and PJM Respond to Grid Capacity Shortfall

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Data centers, domestic manufacturing, and other drivers of economic growth are generating significant new demand for electricity across the country. Grid operators are working to ensure that new generation capacity keeps...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New FDA Approach to Drug Prices Adds Uncertainty to Drug Approval Process

In the first year of the second Trump administration, we have seen the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take an unprecedented role in drug pricing policy....more

Cornerstone Research

SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement Declined in First Year of Atkins Administration

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The number of cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions initiated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2025 showed a marked decline in the first year of Chair Paul Atkins’ administration, according to a new...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

President Trump’s NLRB Gains Quorum and GC, Flurry of Activity Expected

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On January 7, James Murphy and Scott Mayer, as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) members, and Crystal Carey, as the NLRB’s General Counsel (GC), were sworn into their roles following their confirmation votes in...more

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EPA Moves to Clarify States’ Role in Water Quality Certifications

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On January 15, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule to revise its regulations governing the water quality certifications that states may issue under Section 401 of the Clean Water...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Virginia Executive Order No. 3 Aims to Speed Up Housing Approvals

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Executive Order No. 3, signed Jan. 17, 2026, and effective immediately, launches a statewide push to lower housing costs by speeding residential approvals through multi-agency streamlining,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Unclaimed property hot topics: Top 5 issues for 2026

The unclaimed property landscape will continue to evolve rapidly in 2026. States are modifying their enforcement methods and broadening the reach of their statutes while simultaneously facing increased legal challenges from...more

Fenwick & West LLP

States Step Up Enforcement of Crypto Firms Operating Without Required Licenses

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In recent months, state regulators have moved aggressively in response to a shift in federal enforcement priorities in the cryptocurrency space....more

Chartwell Law

New York WCB's Video Testimony Requirements

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On December 9, 2025, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board issued Subject Number 046-1784, announcing that effective February 2, 2026, all claimants and lay witnesses testifying at virtual hearings must appear on...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC publishes November 2025 enforcement actions

Recently, the FDIC published its list of administrative enforcement actions issued in November 2025. The agency reported seven orders and stated one of those orders had previously been “inadvertently omitted.” ...more

Carlton Fields

NAIC’s Third-Party Data and Model Vendors Regulatory Framework Strikes Some Sour Notes

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Third-Party Data and Models (H) Working Group issued a preview of its breakout single: a proposed risk-based regulatory framework for third-party data and model...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

House tax bill signals improved Tax Court efficiency

On December 1, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5349, the “Tax Court Improvement Act,” with bipartisan support. The bill seeks to modernize several historically challenging aspects of tax administration. As...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Enacts Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Therapy Pilot Program

Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 2283 (2R), establishing the Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Therapy Pilot Program (the Pilot Program). The legislation appropriates $6 million and positions New...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Higher Education Litigation Summary: January 2026

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We are pleased to share the new 2026 edition of Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary, your resource for timely legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. ...more

Kerr Russell

Is Being a Shareholder ‘In Name Only’ a Problem?

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Question: I was recently approached by a company manufacturing certain dental appliances. This company also has “therapy programs” it has developed for sale to patients. It was explained to me that the company desired to...more

White & Case LLP

AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - Italy (UPDATED)

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Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the "AI Regulations") - On October 10, 2025, Italy adopted Law no. 132/2025 (the "National AI Law"). Italy is therefore the first EU Member State to adopt a comprehensive national...more

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Bipartisan AG Coalition Opposes FCC Action to Preempt State and Local AI Laws

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In a pair of recent submissions to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a bipartisan coalition including more than 20 state attorneys general (AG) opposed action by the FCC to preempt state and local laws relating to...more

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