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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – New executive order targets state AI laws, Trump administration permits advanced Nvidia AI chip sales to China,...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

DLA Piper

France overhauls geothermal licensing: key changes at a glance

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Geothermal energy offers a lot of potential in the energy transition agenda and can be a tool for energy sovereignty and a solution to fight against global warming and adapt to its consequences. Indeed, heating and cooling...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Holiday Sale? Minnesota Reduces PFAS-in-Products Reporting Fees

On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) finalized its PFAS-in-Products program rules in response to an Administrative Law Judge order requiring the Agency to reduce fees, among other changes. Under...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FDA’s TEMPO Pilot Seeks to Expand Access to Chronic Disease Technologies in CMS Collaboration

On December 5, 2025, FDA announced its Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes (TEMPO) for Digital Health Devices Pilot, a new voluntary pilot that seeks to accelerate innovation and expand access to digital health...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

New Mandatory Trainings for Local Government Elected Officials, Appointees and Certain Staff

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The following training requirements are triggered on January 1, 2026: Department heads and certain staff must take a minimum of two hours of ethics training every two years (commonly known as “AB 1234 ethics training”);...more

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OSHA’s Nondelegation Challenge: Stakes and Arguments

On December 3, 2025, the Texas International Produce Association and the Texas Vegetable Association filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division, seeking declaratory and...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

The Ohio SALT Chronicle - Issue 5

The nation recently slid past Black Friday and now is bounding through the busy holiday retail season. Retailers should be preparing for a unique challenge that awaits in the New Year....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Federal AI Executive Order Addresses State–Federal Regulatory Tensions

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) addressing the relationship between federal artificial intelligence policy and state-level AI regulation. The Order does not invalidate existing...more

Fenwick & West LLP

White House Executive Order Creates National AI Policy, Overriding States

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President Donald Trump issued an EO on Thursday, December 11, 2025, intended to ease the road for AI startups and solidify the United States’ dominance by nationalizing AI policy in place of the current patchwork of state...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Energy Law: Month in Review - November 2025

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review for November 2025. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Strategic defenses and the “silence option” in the CY 2026 OPPS drug cost survey

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While much of the industry’s attention on the calendar year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule has focused on immediate payment cuts, a more complex challenge lies in the finalized OPPS...more

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White House executive order moves to restrict state AI legislation

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On December 11, 2025, the White House issued an executive order (EO) attempting to restrict state-level artificial intelligence (AI) laws. This EO follows bipartisan legislative decisions to exclude preemption of state-level...more

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OSHA Inspection Checklist: A Step-by-Step Guide for Employers When an Inspector Arrives

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As OSHA inspections continue to take place throughout the U.S., employers across industries need to be prepared to respond. An inspector’s arrival onsite can be disruptive and stressful, particularly if supervisors and...more

McGlinchey Stafford

EO Seeks to Preempt Patchwork of State AI Laws with “Minimally Burdensome” National Framework

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A new Executive Order signed on December 11, 2025 outlines the Administration’s attempt to establish a unified national policy approach for artificial intelligence (AI). The order’s overarching objective is to prevent a...more

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Bid Protest Roundup: Federal Supply Schedules, Lack of Standing, and Appearance of Impropriety

In this month’s bid protest roundup, we consider recent decisions of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Court of Federal Claims. The first decision considers an agency’s options for publicizing a solicitation...more

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Ohio House of Representatives Passes Bill to Bring Transparency to Third-Party Litigation Funding

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On November 19, 2025, the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 105 aimed at addressing, in part, individual third-party legal financing agreements. These agreements are typically used by personal injury plaintiffs...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill 109 Passes: Quebec to Regulate French-Language Content Discoverability

On December 12, 2025, the National Assembly of Quebec passed Bill 109, which enacts the Act respecting the discoverability of French-language cultural content in the digital environment (Act). For additional background on...more

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White House Issues Executive Order on National AI Policy Framework and Preemption Of State AI Laws

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On December 11, 2025, the White House issued an executive order (“Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”), calling for a single federal AI policy to ensure “national and economic security and...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

DOJ Drops “Disparate-Impact” Liability from Title VI: What this Means for Institutions of Higher Education

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On December 10, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”) to eliminate disparate-impact liability. DOJ published...more

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White House Issues Executive Order to Promote National AI Policy Framework and Challenge Certain State AI Laws

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI National Framework EO), which establishes a federal policy to “sustain and enhance...more

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Redefining Workplace Performance: Should Optimism, Integrity, and Common Sense Be Used As Criteria?

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In a decision dated 15 October 2025, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) had the opportunity to rule on the following question: can behavioural criteria be taken into account when assessing employee performance? ...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: White House Executive Order Establishes National Artificial Intelligence Policy Framework

On December 11, 2025, the White House issued an executive order calling for a federal policy framework for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), aimed at promoting U.S. leadership and innovation in the sector (the...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

A Major Shift in U.S. AI Governance Is Underway

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On December 11, 2025, the White House released a presidential Executive Order (EO) aimed at establishing a uniform national framework for AI intelligence governance — a major development in AI policy and federal–state...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Appeal Filed: Thaler Challenges Refusal to Recognize AI as an Inventor on a Patent—Implications Beyond Inventorship

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In an ongoing saga playing out in Canada and in courts around the world, Stephen Thaler has appealed to the Federal Court of Canada an underlying decision that refused to acknowledge an artificial intelligence (AI) system as...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IEEPA Tariffs May Fall, but Refunds May Not: Why a New CIT Case Matters for Every Importer

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A major U.S.-based importer recently filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) to preserve its ability to recover tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) that it has...more

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