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The United States Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2026, holding that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may obtain disgorgement in...more
Portugal has introduced significant amendments to its Nationality Law, applicable to all applications submitted on or after May 19, 2026. ...more
While we are still in the midst of a Medicaid regulatory feast, it’s getting hotter outside, which means only one thing in the health policy regulatory world: it’s almost time for Medicare payment reg season!...more
In The Usual Suspects, Verbal Kint explains the final reveal of the film, and I stress the world “film”: “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has published its updated list of “Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United States” under Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for...more
On May 27, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the US Department of Justice’s Civil Division announced new guidelines to accelerate the investigation and prosecution of qui tams that allege fraud on...more
On June 4, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Andrea R. Lucas signed the National Enforcement Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-2029 (the NEP), formally replacing the Biden-era Strategic Enforcement Plan for Fiscal...more
On June 2, 2026—one day after producers were required to register or seek an exemption—three major environmental organizations sued CalRecycle in San Francisco Superior Court, challenging final regulations implementing SB 54,...more
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There were two substantial developments in the tariffs landscape last week. IEEPA Tariff Refund Litigation Update - Since the Supreme Court ruled in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that tariffs imposed under the...more
On May 28, 2026, the European Commission sent a formal notice to 20 Member States, initiating an infringement procedure for failure to transpose Directive (EU) 2024/825 of February 2, 2024 in time. The Directive, which...more
On June 9, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) released a draft for public comment of a proposed new Part 202 to Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (the Proposed Regulations), which...more
On April 23rd, the DEA issued a final order moving certain marijuana classifications from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This installment of the Cannabis Video Series, “DEA Final Order:...more
On June 8, 2026, a federal judge in Massachusetts struck down the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions. The ruling is the latest development following our September 2025 alert regarding the Trump...more
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