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GENIUS Act Signed into Law US Enacts Federal Stablecoin Legislation

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Today, President Donald Trump signs into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act”), establishing the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Connecticut Attorney General Imposes $85k Penalty on TicketNetwork for Defects in Its Privacy Notice

On July 8, 2025, Connecticut’s attorney general announced a settlement with TicketNetwork Inc. for failing to fix several privacy notice defects since 2023. The $85,000 fine is the first monetary penalty under the state’s...more

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AI Under the Spotlight: Key Insights Ahead of the White House Action Plan

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It’s July, and the White House Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Action Plan (“Action Plan” or “the plan”) is almost here....more

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Court Overturns Service Decision that Listing Joshua Tree is Not Warranted

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On May 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to reevaluate its decision not to list two species of Joshua tree—Yucca brevifolia (western...more

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Proposed CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Key Changes Impacting the Medicare Shared Savings Program

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On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2026 calendar year (CY 2026) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (Proposed Rule). Among the many changes proposed, the Proposed Rule includes...more

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Ninth Circuit Flags EPA’s Refusal to Revise Effluent Limitation Guidelines

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The Ninth Circuit has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must reconsider its effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs) for seven industrial sectors. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group examines...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Still Stuck in the (Utah) Gap: How the “Miller Trust” Punishes the Most Vulnerable

For those seeking Medicaid coverage to pay for their care in a skilled care setting, like a nursing home, the Medicaid process can be daunting. For institutional Medicaid approval, an applicant must prove that they are...more

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Hospital and Management Company Both Liable for Same OSHA Violation at Shared Worksite: What Can You Do to Avoid “Single-Employer”...

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A recent federal appeals court ruling illustrates the risks of “single-employer” liability for OSHA citations for common business arrangements today. These involve separate companies that perform different functions but share...more

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Missouri Adopts New Data Breach Notice Law for Insurers – The 10 Things Insurers and Licensed Entities Need to Know

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As cybersecurity threats escalate, state legislatures across the country are tightening requirements for how insurance entities respond to data breaches – and thanks to a new law just passed several weeks ago, Missouri is...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Initial Analysis of Key Provisions for the Real Estate Industry

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On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1 into law, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act). As discussed in our prior alert released following the passage by the House of...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israel Blacklists Foreign Company Over Breach of Reciprocal Procurement Obligations

The Industrial Cooperation Authority at Israel’s Ministry of Economy recently announced that it had blacklisted the Chinese company DAQO, which won a tender for the supply of components to the Israel Electric Corporation,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Are You Ready for an NLRB Quorum?  It May be Coming!

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On July 17, 2025, the White House sent a series of nominations to the Senate, including nominations for two National Labor Relations Board members – Scott Mayer and James J. Murphy. If confirmed, the nominees would join...more

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Qualified Small Business Stock Benefits Expanded in New Tax Bill

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act expands the qualified small business stock benefits available to founders and investors....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating Funding for Chemical Safety Board

In its released budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, the Trump administration plans to zero out funding for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (commonly abbreviated as CSB)....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

GAO Proposes Higher Pleading Standard for Bid Protests, Questions Remain for Loser-Pays Model

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As we noted in a blog post in February, the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was enacted in December 2024 included a provision at Section 885 raising the protest threshold for Department of Defense (DoD), Coast...more

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CMS releases CY 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System proposed rule

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On July 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems Proposed Rule [CMS-1834-P],...more

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FDA teases faster approval times with new agency-wide AI tool

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched Elsa, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to assist FDA employees with tasks such as reading, writing, and summarizing. The press release on the tool’s...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Senate Confirms Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency

On July 10, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency in a 50–45 vote. Gould will serve a five-year term and returns to the OCC, where he previously served as Chief Counsel and Senior...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fifth Circuit Upholds Dallas Fee-Cap & Installment Limits for Short-Term Loans

On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction sought by several short-term lenders challenging amendments to the City of Dallas’s short-term...more

Clark Hill PLC

What the SBA’s 8(a) program audit means for small businesses

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SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler recently announced a comprehensive audit of the 8(a) Business Development (BD) program. While the full scope and implications are still unfolding, it’s crucial for participants, applicants,...more

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Eighth Circuit blocks Click-to-Cancel Rule

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On July 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit blocked the “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required companies to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as it was to sign up, including obtaining consent...more

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UPC Court of Appeal confirms its jurisdiction over infringements that pre-date the UPC Agreement

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Xsys Italia v. Esko-Graphics ORD_23545/2025 - The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has delivered a decision clarifying the temporal scope of the UPC’s jurisdiction over European patent infringement...more

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The Labor Board Rises: President Trump Names Two NLRB Nominees, Meaning Potential for Quorum in Near Future

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On July 16, President Donald Trump nominated to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Boeing’s chief labor counsel, Scott Mayer, and former NLRB attorney James Murphy. To be seated as Board members, Mayer and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texas Court Vacates CFPB Medical Debt Reporting Rule

On July 11, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule, concluding that the rule exceeded the Bureau’s statutory authority under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Establishes First Federal Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins: The GENIUS Act Passes Congress and Awaits President Trump’s...

- What is new: The U.S. Congress has passed the GENIUS Act, establishing the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, addressing consumer protection, financial stability and AML compliance. - Why it...more

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