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Gender-Affirming Care: Key Takeaways from FTC’s July 2025 Workshop on Unfair Or Deceptive Trade Practices

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On July 9, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a workshop focused on perceived “dangers” arising from unfair or deceptive trade practices in marketing a variety of health care services falling under the label of...more

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Supreme Court Greenlights Trump Administration’s Federal Workforce Restructuring Plan

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On July 8, the US Supreme Court allowed President Trump’s executive order (EO) permitting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-related planning efforts for the Trump Administration’s restructuring of the federal...more

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USPTO Raises Annual Cap on Prioritized Patent Examination Requests

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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has finalized a rule increasing the annual limit on accepted requests for prioritized patent examination from 15,000 to 20,000, effective with fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025). This...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Calhoun County Metal Plating Facility Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Industrial Plating CO., Inc. (“IP”) entered into July 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See...more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: July 2025

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Welcome to the July 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

K2 Integrity

The United States Terminates Countrywide Syria Sanctions and Is Working Towards Lifting Additional Trade Restrictions

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Building on prior relief of sanctions and other restrictive trade measures earlier this year (as described in K2 Integrity alerts dated 15 May and 09 June 2025), on 30 June 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new...more

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FHFA Reverses Course on Bi-Merge; Opens Door to VantageScore 4.0

In a June 8 social media post, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte stated that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will maintain the long-standing tri-merge requirement requiring lenders to pull...more

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Employer-Friendly Changes at US Department of Labor

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The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced two changes in June 2025 which are beneficial for employers....more

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Latest Moves by Federal Agencies Regarding Gender-Affirming Care: Risks Mount for Providers

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Since day one, a policy priority of the Administration has been to discourage and prevent gender-affirming care for children and adolescents that involves surgery or medication....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS Announces Changes for SNFs on Care Compare Website

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), Center for Clinical Standards and Quality recently announced upcoming changes to skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) profiles on the Medicare Care Compare website. Care...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Eighth Circuit Strikes Down FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule

On July 8, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Click-to-Cancel Rule, resolving the challenges to the rule filed on the heels of its adoption in...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - July 2025

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FinCEN Uses the FEND Off Fentanyl Act for First Time to Prohibit Funds Transfers with Three Mexican Financial Institutions

On June 25, 2025, FinCEN announced its first orders under the 2024 FEND Off Fentanyl Act, finding that three Mexican financial institutions—CIBanco S.A. Institución De Banca Multiple (“CIBanco"), Intercam Banco S.A.,...more

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UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of July 7, 2025

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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world....more

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Needle Little Regulation: What Texas’s New IV Therapy Law Really Says

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Key Takeaways - House Bill 3749, also known as Jenifer’s Law, goes into effect on September 1, 2025, and applies only to elective IV therapy provided outside physician offices or licensed health facilities....more

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Follow the Rules to Make the Rules: 8th Circuit Vacates “Click-to-Cancel” Rule

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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a per curiam opinion vacating the FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule based on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s failure to comply with a procedural requirement in the FTC Act. This...more

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What’s Up With WOTUS?

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The intricacies of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition continue to evolve, especially with recent changes initiated under the Trump administration and landmark clarifications from the Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA...more

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PHMSA Seeks Feedback from Energy Sector, Others on Possible Amendments to Federal Hazmat Rules

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group breaks down an advance notice of proposed rulemaking by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on possible amendments to the Hazardous Materials...more

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Washington State Enacts First Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act

On April 4, Washington became the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act (APNA). Under the APNA, a person making a Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing on or after July 27, 2025 must provide a copy of...more

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Getting the Band Back Together: DOJ and HHS Launch New False Claims Act Enforcement Working Group

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The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice have formed a False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement working group to target health care fraud. Our Health Care Litigation Group highlights what industry...more

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Employers Still Need to Follow Tighter Standard When Unions Request Recognition: A Review of 2 Years of Post-Cemex Decisions

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Next month marks the second anniversary of a controversial National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that overruled decades-old precedent and made it easier for unions to organize but harder for employers to counter...more

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Newly Appointed Wyoming AG, Keith Kautz

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Keith Kautz will serve as the new attorney general (AG) of the state of Wyoming following his appointment by Governor Mark Gordon , effective July 7, 2025. Kautz has a long history of civil service in the state, having served...more

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CMS Updates Kidney Care Choices Model

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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("CMMI") announced sweeping changes to the Kidney Care Choices Model ("KCC Model"), a key set of value-based programs....more

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Federal Circuit Review | June 2025

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In Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation V. Unified Patents, LLC, Appeal No. 23-2110, the Federal Circuit held that a patent owner lacks Article III standing to appeal an inter partes review decision on patentability when...more

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Eighth Circuit Slams the Brakes on FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule

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In a dramatic turn of events, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Click-to-Cancel Rule, which was set to take effect on July 14, 2025. ...more

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