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Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Broadening Existing CEQA and Coastal Act Exemptions for Rebuilding in Areas Impacted by...

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In the wake of the tragic disaster still unfolding in multiple communities of Southern California, Governor Newsom has issued an executive order (Executive Order N-4-25) intended to “expedite recovery” from the disaster by...more

Epstein Becker & Green

A Primer on Executive Orders and a Preview of the Road Ahead

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On January 20, 2025, a new administration took control of the Executive Branch of the federal government, and it has signaled that it will make aggressive use of executive orders....more

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What President Trump’s Energy Plan Means for the State Regulatory Environment, the Generation Mix and Electric Transmission

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Signaling the prioritization of energy, President Donald Trump declared a national energy emergency on inauguration day. He issued several Executive Orders (EO) and Presidential Memoranda either unwinding the Biden...more

Lerch, Early & Brewer

Federal Court Decision Strikes Down the Department of Labor’s Increase in Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees

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On November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in State of Texas v. Plano Chamber of Commerce, struck down, on a nationwide basis, a Department of Labor (DOL) ruling which took...more

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on Communications Regarding Unapproved Uses of Medical Products

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On January 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its October 2023 guidance document titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of...more

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Going Digital: New E-Manifest Requirements Effective January 22, 2025

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Effective yesterday, the third and final update to USEPA's e-Manifest rules require all Large Quantity Generators (LQGs) and Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) to register in the e-Manifest module, replacing hard paper copies....more

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CFPB Rescinds 2020 Advisory Opinion on Earned Wage Access Products

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As part of a flurry of last minute regulatory activity by the Biden administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), on January 15, the CFPB published an advisory opinion in the Federal Register...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Hochul Signs Law to Revive Cannabis Farmers’ Markets (Growers’ Showcases) via New Event Permit

Heading into 2025 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed two new cannabis related bills, one of which would bring back the previously discontinued Cannabis Growers’ Showcase program, effectively allowing adult-use cannabis...more

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Obligations of the National Registry of Personal Databases Before the SIC in Colombia for 2025

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The Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio or SIC) of Colombia has reiterated the provisions of External Circular 003 of Aug. 1, 2018, emphasizing that companies and nonprofit...more

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Regs on the Menu for Rescission Under Budget Reconciliation

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Over the next several weeks, both the Trump Administration and the 119th Congress will review the “menu” of Biden-era regulations that they may want to rescind or modify. In one of his first orders, President Trump (like...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Roundup January 6 – 10, 2025

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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 6, 2025 – January 10, 2025....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Jersey Appellate Court Rejects Bid Protest: Archeologist Not Required to Be Registered under Public Works Contractor...

We recently blogged about New Jersey’s bid protest requirements for procurements solicited under the New Jersey Division of Purchase and Property (DPP) here. As we noted, public procurements by local governmental authorities...more

McDermott Will & Emery

A Lynk to the Past: Published Applications Are Prior Art as of Filing Date

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision finding challenged claims invalid based on a published patent application that, in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding, was...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

HIPAA Security Rule Updates: New Business for Business Associates

Bradley has launched a multipart blog series on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule, beginning last...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Tracking the New Administration’s Executive Actions Changes

With President Donald Trump commencing his second term, significant changes are anticipated across global industries. His series of sweeping executive actions have already sparked pushback and legal challenges....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Announces 2025 HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees as Challenges to New HSR Rules Loom

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised notification thresholds and filing fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act), as required by Section 7A of the Clayton Act. If a proposed merger,...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: Joint DB & DC trustee agenda update – February 2025

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on...more

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Expected flurry of executive actions leaves open questions for the energy tax credits under the IRA at the start of Trump’s second...

On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. As expected, President Trump took several executive actions in his first hours in office. The discussion below considers the...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Summary of the USPTO Artificial Intelligence Strategy (January 2025)

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced its strategy for addressing important issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights. Although primarily concerned with the...more

Perkins Coie

President Trump Elevates Christie to FERC Chair

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Among his first actions on January 20, President Trump appointed Mark Christie as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Chairman Christie was confirmed as a FERC commissioner in 2020, near the beginning...more

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New York Governor Proposes Cost Market Impact Review, Expanded Disclosures for Material Transactions With Healthcare Entities

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On January 21, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released the FY 2026 New York State Executive Budget, which proposed to impose a “cost market impact review” (CMIR) for certain “material transactions” involving “health...more

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NEPA Practice Without CEQ Regulations

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By directing the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to propose rescinding CEQ’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Unleashing American Energy” affects not...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Gauging the Likelihood of Trump Administration FDA Reforms

Since the announcement that president-elect Donald Trump would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), media reports have featured opinions from...more

DLA Piper

DEA and HHS Propose Telemedicine Special Registration and Finalize Buprenorphine Telemedicine Prescribing Rules

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On January 17, 2025, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two rules regarding telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances: a proposed rule...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Management Alert: Trump Executive Order Eliminates Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements and Creates New DEI...

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” ...more

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