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Media Reports President Trump to Issue Impending Executive Order on Cannabis Rescheduling: Legal Process, Limitations, and Next...

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According to numerous media reports, President Donald Trump is strongly considering issuing an executive order directing federal agencies to resume the process rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under...more

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Much Ado About OSHA Interpretation Letters

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There has been much ado about compliance assistance from the United States Department of Labor (DOL) this year. With these expanded opportunities, employers should consider seeking guidance on application of OSHA standards to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The California Law Revision Commission Seeks Comment on Tentative Recommendation That California Legislature Adopt Anti-Monopoly...

Tentative Recommendation Would Revise California’s Cartwright Act To Adopt Single-Firm Conduct Prohibitions Substantially Broader Than Federal Antitrust Law and Prohibit Single-Firm Restraints of Trade...more

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Modernising Criminal Courts: From Review to Reform

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The government's recent announcement of sweeping criminal court reforms marks a shift from the proposals outlined in the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts published in June 2025. Both the Independent Review and the...more

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Tech Federal Policy Update: Trump Signs EO On National AI Policy

Trump Signs EO On National AI Policy A Focus on Federal Preemption to Secure U.S. AI Dominance - The Executive Order (EO) titled "Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National Artificial Intelligence Policy," signed by...more

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The Federal Executive Power Presents an Initiative to Congress to Change the Working Week to 40 Hours

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The Labor and Social Welfare Office in collaboration with President Claudia Sheinbaum, publishes the main points of the project of reform regarding the gradual reduction of the workweek in Mexico from 48 to 40 hours and the...more

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White House Issues Executive Order to Establish Uniform National AI Standards

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The White House’s December 2025 executive order marks a major shift, seeking to preempt state artificial intelligence (AI) laws and move toward a unified national policy framework for artificial intelligence, with broad...more

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Cyber Rules for Essential and Important Entities Take Effect in Germany (NIS2 Implementing Law)

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The national law implementing the NIS2 Directive (“NIS2”) in Germany entered into force on 6 December 2025. We discussed the key provisions of the NIS2 Directive in our previous Legal Update. In-scope entities should be aware...more

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President Trump’s Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (the EO), which is intended to “check the most onerous and excessive laws” regulating...more

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Eleventh Circuit Considers Constitutionality of the False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provisions

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On December 12, 2025, an Eleventh Circuit panel heard oral argument in a closely watched Justice Department and relator appeal of a 2024 Middle District of Florida opinion finding the qui tam provisions of the False Claims...more

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Determining Work Authorization for Employees on TPS and Humanitarian Parole – Updated December 16, 2025

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The Trump administration has enacted significant policy changes impacting individuals authorized to work under various immigration programs, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS), humanitarian parole, and the CHNV...more

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China's Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Measures Come into Effect

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (the "CAC") released the Measures on the Management of Cybersecurity Incident Reporting (the "Incident Reporting Measures") which came into force on 1 November 2025. The Measures provide...more

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False Claims Act Insights - The Latest on Zafirov and the Future of Qui Tams

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Jody Rudman back to the podcast to discuss recent oral arguments in an appeal into whether the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions are unconstitutional. Our conversation...more

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California climate disclosure laws: CARB issues draft regulations

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On December 9th, the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") issued draft regulations implementing SB 253 (the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (the Climate-related Financial Risk Act) (the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Lobby Bar Podcast | Compliance Close-Up: Lobby Reporting Audits

As 2025 comes to an end, organizations looking to improve their compliance programs in the new year should consider conducting reviews of their lobby law compliance practices. In the third episode of “The Lobby Bar” podcast,...more

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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