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FDA: Drug & Device Advisory | Frequentist or Bayesian? All Roads Lead to Smarter Trials with FDA’s New Bayesian Guidance

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Our FDA: Drug & Device Team analyzes the Food and Drug Administration’s new guidance on Bayesian approaches to innovative drug trials, providing greater clarity on how companies may design and conduct studies....more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Limiting Stock Buybacks and Dividends for Defense Contractors

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On 7 January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) aimed at limiting and preventing certain large defense contractors from conducting stock buybacks, issuing dividends, and awarding executive...more

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To Z or Not to Z? CFPB Clarifies the Regulation Z Treatment of Certain Earned Wage Access Products

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion (the 2025 Opinion), effective 23 December 2025, on whether earned wage access (EWA) products constitute “credit” under Regulation Z of the Truth in...more

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What’s Happening with Warnings on Texas Food Labels?

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In 2025, Texas became the first state in the U.S. to enact a labeling mandate for foods containing any of 44 specified ingredients as part of Senate Bill 25 (SB 25), the Make Texas Healthy Again Act. To recap, SB 25 requires...more

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Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don’t Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

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Even in the digital age, most federal and many state agencies consider important documents (like tax returns) filed on time if the filer can prove the documents were mailed by the due date. The postmark (really, a stamp with...more

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Business Considerations Amid Hemp Product Policy Change

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In passing the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Act, Congress closed the hemp loophole effective Nov. 12, 2026, sending shock waves through the estimated $30 billion national...more

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There's No Such Thing as "Cost" Analysis or "Benefit" Analysis; There's Only Cost-Benefit Analysis

Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration plans to stop assigning dollar values to the human health benefits resulting from the imposition of national ambient air quality standards....more

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MoCRA Update: FDA’s Draft Q&A on Cosmetics Recall Authority

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The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) is considered the most significant expansion of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate cosmetics since the enactment of the Food, Drug...more

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Federal Reserve Board Seeks Comment on "Skinny" Master Account/Payment Account Prototype

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The Federal Reserve Board (the Board) has issued a Request for Information and Comment (RFI) on the development of a special purpose Reserve Bank account prototype, being referred to colloquially as a "skinny master account"...more

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Federal Legislative Update: Momentum Builds Around Medicare Site-Neutral Payment Policies

Washington policymakers are increasingly aligned around expanding Medicare “site-neutral” payment policies in 2026, a shift that would pay hospital outpatient departments the same rates as physician offices for a broader set...more

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Health Care Week in Review | House Passes Three-Year Extension of ACA Premium Tax Credits; CDC Updates Childhood Immunization...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Final US Postal Service Rules on Postmarks May Complicate Taxpayer Filings for Some Filers

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Recently finalized rules from the United States Postal Service seek to clarify that the date on a postmark does not “necessarily represent either the place at which, or the date on which, the Postal Service first accepted...more

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2025 highlights in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law

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In 2025, the Rx IP Update team at Smart & Biggar reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. Highlights from 2025 are below...more

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China’s Cybersecurity Law Amendments Increase Penalties, Broaden Extraterritorial Enforcement

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The Amendments, which took effect on January 1, 2026, will impact network operators and CIIOs within China and overseas....more

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Office of Research Integrity Releases 2024 Annual Report

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) released its 2024 Annual Report on the final day of 2025. ORI oversees and directs Public Health Service (PHS) research integrity...more

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What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

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As U.S. regulators confront the intersection of energy transition, emerging technology governance and large-scale infrastructure modernization, a cautionary example is emerging from Europe. The European Union’s (EU) most...more

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CFPB Submits to Court Order, Seeks New Funding

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On January 9, 2026, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requested $145 million in new funding from the Federal Reserve....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

IRS roundup: December 12, 2025 – January 12, 2026

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for December 12, 2025 – January 12, 2026....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Blowing Smoke? White House Orders Completion of Marijuana Rescheduling, but Significant Hurdles Remain

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On December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that may breathe new life into efforts to move marijuana to a less restrictive schedule under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”)....more

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Major Changes to IPEDS Reporting Approved for Upcoming Submission

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BLOG OVERVIEW: The Department of Education's new Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) requires four-year colleges and universities to report seven years of detailed student-level admissions data through the...more

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FDA Loosens the Reins on Wearable Tech

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FDA updated its General Wellness policy to clarify and take a step back from previous positions on health and wellness technology. The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) unexpectedly updated its policy on general...more

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Defining Small: SEC Proposal Could Shift Regulatory Burdens for Advisers and Investment Companies

On January 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments (the Proposal) to raise the small entity thresholds for purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) for investment companies and advisers....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Defense contractors face ban on stock buybacks and dividends

On January 7, 2026, the White House issued a sweeping new executive order (EO) titled “Prioritizing the Warfighter In Defense Contracting.” It declares, “Effective immediately, [underperforming defense contractors] are not...more

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The SEC (Broadly) Solicits Comment on the Entirety of Regulation S-K

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Yesterday, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins issued this statement soliciting comments on the entirety of Regulation S-K, “with the goal of revising the requirements to focus on eliciting disclosure of material information and avoid...more

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Maine Opens Door to Tribal Internet Gaming

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Maine will soon offer internet gaming, with a focus on creating economic opportunities for the Wabanaki Nations and other federally recognized tribes in the state. More than a year after the Legislature introduced a...more

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