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President Signs Executive Order to Limit State Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order purporting to limit the ability of states to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The order’s stated purpose is to ensure that American AI companies...more

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A Closer Look at the President’s Latest Executive Order Regarding State AI Legislation

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Following failed congressional attempts to limit state AI laws, on December 11, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. The Order represents...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Previewing Appellate Arguments on Whether the False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provisions Are Constitutional and, If Not, the Remedy:...

Recently, three Supreme Court Justices, unsolicited, invited inquiry into the constitutionality of the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam provisions. This inquiry has vast significance. The FCA is the government’s chief weapon...more

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In re Motorola and the Return of PTAB Discretion Revisiting Fintiv, Sotera, and the Limits of Judicial Review

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“PTAB’s”) authority to exercise discretion over whether to institute Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) proceedings has become one of the most consequential features of post-grant practice before...more

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Client Alert: Trump Administration Issues Executive Order in Attempt to Preempt State AI Laws

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Yesterday the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO), “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” that directs the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, the Federal...more

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Federal Courts Consider Constitutionality of Restrictions on Foreign Land Ownership

Foreign land ownership in the United States has long been a contentious issue, with approximately 28 states as of the 2025 legislative session enacting laws to restrict such ownership. Today, laws restricting such ownership...more

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President Trump Signs EO to Stop State and Local Regulation of AI

On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) seeking to stop local U.S. jurisdictions from enacting laws or regulations restricting the development and implementation of artificial intelligence...more

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5 Key Takeaways | New York Tax Developments

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On December 8th, Kilpatrick tax partner Jeff Reed presented during a webinar hosted by HalfMoon. The webinar discussed recent New York tax developments....more

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Slate of FTC Commissioners Continues to Take Shape in 2025

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The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in the ongoing challenge by former Democratic Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter to the Trump Administration’s decision to remove her from the FTC in March before her term was set to...more

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Executive Order Seeks to Preempt Certain State AI Laws and Establish a National AI Framework

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Ensuring A National Policy Framework For Artificial Intelligence.” The Order seeks to limit State regulation of AI that would interfere with Section 2,...more

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Regional Haze/Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Arkansas and 17 other State Attorney Generals' Comments on EPA's Solicitation...

The State of Arkansas and 17 other Attorney Generals filed December 1st Comments addressing an October 2nd Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) issued by EPA styled: Visibility Protection: Regional Haze State...more

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

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On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC, No. 24-13581, a case that squarely presents the question of the...more

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What Supreme Court Oral Arguments Could Mean for FERC Independence

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 8, 2025, heard oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that could significantly narrow longstanding protections for members of independent agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory...more

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Good News for Tiered Rates: Court Upholds LADWP’s Budget-Based Tiered Water Rates

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On December 8, 2025, the California Court of Appeal issued its decision in Dreher v. City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, affirming Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) budget-based tiered water...more

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Texas SB 25 Litigation: Trade Associations Challenge TX Warning Label Requirement

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On December 5, 2025, four national food and beverage trade associations (the American Beverage Association, the Consumer Brands Association, the National Confectioners Association, and FMI the Food Industry Association) filed...more

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Updated: Off the Rails? Union Asks Supreme Court to Rein in Fifth Circuit; the Court Says No.

We have been tracking the wave of constitutional challenges to the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) structure and the divergent injunction standards emerging across circuits. ...more

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The Trump Administration's Actions Against State Climate Laws and Lawsuits

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President Trump's April 2025 executive order, "Protecting American Energy From State Overreach," targeted state and local measures that potentially impact domestic energy development. In the months since, the United States...more

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Court Denies Injunction Seeking to Halt FERC Enforcement Proceedings

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On November 24, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina denied American Efficient LLC’s (American Efficient) preliminary injunction seeking to halt FERC’s civil enforcement proceedings for...more

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Trump Administration asks Supreme Court to allow President to fire FTC member without cause

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The Supreme Court should abandon a 90-year-old precedent and decide that President Trump should be permitted to fire Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission without cause, Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the...more

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Court Rules President Can Remove NLRB and MSPB Members: What’s Next for Independent Agencies and Labor Disputes?

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A new court decision may mark a turning point in the modern administrative state. In Wilcox v. Trump, consolidated with Harris v. Bessent, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the president may...more

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Littler Lightbulb – November 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup

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Eighth Circuit Vacates NLRB Ruling and Allows Company Prohibition of BLM Logo on Company Uniform - Home Depot v. NLRB, ___ F.4th ___ (8th Cir. Nov. 6, 2025), involved an appeal of a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...more

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Appeals Court Greenlights Presidential Removal of NLRB Officers: 3 Steps For Employers

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The President has the authority to remove National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Members at will, a federal appeals court just affirmed, tossing aside the removal protections in the National Labor Relations Act that has...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

State Level Artificial Intelligence Regulations Materialize as Federal Roadblocks Emerge

Several states at the frontline of artificial intelligence (AI) development are moving to implement frameworks to regulate the expansion of AI. However, these states appear to be on a collision course with the Trump...more

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Client Alert: Potential Refunds for President Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs

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In the next few months, the United States Supreme Court will decide whether the President of the United States had the authority to impose the global tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in...more

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European Courts Address Climate Issues: ECtHR and German Federal Court of Justice Developments

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The European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") decision in Hauke Leif Engels and Others v. Germany clarifies how the admissibility of climate-related human rights claims will be assessed following the court's landmark...more

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