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Perkins Coie

What To Expect From the Trump Administration on AI Policy

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President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign and post-election transition have given several strong indications of how the new administration is likely to approach artificial intelligence (AI) policy during his second term, which...more

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How the FTC’s Approach to Privacy, Security, and AI Enforcement May Change Under Trump 2.0

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The election of Donald Trump is likely to have a significant impact on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) approach to privacy, data security, and other technology-related aspects of consumer protection, including...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

O-H-N-O: Big Trouble in Little Columbus?

On November 7, 2023, Ohio approved an adult-use marijuana measure that allows individuals age 21 and older to grow marijuana and possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana in non-extract form and 15 grams of marijuana extract. A...more

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President-Elect Trump Announces Tariff Plans for Largest U.S. Trading Partners

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President-Elect Donald Trump on Nov. 25, 2024, announced his intention to impose additional 10 percent tariffs on China, as well as additional 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada. He has not yet indicated which authority...more

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Trump Administration 2.0: The Impact on the Federal Judiciary

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With his recent re-election, former President Donald Trump will once again become President Trump. Given his significant shaping of the federal courts during his first term, it is worth considering what additional impact he...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

2024 Elections: Trump Administration’s Key Policy Positions and Post-Election Analysis

Former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) were elected president and vice president, respectively, on Nov. 5. Republicans also secured majorities in both the House and Senate, setting up a Republican trifecta for...more

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Podcast - Defense Dynamics: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape for the National Security Sector, Part 2

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In the second part of "Defense Dynamics: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape for the National Security Sector," hosts Misha Lehrer, Dan Sennott, and Simon Coon discuss the anticipated changes in U.S. defense policy...more

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New SEC Chair Nominee is Paul Atkins

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Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins has been selected as the new SEC Chair nominee. Paul served as a Commissioner from 2002 to 2008 and was a staffer at the SEC during the ’90s....more

Morgan Lewis

How the US Election May Affect Drug Pricing, Medicare, and Medicaid Programs – Key Areas to Watch

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Heading into the new year, a Trump-Vance administration will control the White House and the Republicans will hold a narrow majority in both the House and Senate. This control trifecta is likely to impact both legislative and...more

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Leveraging the Congressional Review Act to Shape Policy in the New Congress

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Crucial Time to Act— When the 119th Congress convenes on January 3, 2025, there will be significant interest in overturning recent rules of the Biden Administration using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) (5 U.S.C. §§...more

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Environmental Justice Update: EPA Issues Draft Cumulative Impacts Framework

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The Biden Administration has put environmental justice (EJ) issues at the forefront of its policy agenda for nearly four years. More comprehensive guidance on how policymakers should evaluate “cumulative impacts” has been a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

"Selective Prosecution," Hunter Biden, and January 6

When President Biden pardoned his son Hunter over the weekend, he did not say he was doing so just because he cared about his son. Rather, he repeatedly invoked the rationale that Hunter was “selectively prosecuted” – treated...more

Troutman Pepper

12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 1 - The Impact of the 2024 State AG Elections — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In the first episode of our special 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Chuck Slemp, counsel at Troutman Pepper and former chief deputy attorney general (AG) of Virginia, is joined by his colleague Stephanie Kozol,...more

Saul Ewing LLP

As Changes in Washington Loom, Administrative Law Takes on New Significance

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Change in Washington, D.C. looms in light of the results of the recent presidential election. Institutions of higher education are asking what they can expect in the short term from the exiting Biden administration...more

Nossaman LLP

Compliance Notes - Vol. 5, Issue 36 - December 2024

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Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - On November 26, 2024, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) published in the Federal Register a Notification of Availability of a Petition for Rulemaking in response to a Petition...more

Fisher Phillips

What Employers Should Expect from the Final Days of the 118th Congress

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Fresh off the Thanksgiving holiday recess, congressional lawmakers returned to Washington to close out the remaining days of the 118th Congress. While members often have their own specific priorities, the final three weeks of...more

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The Congressional Review Act – A Critical Tool for the New Administration

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The Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) provides Congress the authority to overturn certain federal agency rules within a 60-day continuous session period after the rule is submitted to Congress. This is achieved through a joint...more

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AI Post-Election – Initial Government Insights

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The Trump administration's and the incoming Congress's early focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”) as a key component of their agendas is of critical importance to the development of the technology as well as to those...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Forecasting Trump’s Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Landscape - December 18th, 10:00 am - 10:30 am EST

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Please join Williams Mullen attorneys, Laura Windsor and Brydon DeWitt, for a webinar discussion surrounding the anticipated changes in Labor, Employment and Immigration and Employee Benefits laws and regulations under a new...more

Freeman Law

Tax Policy Expectations Under The Trump Administration

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Former President Donald J. Trump won the 47th presidential election and his second term in the Oval Office on November 5, 2024. A change in administration almost always brings with it changes in policies. Below is a summary...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: The CEO's Guide to Trump 2.0

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“CEOs tended to take a wait and see approach at the start of the first Trump administration. But it would be a mistake not to engage early and often with Trump 2.0.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: December 2, 2024

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Watchful Waiting: Three Weeks Left in Lame Duck - Congress returns on Tuesday to begin the remaining three weeks of the lame duck session. Lawmakers have a packed agenda, and they have 18 days to pass a bill funding the...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Déjà Vu All Over Again? NLRB Faces Partisan Overhaul Again with Key Legal Issues Hanging in the Balance

For the third time in eight years, both the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) prosecutorial and adjudicative arms face a pending partisan overhaul after President-elect Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025....more

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Election 2024: ERISA and the Proposed New Labor Secretary – Look(ing) for the Union Label?

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President-Elect Trump has proposed Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as the next Secretary of Labor. The selection is particularly notable for the clear pro-union leanings of the nominee of a Republican president-elect. Any effort...more

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2024 Post-Election Analysis: Trade and Tariffs

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Trade Agenda for Donald Trump’s Second Term and the Role of the 119th Congress - Donald Trump's first term as president was defined by a protectionist trade policy focused on renegotiating trade agreements and imposing...more

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