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Trump Rescinds Biden’s AI EO

Well, it was good while it lasted. Former President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) in October 2023 designed to start the discussion and development of guardrails around using artificial intelligence (AI) in the United...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Major Change to Federal Contractors’ Affirmative Action Requirements

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On Tuesday, President Trump radically changed the legal landscape for federal contractors when he revoked an executive order that had been in effect for nearly 60 years. Executive Order 11246, issued by President Johnson in...more

DLA Piper

President Trump Executive Orders

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Below is a compilation of Executive Orders and Actions signed by President Donald Trump....more

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Weed-ing Through the Laws: A Snapshot of US Cannabis Legislation

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Marijuana legislation is continuing to evolve in the new year across jurisdictions throughout the U.S. Below, we dive into a brief survey of notable changes to marijuana legislation across the U.S. during the first three...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: January 2025 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we look at the new administration’s choice for interim DEA head. Florida may have cannabis on the ballot...more

Woods Rogers

Managing Workplace Civility during Trying Times

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With this week marking a change in federal administration, emotions and opinions are running high across the country. There is bound to be a heated discussion in the breakroom or on team message boards....more

Perkins Coie

Trump Administration’s “America First Trade Policy”

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Early this week, President Trump unveiled his “America First Trade Policy.” The policy, issued as a memorandum to his incoming senior trade and national security officials, offers insights into the new administration’s...more

A&O Shearman

Trump and House Republicans take aim at the global minimum tax and domestic tax measures

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Day one of the Trump administration and the impact of the new U.S. President and Republican-controlled House and Senate is being felt in many areas, including in the international tax sphere. On 20 January, President Trump...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Senate Aide Olivia Trusty Named as Nominee for FCC Commissioner

In the days leading up to Inauguration Day, Olivia Trusty was named as President Trump’s nominee to serve as a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), filling the seat vacated by outgoing chairwoman...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Trump’s First-Day Executive Orders a Mixed Bag for Energy Sectors

In his first days in office, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders and presidential memoranda related to the energy industry. Some of the executive orders work to promote certain energy sectors, but others...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Trump Halts Offshore Wind Leasing and Federal Permitting for Wind Projects

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In a memorandum issued Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump halted federal offshore wind energy leasing and directed federal administrative agencies to cease the issuance and renewal of permits and approvals for onshore and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Unleashing Uncertainty: President Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Unleashing American Energy Executive Order (“Energy EO”) and the Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid Executive Order (“Foreign Aid EO”), both portend a...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Trump 2.0: America First Trade Policy Takes Shape

On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. Within hours of taking office, President Trump issued dozens of executive orders and an “America First Trade Policy” memorandum...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Designation Of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary This Order re-designates Ansar Allah (also known as the Houthis) a Foreign Terrorist Organization (“FTO”), to be effective within 45 days. The first Trump Administration had previously designated the Houthis as an FTO...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Administrator Nominee Advances to Senate for Confirmation Vote: Nomination Hearing Highlights

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) on January 23, 2025, advanced the nomination of Lee Zeldin to the full Senate for a vote to confirm him as the next Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection...more

Morgan Lewis

Executive Actions Signal Support for Fossil Energy and Scaling Back of Environmental Regulations

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On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump signed a number of executive orders and memoranda reversing many of his predecessor’s climate policies and launching a promised transformation of the nation’s...more

Cozen O'Connor

Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, January 23, 2025

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Special Election Set for SD-35 Following Passing of Rep. Gergely State Rep. Matt Gergely - (D-Allegheny) passed away last weekend, leaving the state House once again tied 101-101. A special election will be held March 25 to...more

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Beginning of a Federal AI Policy Shift - Revocation of the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on AI

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On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order revoking 78 executive orders issued by the Biden administration. Among these was the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Kalshi v. CFTC Challenges Contracts on Political Events

On Jan. 17, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit) heard oral argument in KalshiEx v. CFTC. At issue is KalshiEx LLC’s (Kalshi) ability to list political event contracts for...more

Bennett Jones LLP

The Decision-Making and Operations of Government during Prorogation and Dissolution: Is Anybody Home?

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Recent and prospective political developments in Canada, including the prorogation of Parliament and a possible dissolution of Parliament in the winter or spring of 2025, have important consequences for Government of Canada...more

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Broad Street Brief: City Council Returns from Winter Recess

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Mayor Parker Expresses Openness to Working with Trump Admin. Mayor Cherelle Parker expressed a willingness to collaborate with President Donald Trump on shared priorities, emphasizing the need for bipartisan cooperation to...more

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DEI on the Chopping Block

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“We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based.” – President Trump, January 20, 2025. Consistent with President Trump’s words during his inauguration address, he has already begun efforts to roll-back diversity,...more

Cozen O'Connor

New Year, New FTC Chair & State AG Priorities

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Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday was sworn in January 22, 2025. FTC Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson was appointed Chairman on January 22, 2025....more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Undocumented Students And The Obligations To Cooperate With “ICE” --Take Two with Trump 2.0

Back in 2017, at the dawn of the first Trump administration, there was much concern about how school leaders should address issues involving “undocumented” students including the possibility of visits by the U.S. Immigration...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

2023 AI Safety Executive Order Revoked and What Lies Ahead for AI

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On President Trump’s first day in office, he rescinded 78 Biden-era Executive Orders via an Executive Order Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (EO 14145). On the list of rescinded Executive Orders is...more

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