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Colorado Amends its Artificial Intelligence Law, Substantially Reducing Obligations on Employers

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Colorado’s governor has signed an amendment (S.B. 26-189) to Colorado’s artificial intelligence law, substantially reducing the compliance burden on employers. The Colorado General Assembly passed the bill one day before the...more

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UK Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025/2026: Key Takeaways

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The UK Government has published its 2025/2026 Cyber Security Breaches Survey, which is drawn from information received from thousands of UK businesses....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

ACCESS Model: Technology as Key to Managing Chronic Conditions

Providers caring for patients with chronic conditions have for years faced a persistent mismatch between how care is delivered and how Medicare pays for it. Managing chronic illness often requires ongoing monitoring,...more

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Fintech Case Files | May 2026

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The latest edition of the Fintech Case Files, our roundup of key litigation and enforcement involving the payments and fintech industries, features the latest challenges and uncertainty around Illinois’s Interchange Fee...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Preparing for Washington’s 2027 Flame Retardant Restrictions on Electronic Products

Beginning January 1, 2027, Washington State’s organohalogen flame retardant (OFR) restriction will also cover certain electric and electronic products with plastic external enclosures manufactured, distributed or sold by...more

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[Podcast] Keyboard Cartel: The Carbanak Story

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What if the most dangerous criminals didn’t smash their way in – but quietly embedded themselves and learned the system from the inside? In this episode of Wicked Coin, hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati are joined by Lyn...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 5.15.26

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday proposed allowing data centers, power plants, and other industrial facilities to begin certain construction work before obtaining required federal air permits....more

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FTC settles with data broker Kochava over sale of sensitive location data: Key takeaways for businesses

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On May 4, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed settlement resolving its long-running litigation against Idaho-based data broker Kochava Inc. (“Kochava”) and its subsidiary, Collective Data...more

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EU agrees Digital Omnibus deal to simplify AI rules

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On 7 May 2026, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU (the "Council") reached a provisional agreement on the Digital Omnibus on AI (the "AI Omnibus") – a package of targeted amendments to the EU AI Act. Although...more

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Minnesota Prohibits Virtual Currency Kiosks

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On May 5, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed SF 3868 into law, prohibiting virtual currency kiosks in the state. The law repeals Minnesota’s existing virtual currency kiosks regulatory framework and replaces it with an...more

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Stablecoin Yield Saga: Senate Compromise Signals Path Forward for CLARITY Act

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On May 1, Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Thom Tillis finalized compromise language addressing Stablecoin yield and rewards in the Senate’s ongoing CLARITY Act negotiations. The compromise is intended to resolve one of the key...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

States Confront Oversight of Medical Chatbots While FDA Stands Down: Implications From Pennsylvania’s Character.AI Lawsuit

As medical chatbots proliferate, a new Pennsylvania lawsuit highlights a developing trend of states leading health artificial intelligence (AI) enforcement efforts, while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to be...more

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The AI Arbitrator Is Here: Are You Ready? Is Your Lawyer?

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It is often said that one of the main advantages of arbitration is that it is generally faster and less costly than litigation. But arbitration can still involve significant costs and time. Two new initiatives are testing...more

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Taylor Swift, Trademarks, and the Pursuit of a Federal Right of Publicity

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Taylor Swift’s recent trademark filings for her voice and likeness point to a growing trend among celebrities and high-profile individuals using federal trademark law—rather than relying solely on state-by-state publicity...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Build Now, Permit Later? What EPA’s Air Permitting Proposal Means for Data Centers and Major Projects

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Last fall, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) gave project developers a valuable thing in Clean Air Act permitting: a usable bright line....more

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Why Patents Don’t Commercialize Themselves — and What Founders Miss

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Many patents never translate into meaningful commercial value, not because the ideas are weak, but because the system surrounding them is misunderstood. From the outside, it is easy to assume that a granted patent should...more

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Automate with Authenticity: Elevating Legal Automation to Mirror Your Firm’s Unique Voice

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For decades, legal teams and insurance organizations have relied on templates and boilerplate language to drive efficiency and maintain a measure of uniformity across pleadings, demand responses, discovery answers, and other...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs and Consumer Protection: What We Learned From…Kansas

Joe Sciarrotta, Chief Deputy Attorney General, and Amber Smith, Deputy Attorney General for the Public Protection Division, recently joined a Kelley Drye webinar to discuss consumer protection enforcement in Kansas and the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation - May 15, 2026

FRB Governor Lisa Cook Talks Tokenization Benefits and Concerns - At a digital assets conference in Senegal in West Africa, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook spoke about the effects of tokenization and financial...more

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AI Regulatory Update for Energy: New Timelines in the EU, New Standards in the U.S.

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In our March 2026 alert, we wrote that the EU AI Act's August 2, 2026, compliance deadline made structured AI governance an urgent priority for energy companies operating in or serving the EU market....more

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EPA’s Draft Contaminant Candidate List Triggers Regulatory Considerations and Opportunities for Drinking Water Treatment...

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Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and released it for public comment. CCL 6 identifies...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: May 15, 2026

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House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee advances bipartisan public health bills. Subcommittee members unanimously approved and advanced eight health-related bills to the full committee....more

Cooley LLP

EU Batteries Regulation: European Commission Proposes New Exemptions from End-User Battery Removability Requirements

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The European Commission has formally published a much-anticipated draft delegated act under the EU Batteries Regulation (EUBR) that would exempt certain product categories from the Article 11 requirements to design for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FinCEN’s IRGC Alert: What Financial Institutions Need to Know About Iran’s Oil Smuggling and Shadow Banking Networks

On May 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert designed to help financial institutions identify and disrupt funding streams and procurement networks...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: May 5 – 11, 2026

Find the week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick summary...more

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