The Enhancing Consumer Protection Procedures Amendment Act of 2026 (B26-0174) is an enrolled act that fundamentally shifts the consumer protection enforcement landscape in Washington, D.C. For companies transacting with D.C…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection
Nearly 30 years ago, Dr. Ezra L. Totton, a distinguished Black professor of chemistry, bequeathed $35,000 to the University of Iowa to establish a scholarship for "Black students majoring in the physical sciences, preferably…
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/ Constitutional Law, Education Law
California's emergency regulations establishing mandatory minimum registered nurse (RN)-to-patient staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals took effect on June 1, 2026, more than two decades after the original legislative…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law
The SEC has issued an order adjusting for inflation the dollar amount thresholds for qualified client status under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), which takes effect on June 29, 2026.1 The…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed two landmark rulemakings – Registered Offering Reform and Reporting Framework Simplification – that, if adopted, fundamentally would reshape the regulatory…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on June 11, 2026, will publish in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to roll back the agency's presumption of social disadvantage for individually owned…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Contracting
When a tenant invests significant capital, time and resources in a leased location encumbered by a mortgage or other loan secured by the premises, a Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreement (SNDA) is an important…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
The White House on June 3, 2026, issued an executive order on "Strengthening Customs Enforcement" that directs a sweeping overhaul of how goods enter the U.S. The order targets evasion by importers, tightens requirements on…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
The U.S. Senate passed a reconciliation package on a 52-47 vote on June 5, 2026, that will provide $70 billion in funding to support U.S. immigration enforcement agencies and their activities. After nearly 18 hours of debate and…
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/ Health, Immigration Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a memorandum opinion on June 6, 2026, in Oregon Environmental Council v. IRS, No. CV-25-4400 (D.D.C. June 6, 2026), vacating IRS Notice 2025‑42, which had curtailed the…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Taxation
Voters have often used the midterm elections to balance power in Washington and impose a check on the president. This occurs when the electorate gives majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate to the party…
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/ Elections & Politics, Government Contracting
Healthcare real estate has evolved dramatically over the past three decades. In the early 1990s, medical office buildings and surgery center assets were simply categorized as commercial office space. By the mid-1990s, healthcare…
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/ Business Organizations, Health, Real Estate - Commercial
A successful business improvement district (BID) requires more than a strong vision; it needs the right mix of market conditions, political support and community trust. Land use attorney Kyrus Freeman and Soul of the City BID…
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/ Law Firm Marketing, Real Estate - Residential, Real Estate - Commercial
The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued guidance on Sunday, May 31, 2026 – a rare weekend release – regarding enforcement of license requirements for certain "advanced computing" items. The…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Over the past year, and most recently with the SEC's announcement that it resolved its case against Gautam and Sagar Adani (the Adanis), the Commission has sharpened its focus on the integrity of issuer disclosures in…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
