On June 10, the CFPB moved to reopen its 2021 enforcement action against the final remaining defendant in a student debt relief case involving over $3.4 million in alleged illegal advance fees. The Bureau, under Acting Director…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) vetoed legislation that would have banned websites from conducting sweepstakes games that some say violate online gambling laws.
Senate Bill 181, which was passed by the Louisiana State…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Elections & Politics
On June 1, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill that, if enacted, will delay the effective date of the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act by one year, from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026.
The law prohibits financial…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
On Monday June 9, 2025, the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche released “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” This much anticipated update directly responds to Executive Order…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
On June 9, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood issued a letter rejecting the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (CSBS) request that the OCC rescind its 2011 preemption regulations.
The OCC ‘s letter signals…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking
Louisiana and Connecticut recently passed legislation establishing regulatory frameworks for earned wage access (EWA) providers.
Connecticut’s SB 5140 passed the legislature on June 4 and awaits Governor Ned Lamont’s…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
On May 28, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to terminate its redlining consent order against a New Jersey-based bank. The five-year order, entered in September 2022, resolved allegations that the banks violated the…
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/ Civil Rights, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
On May 28, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo approved SB 437, creating a new framework for internet-based consumer lenders that lend to Nevada residents. The law defines an “Internet consumer lender” as any entity that exclusively…
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/ Conflict of Laws, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
At the end of May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal…
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/ Civil Rights, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Health
Maine’s Gambling Control Unit (GCU) has issued a formal warning regarding the proliferation of illegal interactive gaming (“iGaming”) platforms operating within the state. The warning emphasized that while certain forms of…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Consumer Protection
Leonard Lipsky and Carly Eisenberg Hoinacki from Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare Team recently sat down with Nick Francia and Sarah Bothner of The Capital ESOP Group at UBS Financial Services Inc., to explore the ins and outs of…
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/ Business Organizations, Health, Mergers & Acquisitions
The California Court of Appeal issued an important decision clarifying that an employee cannot recover damages for a defamation claim that is derivative of a wrongful termination claim. Defamation causes of action are often…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services that the standard for establishing a Title VII claim is the same for all individuals, regardless of whether…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Congress is weighing a sweeping proposal that could significantly reshape how artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated across the United States. At the end of May, the United States House of Representatives passed, by a vote of…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 6, 2025, the Trump Administration released a new Executive Order (“EO”) on cybersecurity, Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Science, Computers, & Technology, Government Contracting
