The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed amendments that would allow public companies to file semiannual reports in lieu of quarterly reports, marking a significant shift in the longstanding interim reporting…
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/ Securities Law
Data centers have a global reach, but their development is increasingly shaped by local land use decisions, public opinion, and evolving legislative frameworks. Across the country, state and local governments are introducing…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On April 6, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Revenue Procedure 2026-12 (Designation Guidance) to provide guidance for the nomination of census tracts to be designated as…
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/ Finance & Banking, Taxation
In its complaint, the Personal Care Products Council argues that mandatory warnings for products containing diethanolamine constitute misleading compelled speech about risks not established in real-world product use…
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/ Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Health
The next phase of the Trump Administration’s efforts to end unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices moves forward with the issuance of new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.222-90…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Contracting
On April 20, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Beaird v. United States, No. 25-5343, agreeing to decide whether its 1993 decision in Stinson v. United States, 508 US 36 (1993), still correctly defines how much deference…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law
DOJ Civil Division Launches FOCUS Initiative to Vet Data-Mining Whistleblowers -
On April 30, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division announced its new Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (FOCUS)…
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/ Criminal Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 22, Virginia enacted a new paid family and medical leave (PFML) insurance program after Governor Abigail Spanberger’s proposed amendments to Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 1207 were adopted by the General Assembly…
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/ Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
Everyone is talking about peptides. Your doctor, your trainer, that guy at the dinner party who swears that BPC-157 rebuilt his knee — peptides have officially entered the zeitgeist. But for every breathless testimonial, there…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On April 23, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a final order reclassifying US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug products containing “marijuana” and cannabis products regulated under qualifying…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Taxation
Rapid changes to US tariff policy have transformed what were once transactional import decisions into issues with enterprise-wide implications. The reliance on tariffs has had bipartisan support across Administrations, and the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
Individuals facing federal fraud and tax evasion charges may soon see lower advisory guideline ranges under proposed Sentencing Guidelines amendments…
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/ Criminal Law, Taxation
Classes of children are often named as plaintiffs in climate litigation, with complaints stressing the need for judicial intervention to overcome gridlock in the political branches…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
With the release of the DC Board of Elections’ (DCBOE) official ballot for the 2026 District party primaries on June 16, the field is now set for one of the District’s most consequential local elections in the 50 years since…
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/ Elections & Politics
Sustainability reports have become a routine part of corporate disclosures for many US companies, even though no single federal law requires them…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
