As anticipated, a Texas federal district court has vacated the HIPAA Reproductive Health Rule (the “Rule”) nationwide. (Memorandum Opinion and Order, Purl v. HHS, 2:24-CV-228-Z (N. Dist. Tex (Jun. 18, 2025), available here)…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Privacy
On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Stanley v. City of Sanford, No. 23-997, addressing the scope of protections available to retired workers under Title I of the Americans with…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Beginning July 1, 2025, producers of a wide range of packaging and paper materials, as well as products that use such materials, are prohibited from selling or distributing such products in the state of Colorado, unless they are…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
I’m old enough to feel okay claiming full “curmudgeon” status when it comes to A.I. as a writing tool. I know some will say that puts me behind the times, and others will say that I’m missing out on opportunities. But the early…
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/ Law Practice Products & Services, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
With summer temperatures rising and OSHA’s heat hazard enforcement intensifying, Human Resources and SHEA (Safety, Health, Environmental, and Awareness) teams play a critical role in keeping their organizations compliant—and…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation 10949 (June 2025 Proclamation), significantly expanding visa restrictions on foreign nationals from countries deemed to pose national security or public safety threats to the…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
The Trump administration terminated the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela parole (CHNV parole) program on June 12, 2025..…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Supreme Court’s decision in NRC v. Texas gives nuclear energy generators and storage facilities, as well as NRC, the latest win in the decades-long struggle over used-fuel storage…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Energy & Utilities
Welcome back to the buzz, our monthly cannabis news and policy update. Your at-a-glance source for regulatory developments, agency announcements, and trends impacting the cannabis industry.
In this edition of the buzz,…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Taxation
Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lee Zeldin on June 11, 2025, announced a proposed rule titled “Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units.” In…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
The Department of Labor recently issued Compliance Assistance Release No. 2025-01 rescinding Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01 that directed 401(k) plan fiduciaries to exercise “extreme care” before adding cryptocurrency…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
Cause challenges play an important role in jury selection. When a potential juror has an acknowledged barrier to basing their decision on a neutral understanding of the evidence and the law, they should not serve. However, when…
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/ Civil Procedure, Law Practice Products & Services
The administration terminated the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela parole (CHNV parole) program Thursday (June 12, 2025)... According to the administration, notices have already been issued to affected parolees advising their…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
In March 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made several changes to various immigration relief programs, which were enjoined in different federal district courts. More recently, the Supreme Court of the United…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Recently, former House Majority Leader Jefferson Moss (R-Saratoga Springs) resigned from his seat in the legislature and position in leadership to take a spot in Governor Cox’s cabinet as Executive Director of the Governor’s…
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