A horrific new story hits our feeds every day. Social media platforms and other online spaces are drowning in a flood of abusive generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) content. Like with anything on the internet, users are…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Criminal Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The patent examination process can often take far too long, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is determined to do something about it in 2026. This past October, the USPTO started a one-year pilot program…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Organizations, including partnerships, corporations, committees, associations, trade associations, and labor unions that spent more than $2,500 on lobbying activities in New Jersey-…
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/ Elections & Politics
In one of his last acts in office, now-former Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation on January 17, 2026, that amends the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) to expand its coverage to smaller employers. As a reminder, the NJFLA…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 2283 (2R), establishing the Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Therapy Pilot Program (the Pilot Program). The legislation appropriates $6 million and positions New Jersey…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On January 14, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced increased reporting thresholds for transactions. Annually, the FTC reviews and adjusts the premerger notification thresholds for reporting acquisitions of voting…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions
With the 2025-2026 legislative session officially underway, the State House is taking shape after a high-stakes election in which all 80 seats in the General Assembly were on the ballot. Democrats came out of the election with…
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/ Elections & Politics
Recent US actions resulting in the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power represent a significant inflection point in US–Venezuela relations. These developments have prompted renewed scrutiny of sanctions,…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Following a tumultuous start to fiscal year 2026, including a government shutdown that lasted 43 days, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 (NDAA 2026), Pub. L. 119-60, was passed by Congress and signed…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
Connecticut has become an unexpected focal point for bid rigging enforcement in public contracting. Many government contractors still see this risk as a federal problem driven by the Department of Justice and the Procurement…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Contracting
The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) became law on December 18, 2025, enacting a tidal wave of the Trump administration’s priorities with respect to Department of Defense (DoD) procurement. One key priority…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
Congress has once again reshaped the protest landscape—this time with a narrow but consequential change targeted squarely at Department of Defense (DoD) procurements. The Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
On December 18, 2025, the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA) became law. True to each year’s NDAA being a sprawling piece of legislation, the FY26 NDAA contains many priorities of the current…
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/ Education Law, Government Contracting, Nonprofit Law
Traditionally the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed inventors, whether domestic or foreign citizens, to represent themselves during the patent application process. However, the USPTO is now proposing…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
Beginning January 1, 2026, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) will require inventor nationality and in some cases an inventor identification number for every inventor listed on any patent application…
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/ Privacy, Intellectual Property
