Businesses can breathe a sigh of relief: In Insurance Marketing Coalition v. FCC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) controversial one-to-one consent rule,…
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The Biden-era effort to raise the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors will not, for now, get a final say by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Rather, legal challenges will continue to muddy the issue of…
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The Washington State Legislature passed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (TFCA) in 2023, which restricts the sale of cosmetic products containing certain chemicals, including lead and lead compounds. Effective January 1, 2025,…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Consumer Protection
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), passed in the wake of Watergate, prohibits U.S.-linked companies and individuals from bribing foreign government officials to procure international business and hiding the bribes in the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
In IUOE, Local 39 v. National Labor Relations Board, No. 23-124, No. 23-150, 23-188, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel issued a 2-1 ruling on January 21, 2025, enforcing a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB…
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Corporate compliance programs are essential tools for mitigating antitrust risk.
With the transition to the Trump administration, organizations should consider developing and empowering their corporate compliance programs to…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Science, Computers, & Technology
Senior Division of Enforcement (Division) officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) spoke with SEC alumni, private practitioners, and other professionals at the Securities Enforcement Forum…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Among the many issues raised by President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14173 (“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”) targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs is the prospect for…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
On February 3, 2025, the city of Baltimore and three organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland opposing the recent Trump administration executive orders (EO) focused on eliminating…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Government Contracting
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced long-awaited amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule) on January 16, 2025, marking the first changes to the COPPA Rule since 2013…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Controlling stockholders owe fiduciary duties to other stockholders that minority stockholders do not. A holder of over 50% of a corporation’s voting power is clearly a controlling stockholder. As a consequence, transactions…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
On January 30, 2025, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released new, inflation-adjusted contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle.
Federal law limits the amounts and sources of campaign contributions from…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics
On February 3, 2025, President Trump paused the new 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico for 30 days and warned about increased duties on imports from China.
In our blog post yesterday, Michael House discussed the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
Among the over 70 executive orders rescinded by President Trump on his first day in office was President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence (EO 14110).
Three days later, President Trump issued his own AI…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology
On February 1, 2025, President Trump invoked his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose additional 25% tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada and additional 10% tariffs on products…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade