The auto lending market stands at a critical inflection point halfway through 2026. With outstanding auto loan debt reaching $1.67 trillion across 108 million open accounts at the end of 2025, the sheer scale of the market…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Transportation
On June 2, 2026, the Trump Administration issued an executive order (“EO”) entitled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security. The EO’s premise is straightforward: the same AI capabilities that make…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
School’s out, and employers across California are gearing up to hire high school students and interns for the summer. Fresh perspectives, new energy, mentoring opportunities for existing staff — there’s plenty to gain…
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Building on our April alert regarding Colorado’s three-front AI healthcare landscape, the legislature has finalized all three tracks. The compliance picture has rapidly shifted, bringing unexpected framework changes that demand…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
Companies facing rate cases in the energy and utility sectors need to be able to move seamlessly between federal and state paradigms without losing the strategic thread. At the federal level, the Federal Energy Regulatory…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities
On June 6, 2026, a federal district court vacated IRS Notice 2025-42 (setting special beginning of construction rules for solar and wind projects) in full and remanded it to the IRS for further administrative action. The effect…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Taxation
On June 8, 2026, Lubbock County District Court Judge Ken Curry issued a temporary injunction in Brendan Sorsby v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, Cause No. DC-2026-CV-0791 (99th Judicial District, Lubbock County,…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
From worker classification to expense reimbursement, California employers must navigate a complex regulatory landscape to avoid the pitfalls of noncompliance and their costly consequences. This challenge particularly impacts…
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/ Construction Law, Labor & Employment Law, Government Contracting
Since 1986, federal law has required every U.S. employer to complete a Form I-9 for each new hire, verifying identity and work authorization through an inspection of specified documents. This obligation applies regardless of…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On May 29, 2026, the Trump Administration filed a motion in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, stating that it will appeal the U.S. Court of International Trade’s (CIT) universal injunction ordering it to reliquidate final…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
If your company operates on both sides of the border — or is considering expanding into Mexico — one of the most common and costly misunderstandings involves the role of the notary public. In the United States, a notary is a…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Real Estate - Commercial
On May 14, 2026, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 26-189, replacing Colorado’s first-in-the-nation act focused on regulating artificial intelligence, the 2024 Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 205), with a narrower…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 21, 2026, a 34,000-gallon storage tank at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California began leaking methyl methacrylate (MMA), a volatile and highly flammable industrial chemical used to manufacture…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued This legislation comes in direct response to recent developments discussed in our earlier article, “Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199,” which reported on the…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
An employee has been gloomy, snapping at co-workers and making odd comments. While concerning, this behavior does not necessarily indicate the employee has a mental disability — or does it? After all, people can be cranky and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
