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OIRA Memo on Agency Deregulation: Implications for Health Care

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On October 21, 2025, the acting administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget issued Memorandum M-25-36, which contains guidance for federal agencies on “how...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

DHS ends TPS status for South Sudan

This morning, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a Notice in the Federal Register announcing the termination of Temporary Protected Status designation for South Sudan, effective 60 days from today. The...more

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City of Seattle Secures Preliminary Injunction on DEI and Gender Executive Orders

On October 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington halted enforcement of Section 3(b)(iv) of Executive Order 14173 (the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Order”) and Section 3(g) of...more

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OSHA Under OIRA’s Deregulatory Memo: What Changes to Expect and What’s at Stake

The October 21, 2025, memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) sets out an aggressive framework to accelerate deregulatory actions across the federal...more

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Democratic and Republicans AGs Separately Weigh In on Impact of Shutdown to SNAP Program

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Ohio AG Dave Yost led a group of 19 Republican AGs in sending a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, asking him to ensure the continuation of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the...more

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Streamlining the Review of Deregulatory Actions: U.S. Office of Management and Budget Memorandum

The Memorandum is directed to “Regulatory Policy Officers at Departments and Agencies and Managing and Executive Directors of Commissions and Boards” from Jeffrey Bossert Clark, Sr., Acting Administrator of Office of...more

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AI Accountability and Governance in Focus: Complaint Filed in DC District Court for AI Transparency in Federal Government, and...

On October 1, the Democracy Forward Foundation, a nonprofit advocating for government transparency, filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM),...more

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Best Practices for Navigating a Governmental Bid Protest in Florida

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Public construction projects in Florida—ranging from highway expansions and airport improvements, to affordable housing and coastal resiliency initiatives—represent multi-million-dollar opportunities for contractors and...more

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DOT Issues Immediate Rule Overhauling DBE and ACDBE Programs in Response to Court Challenges

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has issued an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) in the Federal Register revising its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise...more

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Jonathan Snare Confirmed to OSHRC: What It Means for OSHA Litigation Now

The U.S. Senate’s October 7, 2025, confirmation of Jonathan L. Snare to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)—the three-member adjudicatory agency that has not had a commissioner since April 2025—was an...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CFPB Employees Union Requests D.C. Circuit to Reconsider Order Vacating Injunction

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The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) filed a petition for rehearing en banc on Sept. 29, 2025, requesting the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reconsider a three-judge panel's...more

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Democratic AGs Challenge DOJ Restrictions on Victim Services, Celebrate Separate Reversal on VOCA Funding

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A group of 21 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit challenging new US DOJ restrictions on the use of federal funding for legal services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes. ...more

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CFPB union files its petition for rehearing en banc in appellate court

On September 29, the union representing CFPB employees submitted its petition for rehearing en banc after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that would have...more

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New Source Review/Clean Air Act: U.S. Senator Markey Letter to U.S. EPA Questioning "Begin Actual Construction" Guidance

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 2nd Interpretive Letter addressing the definition of “Begin Actual Construction” in the Clean Air Act New Source Review (“NSR”) regulations. The...more

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Democratic AGs, Governors Power Up with DOE Funding Cap Win

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted summary judgment for a group of 18 Democratic AGs—along with the Governors of Pennsylvania and Kentucky—in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in...more

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As Grant Terminations Continue, Here Is What Grant Recipients Should Know About Earmarks

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As we have noted in recent client alerts, we have arrived at the end of a fiscal year in which there have been numerous policy-based program reductions and grant terminations across federally funded sectors. ...more

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Minnesota’s Proposed PFAS Reporting Rules Are Disapproved for Procedural and Substantive Deficiencies

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We’ve been following Minnesota’s proposed PFAS-in-products reporting rules for the past several months. As part of the rulemaking process under the Minnesota Administrative Procedures Act, and following public comment and a...more

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CFPB union drops one of its cases against the administration

On September 19, the union representing CFPB employees provided notice that it dismissed its case (1:25-cv-00380-RJL) against CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought, without prejudice. This was one of two cases the union filed...more

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Grantee Funding Considerations for Nonprofits as Fiscal Year 2025 Comes to a Close

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Nonprofits and other federal grant recipients have struggled through 2025, a year of fiscal tightening in federal grant programs, from the termination of numerous grants and programs the current administration perceives as...more

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No Bid, No Protest: Federal Circuit Court Clarifies “Interested Party” in Major Standing Decision

In Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2023-1970 (Decided Aug. 28, 2025), Percipient.ai challenged a task order award by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA),...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Gold Standard Science Order Doesn’t Alter How Colleges Handle Misconduct Matters

We have written extensively about how we defend scientists, professors, and students accused of research misconduct on federally funded projects at universities. Academic institutions that receive federal research funding...more

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A New Two-Step Dance: Supreme Court Decision Complicates Relief for Government Grant and Contract Terminations

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Organizations challenging an agency’s termination of a grant or government contract based on an allegedly illegal government policy need to master a two-step dance, according to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Under the...more

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Litigation Minute: A Year After Loper Bright: Lessons From a Legal Shake-Up

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What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the US Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old doctrine established in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.,...more

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Trump Administration Can Resume Plans to Fire More Than 1,400 CFPB Employees

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The Trump Administration can, among other things, resume plans to begin firing more than 1,400 employees at the CFPB, two judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled last Friday. In a 2-1...more

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D.C. Circuit Court Vacates Preliminary Injunction in NTEU v. CFPB

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On August 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision in the case of National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). The appellate court...more

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