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Athletes and Political Speech: The Legal Landscape and Considerations for Employers

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In February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Milan Cortina Olympics for refusing to change his helmet honoring athletes who had died during...more

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FTC sends debanking letters to PayPal, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard

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FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has sent letters to four major financial services providers warning them that they may not engage in debanking—disqualifying potential and current customers from receiving services based on...more

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Colorado Packaging EPR Program Faces Legal Challenge from Lubricant Trade Association

Colorado’s packaging EPR program is now the subject of a new legal challenge, after the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) filed suit in the State of Colorado’s District Court for the City and County of...more

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Supreme Court Holds that Colorado’s Law Banning Conversion Therapy Infringed on Counselor’s First Amendment Rights

The Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision in Chiles v. Salazar addressed a constitutional challenge to a Colorado law that prohibited licensed mental health counselors from engaging in “conversion therapy” with minors....more

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The Headline Problem In Defamation Law: A Proposal For Fixing Illinois’ And Ohio’s Outdated Innocent Construction Rule

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Defamation lawsuits are on the rise in the United States, and have been for several years. Because defamation litigation is so increasingly relied upon as a means to address reputational injury, it is appropriate to examine...more

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Trump Administration Releases National AI Policy Framework

The Trump administration released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence on March 20, 2026, outlining recommendations intended to establish a nationally uniform approach to AI regulation (the “Framework”)....more

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Hot Topics in International Trade April 2026 - AI Legislative Framework Proposed by the White House

On March 20, 2026, the Trump Administration announced that it, “is committed to winning the AI race to usher in a new era of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people“ (Fact...more

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Recent DEI Updates: Making Sense of the Latest Surrounding the Administration's DEI Executive Orders

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Over the past year, significant changes, both political and legal, have emerged regarding federal enforcement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) programs, particularly in the context of the False Claims Act (“FCA”)....more

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Big Headlines, Modest Impact: Putting the U.S. AI Framework in Context

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The U.S. may be about to wipe out the patchwork of state AI laws but not replace it with much. The White House’s proposed National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (“The Framework”) outlines a potential shift...more

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Internet shutdowns – The human rights stakes of connectivity

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On 8 January 2026, Iranian authorities implemented a nationwide internet blackout that resulted in connectivity to the global internet declining by approximately 98% within 84 hours. This blackout did not occur in isolation,...more

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Supreme Court Holds Strict Scrutiny Applies to Colorado Conversion Therapy Law

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Chiles v. Salazar, No. 24-539, 2026 WL 872307 (U.S. March 31, 2026) - The U.S. Supreme Court held, 8-1, that Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy, as applied to talk therapy by a licensed counselor, is a content- and...more

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White House Unveils National AI Legislative Framework

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The Legislative blueprint calls on Congress to: preempt state AI laws; consider additional intellectual property protections while leaving the fair use question for the courts; encourage AI innovation; and channel oversight...more

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White House Releases a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

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The White House released a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (Framework) on March 20, 2026, outlining legislative recommendations intended to guide U.S. Congress as it considers federal artificial...more

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White House AI Framework Puts Federal Preemption at the Center of the Debate

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The White House on March 20, 2026 issued a national artificial intelligence legislative framework. While the framework does not create immediate compliance obligations, it signals a growing push to replace the emerging...more

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White House Releases The National Policy Framework For Artificial Intelligence: Key points

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On March 20, 2026, the White House released a document titled, “A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” setting out a framework of legislative recommendations related to artificial intelligence (AI)....more

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Trump Administration Issues Legislative Recommendations for a Federal Artificial Intelligence Framework

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On March 20, 2026, the Trump Administration released A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence: Legislative Recommendations (the “Framework”). In seven key policy areas, the Framework lays out legislative...more

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Can a Leaky Well Be Protected by Free Speech?

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Yes, says Trivista Oil Company LLC v. Fort Apache Energy, Inc., Trivista sued Fort Apache for poaching its mineral lessors and obtaining top-leases in what could have been a more or less typical dispute of that nature. But a...more

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White House Releases National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

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On March 20, 2026, the White House released a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (the “Framework”), outlining policy recommendations to guide Congress in developing a unified federal approach to artificial...more

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White House Releases AI Legislative Recommendations—Congress Has the Blueprint, but Questions Remain

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On March 20, 2026, the White House unveiled its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, providing a blueprint on legislative recommendations and urging Congress to act. It recommends that Congress create a...more

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White House Outlines AI Policy Agenda in New National Framework

On March 20, 2026, the White House released a short but consequential set of legislative recommendations as part of its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. The document is not itself law, and it does not...more

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The White House Releases National AI Legislative Framework

This morning, the White House released a four-page “National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” which builds on several months of the Trump Administration’s policy statements on the roles of state and federal...more

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The Supreme Court Update - March 20, 2026

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On March 20, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision... ...more

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Ninth Circuit Allows Key Provisions of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act to Take Effect; Questions about the Law’s...

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On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion narrowing the injunction that had prevented enforcement of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (CA AADC)....more

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Opinion or False Statement of Fact? Why This Distinction Often Decides Defamation Cases

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This is the second in a series of three articles exploring the relationship between defamation and modern communication through technological mediums.  We expand upon our first article, which provides a brief explanation of...more

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Court Enjoins Texas Warning-Label Law On First Amendment Grounds

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The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas recently enjoined Section 9 of Texas Senate Bill 25, the Make Texas Healthy Again Act, on the grounds that 1) the law’s requirement for manufacturers to...more

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