California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”), is well-known to companies selling consumer products, including food and beverage items in California. It is common to see Prop 65 warning labels on everything from household...more
Policy shifts, court challenges, and strategic considerations for organizations navigating federal directives on DEI....more
The Department of State (DOS) has recently increased scrutiny of existing student visa holders and those requesting new student visas at U.S. consulates abroad. Some F-1 visas and SEVIS records have been rescinded or...more
On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration signed Executive Order 14173 on “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the Executive Order). The Executive Order seeks to end diversity, equity,...more
In January 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed several Executive Orders immediately after being sworn into office. Executive Order 14151 “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Program and Preferencing” and Executive...more
A bipartisan coalition of 52 AGs filed an amicus brief in Yoon v. Collins, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, in support of two veterans and their families who challenged the denial of G.I. Bill...more
Since taking office in January, President Trump has signed a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs) on a wide range of topics. Few EOs, however, have generated as much attention and uncertainty as Executive Order 14151 and...more
On March 13, 2025, twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration to stop its plans to cut the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce by roughly half. The case is in the U.S. District Court for the...more
On March 5, 2025, the National Education Association (NEA) and its New Hampshire affiliate (NEA-NH) sued the U.S. Department of Education, challenging a recently issued “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) that informed schools that...more
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
"Vague laws invite arbitrary power," U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland said in a ruling temporarily barring the Trump Administration from implementing parts of its...more
Developments concerning the enforceability and enforcement of the CTA came at a rapid clip last week. As things stand, the government may enforce the CTA pending a Texas court appeal in Smith v. U.S. Department of the...more
Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) saga...more
The Trump administration is facing a new legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive orders (EOs) to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives after a group of diversity officers,...more
On December 23, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) issued an Order staying the nationwide preliminary injunction issued earlier in the month by a district court in...more
As the government and interested parties continue to fight over the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s reporting requirements, prudent businesses and reporting companies should be prepared to comply with all...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Dec. 13, 2024, filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction that was issued by the U.S. District Court...more
In-scope entities should keep preparing for compliance with Senate Bills 253 and 261 as the lawsuit proceeds past an initial summary judgment motion....more
After the U.S. Congress enacted the federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) on January 1, 2021, a wide range of plaintiffs immediately brought suit against the government challenging its constitutionality. Currently,...more
On the heels of the enactment of New Jersey’s new hemp law (L. 2024, c. 73; Senate Bill No. 3235) (the “Intoxicating Hemp Bill”) amending the definition of “legal” hemp and limiting the production and sale of...more
Over three years ago, Congress enacted the federal Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"), which for the first time obligates business owners, among others, to file beneficial ownership information ("BOI") reports with the U.S....more
On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that at least part of the basis for the currently pending legal attack on the Nasdaq’s proposed...more
While the rest of us wait on the Federal Circuit’s decision on the rehearing petitions in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., there are signs that the Federal Circuit judges themselves may already have moved on. In...more
Four hundred and fifty-six days after it was approved by more than 57% of the Hillsborough County electorate, legal challenges to a county charter amendment that added a 1% sales tax designed to finance the county’s...more
On December 11, 2019, PayPal, Inc. (PayPal) filed suit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the District of Columbia, challenging the CFPB’s Prepaid Accounts Under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act...more