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Industry Urges SCOTUS to Consider FDA Graphic Cigarette Warnings

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In August, a group of tobacco companies filed a petition for certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking review of a lower court’s holding that the First Amendment does not prohibit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

First Major Overhaul of Cosmetics Regulation Since FDR Administration

As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MoCRA”). This is the first major reform of cosmetics regulation since the Federal...more

Snell & Wilmer

Forever Chemicals (PFAS) Start New Decade With Flurry of Scrutiny

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The first few weeks of 2020 have seen regulatory and litigation attention heaped upon what have come to be known as “forever chemicals” or Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which encompass more than 5,000 chemical...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Commission Rules Under Construction: COGCC Mission Change Whitepaper Released

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Many changes are on the horizon, as the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission’s (“COGCC”) rules are under construction. On November 1st, the COGCC released its Mission Change Whitepaper (“Whitepaper”)...more

Morgan Lewis

In Rare 3-3-3 Decision, Supreme Court Upholds Virginia Ban on Uranium Mining

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The US Supreme Court issued its decision on June 17 in the case of Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren. The Court affirmed the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which held that the Atomic Energy Act...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren

On June 17, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren, concluding that Virginia may ban uranium mining within its borders because the federal Atomic Energy Act (AEA) does not preempt State mining...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

FCC’s OTARD Rule Proposal: Comment Period Open - Partner Gerry Lederer Discusses New Developments in PublicCEO

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed an expansion of its rules for Over-the-Air Reception Devices in what it says is an effort to spur the deployment of 5G infrastructure. The FCC’s recommended changes have...more

King & Spalding

FDA Regulation of Cannabis

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Agency Notice Touts Authority to Regulate Products Containing Cannabis and Cannabis-derived Compounds - On April 4, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice in the Federal Register that it...more

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