AGG Talks: Background Screening - What is FCRA Preemption, and Why Should You Care?
Kilpatrick’s Jordan Goodman recently presented “Talk Legal To Me” at the Sharpen Your Focus UPPO Annual Conference in San Antonio....more
A bipartisan coalition of 39 states and D.C. filed an amicus brief backing Nevada in Ninth Circuit litigation over whether prediction-market platforms can offer sports-betting products as federally regulated “event contracts”...more
On January 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held, in the case of In the Matter of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey v. AFSCME Local 888, American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO,...more
On March 11, Kalshi filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa against Attorney General (AG) Brenna Bird and members of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Kalshi’s complaint asks the...more
The Supreme Court’s January 20, 2026 decision in Berk v. Choy, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), held that Delaware’s affidavit-of-merit requirement—mandating an expert affidavit accompany a medical malpractice complaint—does not apply in...more
The Trump administration’s recent executive order, titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” asserts broad federal authority to preempt state laws regulating AI in order to establish a...more
Last year, the United States sued the State of Michigan, seeking a preemptive court order preventing Michigan from filing suit against firms in the “fossil fuel industry”. Michigan moved to dismiss, arguing that the case was...more
Tucked away in the text of the law that ended the 2025 federal shutdown is a provision amending a handful of paragraphs from the 2018 farm bill. Although seemingly minor, this amendment may threaten the 28-billion-dollar hemp...more
On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The Order’s stated purpose is to allow United States (U.S.)-based artificial...more
On December 26, 2025, a federal judge in the Eastern District of California granted the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) bid for a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of recently enacted labor...more
On December 11, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) that establishes a national artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework and attempts to preempt enforcement of state AI laws. Titled “Ensuring a...more
On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order purporting to limit the ability of states to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The order’s stated purpose is to ensure that American AI companies...more
Foreign land ownership in the United States has long been a contentious issue, with approximately 28 states as of the 2025 legislative session enacting laws to restrict such ownership. Today, laws restricting such ownership...more
While we U.S. Supreme Court practitioners and observers await decisions in several already-argued cases of great significance regarding the separation of powers and executive authority, the Court this morning issued a per...more
A plaintiff with a mobility disability sued the Florida government claiming that pregnancy parking permits violate ADA Title II and the Rehabilitation Act. In July 2025, the Florida legislature passed a law allowing...more
In a northeast suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Home Depot employees alleged that the company permitted racially intolerant behavior by co-workers in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, which occurred less than 7...more
On November 26, 2025, the Supreme Court of Illinois agreed to address whether state common law claims for negligent hiring/selection are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA). This...more
We have all seen the commercials with witty comedians and sports legends extolling how easy it is to pick up your phone and place a bet for your favorite sports team. That is, unless you live in a state where gambling on...more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana rejected an effort to avoid arbitration based on Louisiana law. The court held that federal law applied and required arbitration of claims against both domestic...more
The First District Court of Appeal recently struck down a Florida law that prohibited people from openly carrying firearms in public. The court held that section 790.053 violated the Second Amendment as applied to the states...more
The Professor Paul J. Hartman Memorial State and Local Tax (SALT) Forum, sponsored in conjunction with Vanderbilt University Law School, is a premier event that offers industry professionals, practitioners, and state revenue...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a lawsuit against the state of California seeking to block a new law that would allow the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to take on responsibilities...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed suit against the State of California and the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) seeking to block enforcement of Assembly Bill 288, a new law that would...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
The Supreme Court of the United States will finally settle the circuit court split around the country and address whether state common law claims for negligent hiring/selection are indeed preempted by the Federal Aviation...more