President Donald Trump on April 9, 2025, issued an executive order (EO) titled "Protecting American Energy from State Overreach." The EO aims at "unleashing American energy" by removing legal restrictions imposed by state laws and policies related to climate change that are unconstitutional or pr
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Bilotti v. Fla DOC - postconviction relief - DeMarcus v. Univ of S Ala - Title IX, § 1983, volleyball coach, mistreatment - Joseph v. Bd of Regents Univ Ga - en banc denial, Title IX, employment - USA v.
On April 2, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed a whistleblower’s False Claims Act (FCA) action after the relator attempted to dismiss the government as a plaintiff-intervenor in the lawsuit....
Key Takeaways - - The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is substantially revising its draft privacy regulations. - Definitions for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and "significant decisions" are being narrowed to reduce overreach.
President Trump signed a new executive order, “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment” (the Order) on April 9, marking yet another significant shift in U.S. trade policy. The Order, effective as of 12:01 a.m.
Two recent announcements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offer early indicators as to how the Trump administration, including CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, may approach the Medicare Advantage (MA) industry over the next four years....
In its first major initiative, on March 21, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) newly formed Council on National Security (Council) launched an investigation into the “ongoing U.S.
On March 19, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management staff (Staff) issued two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) focused on Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Marketing Rule).
The EU introduces the pioneering EU AI Act, aiming to become a global hub for human-centric, trustworthy AI. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) The primary legislative framework for regulating AI in the EU is the EU AI Act.
