On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland entered a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of important aspects of two Executive Orders: “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI...more
In the first two weeks of his second administration, President Donald J. Trump has signed dozens of executive orders and “taken more than 300 executive actions” on a broad array of topics. These topics include oil and gas...more
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated one nationwide stay (Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry – formerly, Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland) which blocked the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate...more
A federal judge has blocked the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its implementing regulations nationwide. As a result, companies affected by the CTA do not have to report information...more
In this second edition of Orrick’s quarterly series on the PTAB, we summarize the Arthrex decision, walk through the PTO’s post-Arthrex interim procedure for reviewing PTAB decisions, and discuss potential post-Arthrex...more