On June 26, 2025, Rhode Island enacted Bill 579 SUB A, Chapter 41, establishing new compliance and reporting requirements for nonprofit organizations operating within the state. Aimed at enhancing transparency and...more
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (“DOR”) has proposed a new regulation, 830 CMR 62B.2.4, which introduces a significant change to the taxation of real estate transactions within the Commonwealth by non-resident...more
A new lawsuit will test the legality of grant programs of the U.S. Department of Education for colleges and universities, charging that these programs unlawfully discriminate based on race or ethnicity....more
The legality and regulation of Short Term Rentals, which in some municipalities are defined as “guest house” or “transient guest facility” uses (“STRs”), has, with the explosion in popularity and use of hosting platform...more
In a decision on Friday, March 14, 2025, a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay pending appeal in a legal challenge to a pair of President Trump’s executive orders which promulgated new policy directives...more
On February 21, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in the case of National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education et al. v. Trump et...more
On Monday January 27th, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum instituting a pause on federal grant and loan programs. This memo quickly became the subject of litigation, further guidance...more
The American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) filed suit against McDonald’s in federal court over the corporation’s scholarship program for high school students of Hispanic and Latino descent, the Hispanic American Commitment...more
The Massachusetts legislature and Governor Healey recently passed into law An Act Relative to Strengthening Massachusetts’ Economic Leadership (the “Act”). The Act provides significant changes in the nonprofit space which...more
Challenges to Race-based Initiatives Continue: Fearless Fund Settles Yearlong Suit with the American Alliance for Equal Rights, Ending the Strivers Grant Contest for Women of Color Business Owners - Fearless Fund is a venture...more