On July 29, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted the CFPB’s request to stay litigation challenging its open banking rule. The rule (previously discussed here) aimed to establish industry-wide…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Two states have recently finalized significant updates to their money transmission laws, signaling continued nationwide alignment with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ Model Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA)…
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/ Finance & Banking
On July 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a temporary restraining order against multiple defendants operating a nationwide debt relief scheme. The…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Privacy
On July 23, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the Department of Justice’s motion to terminate a consent order requiring a Pennsylvania bank to implement a five-year fair lending remediation…
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/ Civil Rights, Finance & Banking
On July 23, a coalition of consumer advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against the CFPB and Acting Director Russel Vought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging the agency unlawfully delayed…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Effective October 1, 2025, updated regulations from the California Civil Rights Council will formally restrict the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in employment decision-making by California employers. In the…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
In a favorable decision for California employers, the Court of Appeal in Bradsbery et al. v. Vicar Operating, Inc., 110 Cal.App.5th 899, affirmed that employers and employees can enter into prospective, written, and revocable…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On 9 July 2025, the General Court of the European Union delivered its judgment in Case T-188/24 Michelin, addressing the scope of the European Commission’s powers to conduct on-site inspections (so-called dawn raids) under EU…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, International Law & Trade
Texas recently enacted a pair of laws aimed at AI governance in the public sector and in healthcare. Starting September 1, 2025, there will be statutory authorization for health care practitioners (HCPs) in Texas to use AI for…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On July 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced it sent more than 20 subpoenas to physicians and clinics involved in providing gender-affirming care to minors, and that the subpoenas related to investigations…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Health
On July 25, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a new pole attachment order that further reformed the Commission’s rules and policies governing communications attachments to utility poles…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Energy & Utilities
Fine art was once regarded primarily as a cultural or emotional asset—meant to be displayed, appreciated, and eventually passed down through generations. But as the art market became increasingly sophisticated and intertwined…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
ICYMI over the holiday week (present company included), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a re-energized partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enforce the False Claims Act (FCA)…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
Connecticut has revised its privacy law for the third time since it was passed in 2022. With SB 1295, the state has mirrored others (like Colorado and Montana) in making ongoing changes to its law. Many of the changes…
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/ Privacy
On July 24, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) convened the second of three public listening sessions aimed at identifying barriers to drug price competition in the U.S…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Intellectual Property
