A New York court has rejected a lawsuit challenging the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYSDEC) renewal of the Caithness Long Island Energy Center’s (CLI Facility) Title V air permit as purportedly…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
A great deal has happened on the subject of birthright citizenship under President Trump, including an Executive Order redefining parts of the long-standing meaning of birthright citizenship. As courts around the country issue…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
As the second Trump Administration concludes its sixth month, the U.S. Department of Justice has identified its top False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement priorities…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Health
Within the past few months, the legal landscape for reproductive health care law has changed on both the federal and state levels. The Trump Administration has changed its approach, revising positions in administrative guidance…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Privacy
President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) into law on July 4. It has several key tax provisions that we are highlighting in this alert…
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/ International Law & Trade, Taxation
The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Office of the Assistant Attorney General, has issued a memorandum outlining DOJ’s primary points of focus in white-collar crime. The memo details how white-collar crime is intertwined…
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/ Criminal Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
On Friday, July 4th, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1) – a sweeping budget reconciliation package that includes the most substantial expansion of federal affordable housing resources in 25 years…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) issued a Listserv Notice on June 26, 2025 advising that its Compliance Program Reviews (“CPRs”) beginning after July 1, 2025, will use a 12-month Review Period…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On July 1, 2025, in a 51-50 vote, the Senate approved its tax reconciliation bill which includes key provisions to expand the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC). If enacted, these provisions would amount to the largest…
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/ Elections & Politics, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
On June 23, 2025, Senior Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California issued a highly anticipated summary judgment opinion in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC. This is one of the first decisions of many to come dealing with…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Despite changes in many priorities, the federal government’s scrutiny of relationships between hospitals and physicians continues well into 2025. Last month, Community Health System (CHS) in California and its affiliate,…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Health
Texas has become one of the first U.S. states to enact comprehensive legislation governing artificial intelligence with the passage of the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA)…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Science, Computers, & Technology
In Ames v. Ohio Dep’t of Youth Servs., No. 23-1039, 2025 WL 1583264, (U.S. June 5, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that majority group plaintiffs (in this instance, a heterosexual plaintiff) do not need to meet a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A COVID-era law targeting understaffing at health care facilities has seen its first significant settlement, serving as a signal to other New York facilities to address staffing issues in a timely manner or face fines…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
More than a year has passed since the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in its April 2024 decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, 601 U.S. 346, 144 S. Ct. 967, 218 L. Ed. 2d 322 (2024) that employees need only show…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
