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Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Urges US Attorney General to Unilaterally Override Biden-Era NLRB Decisions

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The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) – an association of several hundred employers and employer associations – sent letters to US Attorney General Pam Bondi to direct the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to...more

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AG Permits Journalist Subpoenas in Leak Investigations

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The U.S. Attorney General has updated the policy governing when the news media can be subject to legal process for their sources. The updated regulations permit the Department of Justice (DOJ) to subpoena the media for leak...more

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Constitutional Challenges to Inflation Reduction Act Head to Courts of Appeals

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No legislation has garnered more attention in the life sciences industry in recent past than the so-called Drug Price Negotiation Program of the Inflation Reduction Act (the "Program"). ...more

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CFPB and Townstone Financial Move to Vacate Redlining Settlement Alleging Misconduct Under Former CFPB Director

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In a surprising turn of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and Townstone Financial, Inc. (Townstone) have jointly moved to vacate the Stipulated Final Judgment and Order previously entered in...more

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Posts, Profits, & Penalties | Tax Law & Social Media | Part 1

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A popular social media platform has been a hot topic for lawmakers, the media, and its users recently, and what a better way to kick off this series than to provide a summary and update of its status in the United States....more

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Title IX Risk and Legal

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Title IX, enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Its primary...more

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What Schools Need to Know After Court Vacates Title IX Regulations Nationally

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The Biden Administration’s April 2024 changes to Title IX regulations were struck down in a court ruling that applies nationwide. State of Tennessee v. Cardona, No. 2: 24-072-DCR (E.D. Ky. Jan. 9, 2025). The Kentucky federal...more

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Vibe Check on TikTok: Legal Changes May Force App to Take the L

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The future of TikTok is on the table in the United States. As has been widely covered, in April 2024, Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”), which...more

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The Supreme Court Update - December 18, 2024

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases: Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, No. 23-1275: This case addresses a 5-2 circuit split on whether the Medicaid Act’s...more

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The D.C. Circuit’s TikTok Decision Could Portend Greater Regulation of Chinese-Owned Apps

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On December 6, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (“Act”). The Act, signed into law by...more

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Privacy Tip #397 – TikTok and ByteDance File Suit Against the United States

As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more

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Synthetic Content, Real Regulations: Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Political Advertising

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As campaigns explore new ways to harness artificial intelligence, regulators are rushing to keep pace ahead of the 2024 elections. The explosion in generative AI has put pressure on lawmakers and advertising platforms alike...more

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Supreme Court to Decide Federal Government’s Ability to Engage with Social Media Companies in Content Moderation

After previously finding that the Biden White House and the FBI likely violated First Amendment free speech protections for some users of online social media platforms, the Fifth Circuit expanded its ruling to find that the...more

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Divided Court Gives Primacy to Freedom of Religion, Invokes “Major Questions Doctrine” to Overturn Student Loan Forgiveness...

June 30th is the nominal last day of the Supreme Court’s current term. The Court began the day with the long-awaited decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, another 6-3 jurisprudentially ideological split in which, per...more

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The Supreme Court Update - June 30, 2023

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Today, in the last day of the 2022-2023 term, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions: Department of Education v. Brown, No. 22-535; Biden v. Nebraska, No. 22-506: These cases addressed suits...more

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Arbitration, Confrontation, Immigration, and Conversation on the Court’s Agenda Today – SCOTUS Today

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Of the four cases decided last Friday, the one that likely pertains to the largest number of this blog’s readers is Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, a 5-4 opinion delivered by Justice Kavanaugh, who wrote for himself, the Chief...more

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Social Media Influencer Sues Facebook and Twitter

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In Hart v. Facebook Inc., et al., the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a social media influencer’s lawsuit against Facebook and Twitter for allegedly violating his First Amendment...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 2, 2022

Welcome to our second edition of The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. We hope you enjoyed our first issue and found it helpful. Our aim is to support the work that you do by bringing...more

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Employment Implications Arising from Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on June 24, 2022, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and holding that there is no right to abortion in the U.S....more

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Federal 'Vaccinate or Test' Mandate Stayed Pending Legal Challenge

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As anticipated, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s  (OSHA) “vaccinate” or “test and mask” rule for large private employers, issued as an emergency temporary standard (ETS), came...more

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Price Transparency in Hospitals – Is Hospital Pricing Data a Protected Trade Secret?

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By this point, it's no secret the cost of healthcare services can vary dramatically between different providers of the same services. The Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden administrations all pushed for price transparency in...more

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The CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Challenged Again, But Is It Different This Time?

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As I explained in greater detail here, on May 5, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia determined in Alabama Association of Realtors, et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: July 2021

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"The overwhelming majority of courts have concluded that neither COVID-19 nor the governmental orders associated with it cause or constitute property loss or damage for purposes of insurance coverage." So concluded the...more

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All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 11

A New Bill Could Allow Digital Closings Nationwide "Dubbed the SECURE Notarization Act, the bill would allow for remote online notarization services nationwide." Why this is important: In the wake of the coronavirus...more

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The Road Ahead for Net Neutrality and the First Amendment

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The Situation: The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") under President Biden is likely to revive Obama-era net neutrality rules repealed by President Trump's FCC. The Issue: Net neutrality raises First Amendment...more

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