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The Slow Death of the CFPB Open Banking Rule?

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On May 30, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) stated in a court filing that its “Open Banking Rule” (Rule) issued during the Biden administration “is unlawful and should be set aside.” This shift is part of...more

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CFPB Seeks to Vacate the Open Banking Rule

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The CFPB has requested that a federal district court vacate the Biden-era Open Banking Rule (Rule) in a motion for summary judgment filed on May 30, 2025. The CFPB had previously submitted a status report to the U.S. District...more

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U.S. DOT Proposes Significant Reforms for Administrative Enforcement, Rulemaking, and Guidance

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if finalized, would represent a consequential shift in how DOT conducts enforcement actions and develops regulations and...more

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SEC Commissioner Uyeda Suggests the SEC Will Not Rescind the Climate Disclosure Rule

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SEC Commissioner Uyeda, one of the Republican appointees to the Securities & Exchange Commission, recently stated (in remarks at the 2025 “SEC Speaks” Conference) that the SEC should not rescind the climate disclosure rule...more

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CFPB to Conduct Comprehensive Review of Previously Issued Guidance Documents

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The CFPB will begin the process of discontinuing regulatory "guidance" and instead enforce the Administrative Procedure Act's rulemaking process. In a pair of internal memos circulated to all divisions and offices within the...more

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Democratic AGs Oppose CEQ’s Repeal of NEPA Regulations

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Nineteen Democratic AGs and the Harris County Attorney (Houston, Texas) have submitted comments opposing the President’s Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) Interim Final Rule (Proposed Rule), which would repeal CEQ’s...more

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Additional Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (Trump EO Tracker)

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Rescinds several executive orders made during the Biden-Harris administration. A continuation of Executive Order 14148 from January 20, 2025 which rescinded 78 Presidential orders and memoranda issued by then-President Biden....more

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SEC Climate Disclosure Rules: Four Potential Paths Under President Trump

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted landmark final rules (Climate Disclosure Rules, or Rules) in March 2024 intended to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for publicly listed companies....more

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Outlook on the New Administration: EPA’s Environmental Agenda in the Energy Sector

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During the 2024 campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised his supporters that he would direct federal agencies on day one to “immediately remove every single burdensome regulation driving up the cost of goods.” For the...more

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The DEA’s Rule to Reschedule Cannabis to Schedule III: Process and Timeline

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On April 30, 2024, the Associated Press (AP) reported the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will propose a rule to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). More...more

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CEQ Tweaks NEPA Regulations

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On June 29, 2021, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) will publish an interim final rule (IFR) extending the deadline by which federal agencies are required to adopt updated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...more

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