On May 9, 2025, the White House issued an executive order, titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations,” that could have a significant impact on the administration’s enforcement of criminal regulatory...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 1st Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”): …to determine...more
You might think the laws of King Edward I of England (1239-1307), George Washington’s whisky distillery, and an 1807 “Treatise on the Law of Idiocy and Lunacy” have little to do with the federal criminal code of 2024. And you...more
Welcome to our fifth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In our Ask the Attorney segment at the bottom of this e-newsletter, we tap Jonathan Deasy, Senior Attorney in our...more
Now in effect, Phase 2 of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s multiyear initiative to update its labeling and advertising regulations for alcohol beverages covers distilled spirits and malt beverages. Our Food &...more
At the end of July 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly published the Safe Importation Action Plan, which outlined the Trump Administration’s two-part...more
The Final Rule promulgated by the USPTO in July is now in effect; amending the requirements for acceptable specimens of use. On October 5, 2019, the USPTO’s Final Rule published this July (available under Addtional...more
Small-scale satellite operations licensed in the United States may soon benefit from a more accessible and flexible authorization framework. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last year proposed and is now poised to...more