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NIH Committed Unlawful Impoundment—GAO Decision Finds NIH's Withholding of Grant Funds Violated Impoundment Control...

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The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a decision on 5 August 2025 finding that the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) violated the Impoundment Control Act...more

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Navigating the Shifting AI Landscape: What U.S. Businesses Need to Know in 2025

Artificial intelligence is no longer a wild west frontier technology—it’s a regulated one. As AI systems become central to how companies operate, communicate, and compete, legal oversight is catching up. In 2025, AI...more

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Trump Administration Imposes New Restrictions on Federal Grant Funding and Suggests Potential Use of “March-In” Rights to License...

In an effort to ameliorate perceived problems with the manner in which the federal government issues federal grant funding and the nature of the grants that it funds, President Trump recently announced a sweeping new grant...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

AI Law Center: August 2025 Updates

In this month's update: AI Regulatory Landscape: Three Things To Know How will Trump’s “AI Action Plan” and Executive Orders impact U.S. tech and federal procurement? Which companies are subject to “general-purpose” AI...more

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DOJ Announces First FCPA Enforcement Activity After Months-Long Pause

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Over the past week, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed its first Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement action and issued its first declination since the pause in FCPA enforcement mandated by...more

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Understanding DOJ’s New Guidance on Unlawful Discriminatory Practices

On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a memorandum titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the “Memo”), providing guidance on what diversity, equity,...more

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What to Know About the Executive Order on “Improving” Federal Grantmaking

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Last week, President Trump issued Executive Order 14332, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking. The order imposes a new review process to realign discretionary grant awards and ensure that any future grants issued under...more

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CFIUS 2024 Annual Report Key Takeaways

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) recently published its Annual Report to Congress covering calendar year 2024 (the Report). In many respects, the data within the Report mirrors...more

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Executive Order Tightens Federal Grant Oversight: What Grant Recipients Need to Know

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The Trump Administration on Aug. 7, 2025, issued a sweeping executive order titled "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking" (the Order or EO), which is aimed at overhauling the federal grantmaking process. Framed as a...more

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July 2025 Summer U.S. Immigration Updates

H-1B Cap Lottery for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Completed - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received sufficient congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and 20,000 H-1B...more

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Summary of Tariff Requirements Updated: August 4, 2025

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Provided below is a status update and summary of tariffs that have been implemented since February 1, 2025, and impacts on imports from multiple countries. IEEPA (Fentanyl) Tariffs- IEEPA tariffs were announced on...more

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OFAC Announces New Round of Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Energy Sector

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On the heels of the Trump administration’s June strikes on key nuclear sites in Tehran, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced significant new sanctions on July 30, 2025,...more

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"America's AI Action Plan" Promises Big Changes Across Industries: Top 10 Employer Takeaways

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The White House just released an AI action plan identifying more than 90 federal policy goals that aim to create a roadmap for achieving “global AI dominance” in innovation, infrastructure, and international diplomacy and...more

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Trump Administration Releases AI Action Plan and Three Executive Orders on AI: What Employment Practitioners Need to Know

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On July 23, 2025, the White House released “America’s AI Action Plan” and President Trump signed three Executive Orders addressing AI development, federal procurement, and infrastructure. The 25-page AI Action Plan focuses on...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

A Golden Share and an Order to Unwind: Early Lessons in CFIUS from the New Administration

On July 8, 2025, President Trump issued an order to unwind the acquisition of Jupiter Systems, Inc., a U.S. company, by Hong Kong-based Suirui International Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China’s Suirui Group (collectively...more

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Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan and New Executive Orders Offer Strategic Opportunities and Legal Risks for Private...

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Key Point: “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” the Trump Administration’s summary approach to federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy, and three new Executive Orders (EO) propose a wide-ranging federal strategy...more

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Will Trump v. CASA Lead to Increased State AG Multistate Investigations and Litigation?

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On June 27, 2025, in its long-anticipated decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court significantly narrowed the ability of a single federal court to issue “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions—through which...more

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Uncertainty Ahead: What the Trump Administration's New FCPA Enforcement Priorities Mean for Compliance

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By now, most corporate compliance and ethics officers are aware of the Trump administration’s shift in priorities. Specifically, the shifts in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement....more

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The Trump Administration and Temporary Protected Status

On July 8, 2025, the Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras and Nicaragua. The notice was the latest in a series of actions aimed at reducing the number of countries designated for TPS status...more

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OBBBA Renewable Energy Provisions: Frequently Asked Questions

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On July 4, 2025, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (the Act) was enacted. Several provisions of the Act will impact renewable energy projects and the tax credits generated by such projects. Such provisions include the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for June 2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Supreme Court restricts universal injunctions, but plaintiffs find a “workaround”

At the end of its 2024-25 term, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA, Inc. that federal district courts do not have equity power to issue so-called “universal” (also known as “nationwide”) injunctions. At issue in...more

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What U.S. Businesses Need to Know About Reentering the Syrian Market & the Changing Post-Assad Sanction Landscape

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On May 23, 2025, approximately five months after the Assad regime was overthrown, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) officially issued Syria General License (GL) 25, which lifted the...more

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DHS Announces End of TPS Designations for Nicaragua and Honduras

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On July 7, 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that TPS designations for Nicaragua and Honduras will not be extended. TPS designations for both countries expired on July 5, 2025. The 60-day transition period will...more

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Wave of Deregulation Hits DOL: What Employers Need to Know About the 60+ Rules on the Chopping Block

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The U.S. Department of Labor just quietly launched one of the most sweeping deregulatory efforts in recent memory, advancing over 60 proposals that could reshape workplace rules across industries. From overtime and minimum...more

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