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Eighteen Democratic AGs have submitted formal comment letters to several federal agencies urging them to withdraw recently issued final rules that rescind regulations implementing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...more
Key point: The US Coast Guard’s new cybersecurity rule will transform the security standards and reporting requirements for vessels and marine facilities nationwide over the next three years. On July 16, 2025, the US Coast...more
Key Takeaways - What happened: Over the last few weeks, individual federal agencies have issued interim final rules (IFRs) to largely rescind their existing NEPA regulations. Agencies have replaced those regulations with a...more
The reinstatement of two Democratic NCUA board members has been put on hold by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia....more
As part of the government’s wider review of the electricity transmission network via the Integrated Transmission Planning and Regulation Project, and after its successful introduction of competition to offshore transmission...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that, effective September 1, all PTAB hearings will be conducted in person at USPTO offices, marking a departure from the virtual and hybrid formats adopted in recent...more
The United States Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a final rule on July 7, 2025 that immediately amended the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)....more
Over the past eight months, the legal framework governing environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has undergone significant upheaval—with additional changes still on the way. Here’s what’s...more
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently issued a direct final rule extending the duration of design certifications (DCs) for nuclear reactors from 15 to 40 years. The rule will automatically go into effect on...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued final policy statement PS25/8, accompanied by an updated webpage, confirming the regulatory fees and levies for the financial year 2025/26. This follows the FCA's April...more
In the past two weeks, six federal permitting agencies — the U.S. Departments of Interior (USDOI), Agriculture (USDA), Energy (DOE), Commerce (DoC), Defense (DoD), and Transportation (USDOT) — withdrew most of their National...more
On July 3, 2025, several federal agencies published Interim Final Rules or Final Rules freeing themselves of legally and statutorily conflicting regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in...more
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently issued a final rule amending the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees for applicants and licensees for FY 2025, aligning with fee-related provisions in...more
The week of June 30, 2025, will go down in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) history as another one for the books — federal agencies have begun their efforts to overhaul their NEPA procedures and Congress has...more
Federal regulators have paused enforcement of the 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) Final Rule (the “2024 Final Rule”, published September 23, 2024) while they reconsider the rule and defend...more
A chain of events that started on Inauguration Day culminated with the June 30, 2025, withdrawal of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations that have, since the 1970s, structured decision-making processes at the...more
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) was enacted to ensure that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits do not impose...more
Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision (which overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision), the healthcare industry has continued to grapple with renewed concerns over patient privacy and...more
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Explosives (ATF) has removed restrictions on the importation of non-lethal marking rounds (also known as “training rounds” or “simunition rounds”). The move is expected to remove...more
On January 8, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Final Rule, now referred to as the Data Security Program (DSP), that establishes sweeping new restrictions on access to sensitive personal data and...more
For over 60 years, the Small Business Administration has celebrated Small Business Week to highlight the contributions of small and medium-sized businesses to the national economy. The Trump Administration marked this year’s...more
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On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity (“ORI”) published a Sample Policies and Procedures for Addressing Allegations of Research Misconduct (“Sample Policy”) to align...more
On January 30, 2025, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana proposed a joint resolution of disapproval aimed at rescinding the recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Guidance on Carbon Credits ("the Guidance"). The...more
Recently, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced its intention to implement 52 deregulatory actions across the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and National Highway...more