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NHTSA Grants First-Ever U.S. Exemption for Purpose-Built Robotaxi Fleet: Key Takeaways for the AV Industry

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted Amazon’s Zoox Inc. a landmark exemption for its U.S.-manufactured, purpose-built autonomous vehicles (AVs). This decision allows Zoox to deploy robotaxis...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs federal agencies to overhaul their grant processes by requiring senior appointees to rigorously review discretionary grants and funding announcements for alignment with national interests and agency priorities. It...more

Hogan Lovells

Turnaround of Medical Cannabis in Germany? – Draft bill by new German Government to address alleged missteps

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On June 18, 2025, the Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit - BMG) published a draft bill proposing severe amendments to the German Medical Cannabis Act (Medizinal-Cannabis Gesetz - MedCanG) – just a...more

A&O Shearman

Mansion House: HMT and BoE announce plans for new UK retail payments model under NPV

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HM Treasury has published an update on the National Payments Vision (NPV), announcing plans to implement a new collaborative model for delivering the UK's next-generation retail payments infrastructure. The Payments Vision...more

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Telecoms and Broadcasting Law: New regulatory burdens and regulated entities

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The recently approved Telecoms Law introduces new categories of regulated entities and imposes additional regulatory burdens on the industry. Four groups stand out among the newly regulated parties. First, digital platforms...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

DOJ Antitrust Unit Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program

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The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing the detection and prosecution of antitrust violations. ...more

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UK Government consults on measures to support UK sustainable finance

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The UK Government's Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has published a series of three consultations on proposals to help UK-regulated financial institutions and large companies to develop climate transition plans. The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What’s Going on with Human Cell and Tissue Products?

Since the publication of our article on what to expect for stem cell regulation under the new administration, we’ve been closely monitoring the administration’s enhanced focus on the same....more

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UK regulators publish updated MoU on payment systems

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Bank of England, Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Prudential Regulation Authority have issued a joint statement announcing their revised memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the...more

Hogan Lovells

Building Safety Act: Changes to the Building Safety Regulator

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The government has announced changes to the Building Safety Regulator, aimed at tackling current delays to the approvals process. Building Safety Regulator - Delays The Building Safety Act (BSA) created a new Building Safety...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

President Trump’s Budget Goes To Work Against Enforcement Agencies with Significant Cuts to DOL and NLRB

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President Trump’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 includes substantial reductions to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) budget and staff.  The proposed discretionary budget is slashed from $13.5 billion to $9...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

God Only Knows: California Moves to Ban Hemp Products

As expected by many, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration proposed a permanent ban on many of the hemp products available in the state, as reported in SFGate (emphasis added): The California Department of Public Health...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Trump Budget Plan Proposes Big Cuts to OSHA, Lowering Head Count and Limiting Enforcement Capabilities

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The Trump Administration’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal includes big cuts for OSHA. The Fiscal Year 2026 Congressional Budget Justification is available...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

On the Hot Seat: Brian Quintenz Faces Senate Spotlight in CFTC Confirmation Hearing

Brian Quintenz appeared before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry (Senate Ag Committee) for his June 10th nomination hearing for Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Chairman....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

NAIC Responds to Proposed 10-Year Moratorium on State Regulation of AI in One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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There is a proposed 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state laws that regulate artificial intelligence (AI) contained in Section 43201(c) of H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act. ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

President Signs EO to Restore Gold Standard for Science, Calls for Reevaluation of Biden Administration’s Scientific Integrity...

On May 27, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on “Restoring Gold Standard Science.” 90 Fed. Reg. 22601. The EO states that the Trump Administration “is committed to restoring a gold standard for science to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Five FDA Takeaways from the FY26 Budget

On May 30, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services released additional information regarding the Trump administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request. The release of these FY26 budget materials is timely as...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC Consumer Protection Orders: The Case for a New Sunset Policy

Since 1986, WLF’s Legal Studies Division has served as the preeminent publisher of persuasive, expertly researched, and highly respected legal publications that explore cutting-edge and timely legal issues. These articles do...more

Vicente LLP

How HB25-1209 Streamlines Colorado Cannabis Laws

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On May 16, the Colorado legislature sent HB25-1209 to Governor Jared Polis to sign into law. The prime sponsors of the bill—Representatives William Lindstedt and Jenny Willford, as well as Senators Julie Gonzales and Robert...more

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Bipartisan AGs: Federal Ban on State AI Regulations Does Not Compute

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A bipartisan coalition of 37 AGs sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives opposing a federal ban against state-level regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the letter, the AGs argue that...more

Carlton Fields

Everything (Including Inconsistent Things) All at Once: The Trump Administration’s Initial Steps Toward Permitting Reform

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President Trump came into office pledging to speed up federal environmental permitting, and he has issued a series of executive orders that touch on some aspect of expediting environmental reviews....more

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Trump Fires Democratics on Consumer Product Safety Commission: What’s Next for Consumer Safety?

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On May 8, 2025, the Trump Administration fired all three Democratic Commissioners from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or the “Commission”) via overnight email. This abrupt change in leadership has raised...more

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[Podcast] Crypto Advocacy in Action: A Conversation with Coinbase's Nick Carden

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In this episode, Frank welcomes two distinguished guests: Nick Carden, Associate General Counsel at Coinbase, and Michael Toner, Chair of Wiley's Election Law and Government Ethics Practice. Together, they discuss the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Democratic senators press CFPB’s Vought on mass firings

On April 28, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), one of 40 democratic senators, sent a letter to CFPB Acting Director, Russell Vought, expressing their concerns about Vought’s attempt to terminate nearly all of the Bureau’s 1,700...more

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