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FDA and USDA Seek Feedback on Defining “Ultra-Processed Foods”

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On July 24, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a joint request for information (RFI) to gather information and data to help the agencies develop a uniform definition...more

Goodwin

Federal AI Moratorium Dies on the Vine as Senate Passes the “One Big Beautiful Bill”

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On July 1, 2025, in a near-unanimous, 99-1 vote, the U.S. Senate stripped the AI moratorium provisions originally included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act." The AI moratorium, which we previously covered here, would have...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NY Ethics and Lobbying Commission Adopts Emergency Lobbying Rules

New York’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (“the Commission”) announced the following adopted emergency rules on June 4, 2025: (i) the Commission adopted an emergency amendment of Part 943 of Title 19 NYCRR to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Indiana AG Pushes Back on THC Legislation

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On April 21, Indiana Attorney General (AG) Todd Rokita issued a letter to state legislators addressing the pressing issue of legal loopholes surrounding intoxicating hemp-derived products containing delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 36 - March 2025

Unusually heavy traffic that stalled commutes to the Georgia State Capitol for many on Thursday morning may prove to be symbolic of the waning days of the 2025 Legislative Session. With many bills and resolutions still...more

Goodwin

2024 Year in Review: Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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Welcome to the “Telephone Consumer Protection Act” chapter of our annual report, Consumer Financial Services: 2024 Year in Review. Companies were mere hours away from implementing radical changes to lead forms and consent...more

Blank Rome LLP

Continued Momentum for Social Consumption Lounges

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For a long time, social consumption lounges have been a sort of “White Whale” in the adult-use cannabis industry, murmured about and pursued but rarely spotted. Luckily for us Captain Ahabs, a number of state legislatures...more

Holland & Hart LLP

the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update - July 2024

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Welcome to the buzz, our monthly cannabis news and policy update. Your at-a-glance source for regulatory developments, agency announcements, and trends impacting the cannabis industry. - This month's highlights include: ...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Oregon Department of Forestry Nears End of Rulemaking Process to Change Forest Practices Act

The Oregon legislature passing Senate Bill 1501 in March of this year set the stage for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF’s)‎ rulemaking process to implement a comprehensive set of changes to Oregon’s Forest Practices...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

DLCD Adopts Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities Rules

On July 21, 2022, the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) ‎adopted the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) rules. DLCD then filed the ‎permanent CFEC rules with the Oregon Secretary of State...more

Perkins Coie

California Court Rules Bees Can Be Listed Under the California Endangered Species Act

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In a notable decision interpreting the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), a California court of appeal ruled that insects are eligible for listing as threatened, endangered, or candidate species under the act. See...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Proposed Changes to the Use of Non-Compete Agreements in New York

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The Trade Secrets Committee of the New York City Bar recently published a report proposing that New York State enact a statute to regulate the use of non-compete agreements. The committee had become increasingly concerned...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Update on Medical Marijuana in Mississippi: Proposed Rules on Advertising, Marketing, Tracking & Labeling

Earlier this week, the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) published a second set of proposed rules and regulations, which include Subpart 3 (Advertising and Marketing) and Subpart 4 (Tracking and Labeling). The MSDH...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Remote Care Providers Await Final New Jersey Registration and Reporting Regulations

In 2017, the New Jersey legislature passed the New Jersey Telehealth and Telemedicine Act (codified at N.J.S.A. 45:1-61 et seq.), which established registration and reporting requirements for “telemedicine and telehealth...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

New York Passes Small Business Finance Disclosure Law

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On July 23, 2020, the New York legislature passed A10118A/S5470B requiring disclosures in various commercial financing transactions, including loans, merchant cash advances ("MCA"), and factoring transactions (the "Disclosure...more

Fisher Phillips

October 2017: The Top 11 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. October was no...more

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