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A Plan To Authorize and Regulate Stablecoins Could Soon Become US Law

Key Points - - On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed, with a 68-30 vote, legislation that would authorize and regulate the issuance of stablecoins. Referred to as the GENIUS Act, the bipartisan bill must be passed by...more

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Pennsylvania to Require Licenses for Virtual Currency Transmitters

On June 27, Pennsylvania enacted Senate Bill 202, which significantly expands the Commonwealth’s Money Transmitter Act (MTA) to include virtual currency transmission. Under the amended law, transmitting virtual currency is...more

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Regulatory Roundup – Latest Updates in Regulation of Consumable Hemp Products

The past several weeks (May 11-27, 2025) saw a surge of activity targeting intoxicating consumable hemp products, as states move to enact new regulations. These are the latest developments in the field of consumable hemp...more

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FDPIC confirms direct applicability of data protection law to AI and outlines regulatory approach

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On May 8 2025, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) confirmed that the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) is directly applicable to AI-supported data processing. The FDPIC clarified...more

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2024 Conservation Report Card for the 118th Congress: Defenders of Wildlife Announces Release

Defenders of Wildlife (“Defenders”) announced on March 13th its release of a document titled: 2024 Conservation Report Card for the 118th Congress (“Report Card”). Defenders says the Report Card assesses the...more

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A Review of the UK and EU Approaches to Third Country Branches and Subsidiarisation

Financial centres around the world have been hosts to branches and representative offices of international banks since as early as the 19th century. The term “branch” refers to a local establishment of a foreign financial...more

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[Webinar] AI Talks: AI + Regulatory - November 13th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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This session of Cooley’s AI Talks will cover ways to navigate the US, European Union, and UK regulatory and legislative risks of AI, including strategies for engaging with policymaking bodies and analyzing the business...more

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Newly passed Colorado AI Act will impose obligations on developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems

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The Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act will impose mounting obligations on developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems in an effort to protect consumers from discriminatory consequential decisions by such systems....more

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AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - Norway

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Position paper informs Norwegian approach to AI, with sector-specific legislative amendments to regulate developments in AI. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) Currently, there are no...more

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AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - United States

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The US relies on existing federal laws and guidelines to regulate AI but aims to introduce AI legislation and a federal regulation authority. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) Currently,...more

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‘I Will Not Rest’; ‘I Am All In’: Remarkable Breach Hearing Sees Pledges by UHG CEO, Sen. Wyden

United Healthcare Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty was in a board meeting on Feb. 21 when officials interrupted with the news that Change Healthcare—a clearinghouse UHG subsidiary Optum had purchased for $1.3 billion in October...more

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Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with Research

In a much-anticipated move, sources recently reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) will recommend rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance under the federal Controlled...more

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FDA Chief Says CBD Is Not NBD, Urges Congressional Action

Supporters of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) who hoped the Food and Drug Administration would adopt a more progressive view of CBD were disappointed when FDA Chief Robert Califf recently testified that FDA does not consider...more

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Federal Legislation Seeks To Change Online Child Safety Reporting Obligations and Impose Content Safety Obligations

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A significant number of federal legislative proposals that focus on online child safety have been introduced. If enacted, they would modify online providers’ obligations to remove and report child sexual exploitation (CSE)...more

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Special Report - 2022 FDA Year in Review

As the United States’ primary public health and consumer protection agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates at least one quarter of the nation’s economy and exerts significant influence over global...more

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The Future of Privacy Regulation

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U.S. privacy law is undergoing dramatic change on an accelerating pace. New laws across the country address specific industries, certain kinds of data, and various concerning practices. There is international pressure to...more

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Senate passes online country of origin labeling requirements under the USICA

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On 8 June 2021, the Senate passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which contains a wide range of provisions aimed at improving the United States’ global economic competitiveness, particularly toward China. ...more

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Updates for the New Year at Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities

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As institutions of higher education begin their spring 2020 semester, they should be aware of  several Pennsylvania-specific developments regarding sexual misconduct and child abuse. ...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (December 2019 Edition)

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We remember when legislative and regulatory developments rarely occurred in December, but those days are behind us. A Reminder About New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Rate Increases: Many minimum wage, tipped and exempt...more

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DSM Watch: Implementing the new Copyright Directive in France

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The Copyright Directive (“the Directive”) came into force on 7 June 2019. Member States now have two years to implement it. Amongst the key provisions, Article 15 (former Article 11) creates neighbouring rights for press...more

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Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act

The House Financial Services Committee recently passed H.R. 1815, which is the Securities and Exchange Commission Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act. ...more

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U.S. Senate passes bill requiring prescription drug ads to include prices

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On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed (85-7) the fiscal year 2019 minibus appropriations bill (H.R.6157) that would fund the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, attaching to it a large...more

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House Financial Services Committee passes bills to enhance sharing of information about bank vendors by regulators; create...

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This week, these three bills were passed by the House Financial Services Committee. The first two bills were passed by unanimous votes and the third bill was passed by a vote of 34-22....more

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Bipartisan Capital Markets Reform Legislation Announced

Yesterday, a bipartisan, capital formation-focused, package of legislation was unveiled by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling and Ranking Member Maxine Waters. ...more

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Securities-related Bills Approved by House Financial Services Committee

The House Financial Services Committee met last week and approved eight capital formation-related bills. The bills require the Securities and Exchange Commission to take action to change certain of its definitions in its...more

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