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Maintaining Information Preservation and Management Vigilance in an Age of Apparent Reduced Law Enforcement

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Corporate legal departments are busy. They face new privacy regulations, ever-shifting trade policies, developments in artificial intelligence, and an unending stream of breaking news. It is difficult to keep up, and lately,...more

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OCC Handbook Change is Latest Move in Administration’s Shift on Lending Discrimination

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Key Takeaways: The OCC has removed references to “disparate impact” from its Fair Lending Handbook, consistent with the broader shift in federal enforcement philosophy under the current administration....more

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Updated: Trump Administration Clarifies Criminal Enforcement Priorities

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On May 9, 2025, the White House issued an executive order, titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations,” that could have a significant impact on the administration’s enforcement of criminal regulatory...more

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CFPB Provides Guidance on Referrals for Potential Criminal Enforcement

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The CFPB has issued a policy statement describing its plan to address criminally liable regulatory offenses. President Donald Trump previously issued an executive order on May 9, 2025, requiring each federal agency to publish...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Key Insights on President Trump Executive Order Limiting Criminal Enforcement of Regulatory Offenses

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The executive order shifts policy on enforcement of criminal regulatory offenses, steering away from criminal enforcement of strict liability offenses in regulatory matters....more

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DOJ Announces Plans to Use False Claims Act to Target Anti-Semitism and DEI Policies

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In the first five months of this administration, it is clear that one of the foremost concerns of President Trump’s agenda is its focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives. Issued in January 2025,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

New Executive Order Takes Aim at the Regulatory State

On May 9, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14294, “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The EO is a continuation of President Trump’s larger effort to address the “overregulation” problem that has...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

DOJ’s New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative – The Investigations are Coming!

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On May 19, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative), which will use the federal False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue claims against recipients...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Everything Compliance: Episode 154, The Law Firms in Trouble Edition

Welcome to this edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, the quartet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, Karen Moore, and Karen Woody is hosted by Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist. • Karen Moore...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Regulatory Overcriminalization

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On May 9, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The Order takes aim at what the President calls “regulatory crimes,” with the intended purpose...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Trump Administration Clarifies Criminal Enforcement Priorities

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On May 9, 2025, the White House issued an executive order, titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations,” that could have a significant impact on the administration’s enforcement of criminal regulatory...more

Holland & Knight LLP

U.S. Health Data Affected by New National Security Restrictions on International Data Transfers

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-covered entities and business associates should be familiar with restrictions on the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA rules....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Servicemember Financial Protections Emerge as a Trump Enforcement Priority

Key Points - - The CFPB and DOJ have recently prioritized enforcement of federal servicemember protections. - The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and Military Lending Act provide key protections such as interest rate caps,...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Illegal Debanking Under Scrutiny: New Task Force Signals DOJ Enforcement Shift

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On April 28, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (“EDVA”) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Civil Rights Division (“CRT”) announced the formation of the Eastern District of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

President Trump’s First 100 Days: Impacts and Projections

The first 100 days of a new administration sets the tone for policy direction and regulatory priorities. The following key takeaways from the Trump administration’s first three months highlight significant trends, shifts and...more

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Life Science Private Equity Risk

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Private Equity focused on investment and operations within the Life Science industry faces significant compliance, operational and business risk due to the heavily regulated nature of the investment targets and portfolio...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Disparate Impact: Executive Order Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy v. Title VII & the Courts

On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, which addresses disparate impact discrimination....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Week 15 in Review: Immigration, Tariffs, and Civil Rights

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The Trump administration continued its focus on immigration and indicated progress in trade talks as this week marked the end of its first 100 days....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Despite Reduced Enforcement Risks, Businesses Should Invest in Corporate Compliance

Some early actions by the Trump administration have led corporate legal departments to question the extent to which they need to invest in ethics and compliance at this time, based on a perceived reduction in enforcement...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: May 1, 2025, The 100 Days of Corruption Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 366 -- DOJ Issues Data Security Program Requirements

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Could your routine data transfers now violate federal law? The DOJ’s new Data Security Program (DSP) targets the flow of U.S. sensitive personal and government data to foreign adversaries — and the clock is ticking. In this...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Antitrust Implications for Companies Facing Tariffs

If all of the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs take effect, the impact of those tariffs on the US economy and the American people will likely be debated for years to come. Regardless of the outcome of that debate,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance into the Weeds: The Uncertain Future of Compliance Monitors under the Trump Administration

The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to explore a subject more fully. Are you looking for some...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

DOJ Issues Guidance on Foreign Data Access Rule, Announces Conditional 90-Day Enforcement Pause for "Good Faith Efforts"

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued guidance on its recently effective rule targeting foreign adversaries that "use commercial activities to access, exploit, and weaponize U.S. Government-related data and Americans'...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

President Trump’s Executive Order on State Climate Change Policies

On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the “Order”) to protect “American Energy from State Overreach.”...more

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