A Notice published on July 14, 2025 identifies 12 new Federal public benefit programs (see list below) for which non-qualified aliens are not eligible. Although it was published by the U.S. Department ...

CEQA is one of the most robust state environmental statutes in the United States. It requires public agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of a project and includes substantive requirements ...

A federal judge in Oklahoma last week ruled against an electrical subcontractor who quit work before finishing because it was ...

On July 15, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it has initiated a Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s acts, policies and practices related to digital trade, ...

The White House has announced a series of negotiation frameworks with key Asia-Pacific partners, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia in the lead-up to the August 1, 2025, trade ...

In an effort to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI), President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order (EO) aimed at expediting the federal permitting process for data centers ...

The Dutch Supreme Court issued two rulings that provide guidance on how to apply the Dutch dividend withholding tax exemption ...

California Labor Code section 1102.5 authorizes employees to recover attorneys’ fees if they bring a successful action.

On June 11, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate issued a memorandum entitled Civil Division Enforcement Priorities ...

ICYMI over the holiday week (present company included), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a re-energized ...

Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) issued a final opinion on hydroxyapatite (nano) in oral products.

On July 25, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a new pole attachment order that further reformed the Commission’s rules and policies governing communications attachments to ...