With just hours to spare in order to avoid a government shutdown, the House and Senate approved on December 21 a short-term continuing resolution (CR) funding federal activities through January 19.

As part of the continuing trade and intellectual property war with China, the U.S. Department of State has implemented a new policy to limit visa validity periods and impose additional security clearances before visa issuance to citizens of the People's Republic of China.

Read the latest energy and sustainability IP updates.

Adam Grant has published many good reads and I was reminded of his earlier work today ("Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success").

As reported by our sister blog, ADR: Advice from the Trenches, the Northern District of Illinois recently issued an unusual decision.

In our sister blog, ADR: Advice from the Trenches, Gil Samberg explains the Sixth Circuit's ruling, applying the Supreme Court's reasoning in the recent Epic Systems case, that the "collective action" ...

Last week, a split panel in the Ninth Circuit concluded that ordinary citizens had a sufficient interest in the existence and accuracy of information a NPDES permit holder was required to submit to the Government.

Judge Kimberly Mueller of the District Court for the Eastern District of California today granted Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction against AB 51.

As reported by our sister blog, ADR: Advice from the Trenches, the Sixth Circuit determined that an employer's notice of its mandatory arbitration policy — without more ..

As reported by our sister blog, ADR: Advice from the Trenches, a federal district court in New York held that an arbitrator could not certify a "class" that included non-appearing members.

Nice profile piece featuring Narges Kakalia and her experiences as a litigator and her passion for driving change as our Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Our sister Privacy & Cybersecurity blog discusses a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the collection of Biometric Data.

In our sister blog, Privacy and Security Matters, Cynthia Larose and Brian Lam discuss a new California privacy law passed on June 28, 2018 ...

Legislation is starting to move off California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. As we reported in our summary of privacy laws passed out of the 2021 California legislature...

In less than 10 days, the European Union will begin enforcing its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will apply to any company that collects, processes, or uses EU-origin...

Kudos to Shirley Leung of The Boston Globe for concisely recounting the past 15 years of Boston waterfront planning, where it has and hasn't gotten us...

At a Boston College cybersecurity conference sponsored by Mintz, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that agents this summer thwarted a planned attack on Boston Children's Hospital.

As we previously reported, on September 19, 2025, the California legislature sent SB 7, the "No Robo Bosses Act" to Governor Newsom for signature. On October 13, 2025, Governor Newsom vetoed the Act, explaining in a press...

There is a glut of information out there regarding privacy and cybersecurity these days.