On March 19, 2026, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Flowers Title Companies LLC v. Bessent ruled that the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) exceeded its statutory authority under the Bank Secrecy Act by adopting the “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers” (the “Rule”), and vacated the Rule effective immediately.

This bill prohibits landlords from using or relying upon algorithmic devices that use nonpublic competitor data to determine the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant...

Bill 24-024 requires local taxing jurisdictions for which the department of revenue does not administer local lodging taxes to apply the same local lodging...

The January 1, 2025 filing deadline for reporting companies formed prior to January 1, 2024, is fast approaching, and businesses should begin preparations for such filings now to provide sufficient time to gather...

On November 3, 2023, the United States Forest Service announced a proposed amendment to its special use regulations at 36 C.F.R. part 251...

Under current law, the statute of limitation to bring a claim against a real estate appraiser begins to run when the party discovers an alleged defect in the appraisal.

Bill 24-094 amends existing warranty of habitability laws to clarify which actions constitute a breach of the warranty of habitability and procedures...

On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit granted the government's motion to stay the preliminary injunction that was issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in the Texas Top Shop case.

This summer, Governor Polis signed into law the Modernize Energy Distribution Systems Act ("SB 218") to optimize the electric grid, support the electrification of Colorado's transportation and infrastructure, and facilitate renewable energy development.

As of the date of this alert, the Corporate Transparency Act, including the applicable reporting rules and the January 1, 2025, reporting deadline, have been enjoined pursuant to a preliminary injunction that applies to all Reporting Companies.

On June 4, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 25-126, the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act (the "Colorado Act"), into law. It is expected to take effect on August 6, 2025.

In Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration, No. 23-1067, a majority of a three judge-panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit held that the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).

On November 7, 2024, the Office of Investment Security of the Department of the Treasury published a final rule ("Final Rule") amending the regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 802...

On March 5, 2026, in In the Matter of Fred L. Maxwell, deceased, No. 25CA0323, a division of the Colorado Court of Appeals addressed the extent to which restrictions on the sale and use of a charitable gift of real property can be modified under the cy pres doctrine as articulated in section 15-1-1106(c), C.R.S. (2025).

In Davis Graham’s January 2026 alert, we discussed the significant changes introduced by the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act, which extended Section 16 reporting obligations to directors and certain officers of foreign private issuers. In a welcome development for many FPIs, the Securities and Exchange Commission has now exercised its exemptive authority to provide relief for issuers incorporated in certain qualifying jurisdictions.

The Colorado General Assembly's First Regular Session convened on January 8, 2025, and adjourned on May 7, 2025, with over 650 bills introduced.

On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The dunes sagebrush lizard exists solely in shinnery oak...

On March 26, 2026, a unanimous division of the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a state or local government does not violate Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (“TABOR”) by imposing a regulatory fee on short-term rentals.

Under current law, counties & municipalities are authorized to issue tax incentives, including property & sales tax credits or rebates to promote certain uses...

Following the stay of the last-remaining nationwide injunction, the reporting obligations of the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA") have been re-instated, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025, for most non-exempt reporting companies.