On Thursday, June 29, 2017, Sens. Hatch and Markey introduced the "Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act" that would direct the NIST to establish a set of baseline voluntary best practices...

There are three ways to get divorced—two of them should be avoided if possible—accepting, of course, that there are some spouses who insist on litigation and a trial.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service (the "Treasury") announced on December 6, 2017 the suspension of sales of State and Local Government Series ...

Introduced on November 9, 2017, the Senate Tax Bill would maintain private activity bonds ("PABs").

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service (the "Treasury") announced on February 9, 2018, that the Treasury is resuming the sale of State and Local Government Series (SLGS) ...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service (the "Treasury") announced on March 8, 2017 the suspension of sales of State and Local Government Series (SLGS)...

As parents prepare their children to return to school, courts struggle to sort out back-to-school issues for separated and divorced parents who cannot agree where their children will attend school.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office "USPTO" is launching the "Patents 4 Patients" initiative, which will provide an accelerated review for methods of cancer treatments.

Much has been written about the "digital divide" – the connectivity gap between demographics and regions that have access to the internet, and those that do not have access or have restricted access.

In 2015, a group of consumer groups filed a petition with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC")...

As previously reported here, Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle has been awaiting U.S. Senate confirmation as permanent Chairman of the CPSC, and Jones Day litigator Dana Baiocco...

Over the past few years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken issue with employers that discipline employees over Facebook and other social media postings.

Next term the Supreme Court hopefully will provide an answer to the hotly debated question whether the Dodd-Frank Act's anti-retaliation provision (Section 21F) protects only those whistleblowers who report violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), or if the protections extend to those who report concerns internally.

New York and Vermont have both banned the controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Maryland is on the verge of joining that list.

It is no secret that actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard have settled their divorce case.

A common scenario in international child abduction cases is for one parent to take a "vacation" with the children and then never return.

The Community Bonds are referred to as "minibonds" because (a) they were marketed only to residents of the City of Cambridge...

Feeling Discouraged About Immigration? You are not alone. Many agree that the U.S.'s current immigration system is in need of comprehensive legislative reform.

Yesterday, it was reported by the Bleacher Report that Cleveland Cavaliers basketball star, Lebron James, was displeased with the fact that a brewer located in the Cleveland, Ohio area...

The IRS recently announced its disagreement with the Ninth Circuit's ruling that, with respect to planned communities..