The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the United States Department of Agriculture did not comply with the National Environmental Policy Act in approving a predator management program...

On October 2, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which includes a proposal to amend portions...

The financial press is awash this morning with reports that the launch of a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund may be imminent.

Our last post provided a big picture summary of the steps required to calculate a Fund's "derivatives exposure" for purposes of new Rule 18f-4.

Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.

Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.

Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.

Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.

Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.

In announcing the updated dietary guidelines, the agencies stated their intention to help Americans make informed choices about healthy eating...

The Perpetual Motion podcast visits the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition and talks with several of the 42 teams from around the world competing for more than $1.5 million in cash and prizes.

On November 2, Senator Thom Tillis—the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property—sent a letter to acting PTO...

The holiday season puts brands on full display—storefronts glow, packaging pops, and signature sounds and scents fill the air.

A developer established a probability of prevailing on its claims for malicious prosecution where the evidence showed that the neighboring owner lacked probable cause for pursuing CEQA litigation and acted with malice.

On October 11, 2023, the FTC proposed a new rule that it claims will end deceptive "junk fees." The FTC defines junk fees as "bait-and-switch pricing tactics...

This past summer, we reported on the July 2021 vote by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) to approve the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (UPDPA)...

The Court of Appeal held that before issuing a CEQA Class 32 exemption, the City of Los Angeles was required to assess whether the project was consistent...

The case arose from Fairfield's Rolling Hills Maintenance District, created in 1988. At that time, the district levied a flat annual charge of $196.23 per residential lot for landscaping, lighting, and related services.

Leases of real estate will no longer require acknowledgment, witness, or seals, regardless of the term or period of the lease.

Congress included in the appropriations bill of November 12, 2025, an extension of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), 6 U.S.C. §§ 1501–10, through January 30, 2026.