An environmental impact report need not discuss impacts that are too speculative in nature for proper evaluation or assess economic costs not linked to a physical change in the environment.

By directing the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to propose rescinding CEQ's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, President Donald Trump's executive order on "Unleashing American Energy".

When authorizing an "incidental take" of listed species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") and the National Marine Fisheries Service have long struggled with methods for establishing numerical take limits for some species where take levels are not readily measured.

The County of San Diego's thresholds for exempting certain projects from vehicle miles traveled (VMT) analysis were not supported by substantial evidence showing...

The SEC recently settled a Regulation FD action against Office Depot and several of its executives. This Update summarizes the key issues addressed in this action and offers practical guidance.

On Monday, May 14, 2012, the Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed"), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC"), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") issued final supervisory guidance regarding stress-testing practices at banking organizations with total consolidated assets of more than $10 billion.

At both the federal and state levels, 2025 has seen new developments for cell-cultured meat. Here we provide an overview of cell-cultured meat (also known as cultivated meat) and these recent regulatory developments.

The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") recently announced that it will seek to exclude Howard Solomon, CEO of pharmaceutical company Forest Laboratories Inc., from participation in federal health programs (such as Medicare and Medicaid) based solely on the corporation’s criminal conviction.

Under a new General Services Administration ("GSA") rule, contractors providing information technology ("IT") supplies, services or systems to GSA will be required to submit an IT Security Plan that describes contractor compliance with federal cybersecurity regulations.

In a recent client update, we discussed proposed legislation, entitled the Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012.

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on September 19, 2025, which became effective September 21, 2025, implementing a $100,000 fee for certain individuals seeking H-1B status.

On September 28, 2012, President Barack Obama signed bipartisan legislation extending the EB-5 Regional Center Program for an additional three years.

On December 8, 2011, Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel issued a memorandum introducing the Office of Management and Budget's Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program ("FedRAMP").

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, 586 U.S. __ (2019), issued March 4, 2019, resolves a longstanding circuit split regarding whether the Copyright Act of 1976 ...

In the wake of ICANN's recent approval of ICM Registry's application for the .XXX domain, brand owners will have the opportunity to protect the use of their trademarks in the .XXX domain by using an opt-out or blocking process.

This evening, the U.S. Senate passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, H.R. 1249 (the "Act").

Key Takeaway: Companies and social media influencers should conduct reasonable due diligence and consider the potential for trademark infringement lawsuits before they post promotional content.

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

Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City of Manhattan Beach (S180720, Filed 7/14/11)

On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal district courts must stay all proceedings pending appellate review of an order denying a motion to compel arbitration.