This article is based on Carri Bennet’s April 9th presentation at the Palmetto Broadband Coalition Annual Convention in Greenville, S.C.
In December 2024, the White House’s Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and…
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You have probably heard the term “ultra-processed food.” What does that mean? Unprocessed food probably requires little explanation. For example, a whole raw apple that has not been cut, cooked or otherwise prepared would be…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
This is the eighth article in Womble Bond Dickinson’s Energy & Natural Resources thought leadership series titled “Going Nuclear: A Sustainable Solution to Rising Energy Demand.” The series will explore the changing landscape of…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Effective September 1, 2025, the UK’s Failure to Prevent Fraud offense will go into effect as part of the UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the ECCTA). The law significantly expands corporate liability for…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
The Department of Defense has initiated a far-reaching transformation of its civilian workforce through the Workforce Acceleration and Recapitalization Initiative, formalized in the Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum…
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/ Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
With increasing digitalization of our lives and businesses, privacy concerns from border searches of phones, laptops and tables are a growing concern for professionals, executives, and frequent international travelers. U.S…
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/ Constitutional Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In today's global economy, characterized by complex supply chains and escalating trade tensions, tariff evasion has emerged as a significant threat to economic stability, fair competition, and government revenue. Traditional…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Taxation
On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement (EO 14275). EO 14275’s purpose is to reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and associated agency…
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This week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) made two announcements of interest to patent holders and practitioners as part of modernization and efficiency efforts..…
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On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued its final rule to implement Executive Order 14117 aimed at preventing access to Americans' bulk sensitive personal data and government-related data by countries…
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On Friday, April 11, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2025-24 (the “Notice”), which waives applicable penalties under the Internal Revenue Code to participants in, and material advisors to, reportable…
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Alabama and Oklahoma have become the latest states to ban from state-owned devices and networks certain AI tools with links to foreign governments…
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Data center-related real estate investment has certainly been a trend in recent years, and Texas is no exception, with a current state-wide data center count of 336 (for context, in 2015 Texas had 91 data centers)…
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Readers may recall that in February 2024, the FCC adopted a Report and Order imposing a number of new TCPA caller and texter compliance obligations in connection with consumer revocation requests, which are applicable to calls…
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In 2024, the USPTO published guidance on whether an AI-based invention is patent eligible. The guidance includes three hypothetical inventions, including one relating to using an artificial neural network for data anomaly…
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