On April 21, 2025, the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) certified the city-led Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, known as OneLIC, into public review. OneLIC seeks to build on Long Island City’s status as one of Queens’…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Longtime Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won’t seek reelection -
“Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will not seek a sixth term next year, confirming to WBEZ in an Illinois exclusive that he will leave office in 2027 in a…
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/ Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
“While President Donald Trump’s love of tariffs is often attributed to his desire for leverage in negotiations, the ones he seeks to use to reshore manufacturing are inherently intended to be non-negotiable."…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
Gov. Shapiro Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Pope Francis-
Governor Josh Shapiro (D) has ordered U.S. and Commonwealth flags to be flown at half-staff across Pennsylvania in honor of Pope Francis, who passed away Monday…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Real Estate - Residential, Science, Computers, & Technology
Democratic state lawmakers start to move on promise to ‘be a check’ on Donald Trump -
“With six weeks left in the spring legislative session, lawmakers have a range of measures before them that backers say are necessary to…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Taxation
As robotics technology rapidly advances in connection with the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the collection, processing, and storage of personal information—including biometric data—will become increasingly common. Many…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
NYC Council Sues Over ICE Office at Rikers Island -
The New York City Council has filed a lawsuit against Mayor Adams over the opening of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outpost on Rikers Island. The complaint,…
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/ Education Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced a process by which private aircraft owners and operators may electronically request that the FAA withhold their aircraft registration information from public view…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Transportation
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•Illegal E-Cigarette Sales Targeted by AG Enforcement Efforts…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Health
In our third State AG Pulse episode in season 5, the State AG Group’s Chris Allen and Emily Yu liken state AGs’ approach to Chinese e-cigarette manufacturers to a game of regulatory Whack-A-Mole and warn companies that make…
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/ Elections & Politics, Consumer Protection
Gov. Shapiro Addresses Arson Incident -
During a press conference following the opening of the Hershey Corporation’s new manufacturing plant, Governor Josh Shapiro made his first public comments since the arson at the…
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/ Elections & Politics, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
Mayor Parker's Housing Plan Relies on $800M in Bonds-
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s Housing Opportunities Made Easy (HOME) Initiative aims to build or preserve 30,000 housing units in Philadelphia, primarily funded through $800…
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/ Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
The 2023 amendments to Florida Statute § 624.155, enacted through HB 837, significantly reshaped the landscape of bad faith litigation in Florida. Among the most consequential changes were the additions of two key provisions—§§…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Remedies, Insurance
The bipartisan Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force—consisting of 51 AGs—issued warning letters to nine Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers that they may be transmitting illegal robocall traffic in violation…
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/ Civil Remedies, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
A group of 21 Democratic AGs filed amicus briefs in two cases pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in support of law firms challenging President Trump’s Executive Orders imposing sanctions against…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracting
