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Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

D.C. Circuit Issues Ruling that Could Affect NEPA Compliance

Clients regulated by, or who have contracts with government agencies regulated by, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) should be aware of a major, recent court decision. On November 12, 2024, the D.C. Circuit Court...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Another Rule Bites the Dust: Court Invalidates Rule Requiring Higher Salaries to be Exempt from Overtime

On Friday, November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas set aside the Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule increasing the minimum salary level for the executive, administrative, and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Appeals court denies en banc hearing in CFSA’s challenge to CFPB’s payday rule

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request by the Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA) to hold a rehearing en banc on the group’s challenge of the CFPB’s payday loan rule....more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

EU Listing Act Improves Capital Markets Access for SMEs

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On November 14, 2024, the EU Listing Act (the “Act”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Act entails a legislative package designed to improve capital markets access and reduce disclosure...more

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D.C. Circuit Finds Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA Regulations Are Unenforceable

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In Marin Audubon Society v. FAA, the D.C. Circuit held the White House Council on Environmental Quality ("CEQ") lacks authority to issue binding regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA")....more

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Unexpected Court Ruling Raises Substantial Questions About National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Regulations

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In a surprise monumental decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has no authority to issue regulations implementing NEPA and that CEQ’s NEPA...more

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Longstanding NEPA Rules in Doubt After Major D.C. Circuit Ruling

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On November 12, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision that goes to the heart of how the National Environmental Policy Act is implemented. In Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation...more

Nossaman LLP

D.C. Circuit Invalidates NEPA Regulations

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On November 12, 2024, a divided (2-1) panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a ruling invalidating the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations...more

K&L Gates LLP

The Post-Chevron Toolkit: The New Era for Regulatory Review

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In a landmark ruling on 28 June 2024, the US Supreme Court expressly overruled the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine with its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, eliminating the requirement that courts defer to...more

K&L Gates LLP

The Italian Law Implementing the EU MiCar Regulation: A "MiFIDisation" of Crypto-Assets?

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On 13 September 2024 Legislative Decree no. 129/2024 (Decree no. 129), implementing the MiCAR Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets –...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2024

Republicans Sweep. The Republican Party’s capture of the White House and both chambers of Congress this week will usher in a new labor, employment, and immigration policy agenda beginning in early 2025. Here is what employers...more

Troutman Pepper

Lawsuit Filed Challenging CFPB’s Advisory Opinion on Medical Debt

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On November 1, ACA International, LLC and Collection Bureau Services, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and Director Rohit Chopra, challenging the CFPB’s recent advisory...more

Venable LLP

[Webinar] Too Close to Home: How Local Enforcement Authorities Are Presenting an Often Overlooked Regulatory Threat to Advertisers...

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While many advertisers are aware of the ongoing threat of regulatory enforcement from federal and state-level government, significant regulatory authority can often go overlooked much closer to home. From municipal agencies...more

Conyers

Responding to Regulatory Notices: A Litigator’s Perspective

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There are a variety of information gathering and other compulsory notices available to regulatory and enforcement agencies based in the Cayman Islands, as tools these agencies can draw on to carry out their functions. In this...more

A&O Shearman

Financial Stability Board Letter to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors – Cyber and Operational Resilience

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The Financial Stability Board has published a letter sent to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors providing an update on various workstreams, including on cyber and operational resilience...more

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The 2023 Term of the Supreme Court: Administrative and Regulatory Law Rulings

It is instructive to review the Supreme Court’s record in its most recent term, concentrating on regulatory and administrative law cases, which are usually back-burner issues. But not this term....more

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DOJ Issues NPRM Regarding Sensitive Data Transfers

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With the publication of a recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Department of Justice National Security Division will soon become an important new regulator of transactions involving the transfer of sensitive U.S....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Financial Technology Association files suit challenging CFPB Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) interpretive rule

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Alleging that the CFPB rushed to promulgate its interpretive rule, and exceeded its authority in doing so, the Financial Technology Association has filed suit against the bureau in the U.S. District Court for the District of...more

Polsinelli

Stay Tuned… FTC Seeks to Breathe Life Back Into Non-Compete Ban

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This past week, the FTC appealed a Texas federal court’s August ruling that blocked nationwide enforcement of the non-compete ban. The non-compete ban will remain blocked during the pendency of the appeal process. However,...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

CAMT Count Me Twice: Determining CAMT AFSI in Mergers and Acquisitions

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On September 12, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued long-awaited proposed regulations (89 FR 75062) (the “Proposed Regulations”) on the application of the...more

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FTC Appeals Noncompete Ban Ruling

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has appealed a ruling from a federal court in Texas that blocked its sweeping ban of noncompete agreements. As Benesch previously highlighted in August, a federal district court in Texas...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] FinTech University: The Major Questions Doctrine: A Challenge to the SEC’s Authority - November 19th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm...

As part of the FinTech University series, join Nelson Mullins attorneys Richard Levin, Daniel Newman, and Bobby Wenner for an in-depth webinar exploring the evolving role of the Major Questions Doctrine (MQD) and its...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC Releases “Click-to-Cancel” Negative Option Rule, Broadly Expanding its Regulatory Authority

On October 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released its long-anticipated “Negative Option Rule” (the Rule). Most prominently, the Final Rule would require businesses utilizing negative options to market...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Financial Incentives Aim to Boost Italian IPOs

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As legislators in Rome finalize sweeping reforms of Italy’s financial laws and regulations and the EU Council just adopted the so-called “listing package” to increase attractiveness of EU financial markets, the national...more

Clark Hill PLC

Administrative Law Report - October 2024, Vol. 1

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things administrative law, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. Environmental/Energy: D.C. Circuit Defers to EPA’s Factual Determinations: On Aug. 13, the US Court...more

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