March 2025 Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules -
On 12 March 2025, the Home Office laid before Parliament the latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 733). This statement outlines several…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On March 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court decided United States v. Miller, No. 23-824, resolving a circuit split and holding that in an action brought under § 544(b) of the bankruptcy code, § 106(a)’s sovereign immunity…
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/ Bankruptcy, Civil Procedure
The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed entry of summary judgment against a TCPA plaintiff and adopted the Eastern District of Wisconsin’s interpretation of the phrase “telephone solicitations.” Hulce v. Zipongo, Inc., — F. 4th —,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
On March 26, 2025, the Supreme Court decided Bondi, Attorney General, et al. v. Vanderstok, et al., No. 23-852, and held that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) rule interpreting the Gun Control Act…
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/ Administrative Law
Effective immediately, the termination of the humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV) affects all beneficiaries who were granted protection from removal and work authorization for up…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On March 21, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its Section 232 FAQs to address the recent expansion of the steel and aluminum derivative lists. We note that the additional FAQs added by CBP are under the…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
Overview of the Executive Order -
On March 20, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” directing the Secretary of Education, Linda…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
As we noted in our proxy season seminars in December and January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has amended its filer access and account management requirements for its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
On March 19, 2025, Wyoming enacted a new law that considerably narrows the circumstances in which Wyoming employers can enter noncompete agreements. The law prohibits any covenant not to compete that restricts the right of any…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Key Takeaways
- FINRA’s 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report 2025-annual-regulatory-oversight-report.pdf included a focus on issues related to retirees and senior investors.
- The Report provides guidance to broker-dealers…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
On January 10, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued Proposed Regulations on the automatic enrollment requirements introduced by SECURE 2.0. The Proposed Regulations incorporate and expand upon…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
Pharmaceutical company sponsorship of diagnostic testing remains an area with a gaping divide between the views of regulators and industry, with regulators focused on potential fraud and abuse concerns while industry emphasizes…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced changes to the implementation of the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECIs) for FY 2024-27 in alignment with President Trump’s executive orders. While…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On March 18, 2025, antidumping (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on polypropylene corrugated boxes from China (AD & CVD) and Vietnam (AD only). The petitions were filed by CoolSeal USA Inc., Inteplast…
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/ International Law & Trade
Overview -
On March 11, 2025, the Department of Education (ED or the Department) effectively fired a substantial portion of its employees, marking a significant step in what Secretary Linda McMahon has called the Department’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
