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Trump Administration Reignites Marijuana Rescheduling
6+ min ago (161+ words) Executive Order and Medicare CBD Program The executive order dictates the reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I of the CSA'reserved for substances with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse, such as heroin and LSD'to Schedule III,…...
Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of December 22 - 24, 2025
6+ min ago (179+ words) U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals USA v. Day- sentencing Mullin v. Dep't of Vet Affairs- employment, Rehabilitation Act Mukhina v. Walmart- employment, Title VII, evidence, remedy exhaustion Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee Anady v. State- en banc, reasonable doubt…...
Dealmaker's Digest: A Top 10 Bulletin - December 2025
7+ min ago (61+ words) In Dealmaker's Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders....By: Ropes & Gray LLP In Dealmaker's Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights…...
CFPB Finally Starts Getting EWA Right, Says Many EWA Models Are Not Subject to TILA and Regulation Z
7+ min ago (305+ words) The advisory opinion provides relief from Regulation Z to both EWA services that qualify as "Covered EWA" (as described in the next section) and, to the extent that they involve optional expedited delivery fees or tips, EWA services that do…...
Foreign Private Issuers’ D&Os Will No Longer Be Exempt From Section 16(a) Insider Reporting Obligations
8+ min ago (618+ words) Key aspects of the rule change and compliance considerations for FPIs are described in further detail below. Previously, Exchange Act Rule 3a12-3 exempted insiders of FPIs from the application of Section 16 in its entirety. The HFIAA now mandates that D&Os…...
Federal District Court Ruling Upholds Uptier Transactions
10+ min ago (323+ words) Federal District Judge Randy Crane recently issued a written decision in Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. v. SSD Invs. Ltd.,[1] validating Wesco's 2022 uptier exchange transactions and reversing a ruling by Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur. Background: The 2022 Uptier Transactions Wesco's capital structure included…...
Federal government continues efforts to prohibit gender-affirming care for minors
10+ min ago (685+ words) On December 18, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled several actions targeting gender-affirming care (GAC), including the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgical interventions to treat gender dysphoria in minors....By: McDermott Will & Schulte Federal…...
Jersey digital assets - December 2025 update
18+ min ago (640+ words) Our Jersey update highlights the key regulation and legislation implemented by the Jersey Financial Services Commission ("JFSC"), and it's impact on Virtual Asset Service Providers ("VASPs"), tokenisation and digital asset funds....By: Carey Olsen Jersey digital assets - December 2025 update Jersey…...
New California AI Laws Taking Effect in 2026
19+ min ago (592+ words) In 2026, a wide range of California laws regulating the development, marketing, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) go into effect. Together, these bills impose new requirements on generative AI developers, frontier-model companies, healthcare-related AI tools, platforms distributing AI-generated content, and…...
Updated FINRA Guidance Concerning the Protection of Senior Investors
19+ min ago (502+ words) As baby boomers continue aging, firms continue seeing an uptick in complaints and arbitrations by senior investors and FINRA continues focusing on protecting those customers....By: Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. Updated FINRA Guidance Concerning the Protection of Senior Investors As baby…...