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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving quickly to implement President Trump’s policy focus on enhanced enforcement of immigration laws. Earlier today, January 21, 2025, the Acting Director of DHS withdrew the long-standing policy limitin...

On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Orders to begin implementing President Donald Trump’s policy agenda. Below are highlights from a few of the newly enacted Executive Orders, and some initial key takeaways for K-12 and hi...

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the Ninth Circuit upheld Oregon’s conversational privacy statute as constitutional, finding that Oregonians have an interest in knowing when in-person conversations are recorded and that these recordings require notice. I...

UPDATE: Yet another twist and turn for companies trying to navigate their filing obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In a December 26th order, the Fifth Circuit vacated its earlier stay of the Texas federal court’s nationwid...

Oregon is on the verge of implementing the first extended producer responsibility (EPR) law in the United States broadly targeting recyclable materials with the goal of increasing recycling rates and reducing waste. Several other states, such as Cali...

UPDATE: On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Texas federal court’s nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This means, the CTA reporting requirements are now back in eff...