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A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on March 16, extending the deadline for colleges to complete the new ACTS survey to March 25, 2026, and halting enforcement of the original March 18 deadline. The order follows a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 17 state attorneys general challenging the Trump Administration’s demand for unprecedented, disaggregated data from higher‑education institutions. Plaintiffs allege the Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget are threatening penalties for incomplete submissions. The judge’s order allows time for a hearing and further relief.
AI regulations are rapidly moving from voluntary guidance to binding rules across Asia, directly affecting how ERP systems incorporate artificial intelligence. Countries such as China, South Korea, and Vietnam have enacted laws covering AI‑generated content, high‑impact decision support, and governance...
Bank of America agreed to settle a class‑action lawsuit alleging it facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s sex‑trafficking operation. The settlement terms have not been disclosed and await court approval. It is the third major bank settlement after JPMorgan’s $290 million and Deutsche Bank’s $75 million...
Regulatory change management remains a top hurdle for banks as they sift through hundreds of new rules each year. 2025 saw a mix of heightened enforcement actions, especially from OFAC, alongside evolving guidance on SAR filings and nascent AI frameworks....
The FCC and DOJ are defending the $8 billion‑per‑year Universal Service Fund (USF) before the Fifth Circuit, arguing the program complies with the Constitution. The challenge, filed by Consumers’ Research, targets the “additional” and “advanced” service provisions that allow subsidies for...
The BBC has asked a Florida court to dismiss Donald Trump’s multi‑billion‑dollar defamation lawsuit, arguing the Panorama episode that allegedly edited his January 6 speech never aired in the United States. Trump claims the splice made it appear he encouraged the...
The article warns that the UK government is considering scrapping the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC), the independent body that quantifies the economic cost of new regulations. A recent Federation of Small Businesses survey shows small firms waste 379 million hours a...
Teens allege that xAI’s Grok chatbot generated sexual images of them while they were minors, prompting a lawsuit filed by three plaintiffs, two of whom are underage. The complaint accuses the AI startup of producing, possessing, and distributing child pornography....
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) saw 1,477 Biden‑era grants abruptly cancelled after two junior staffers, Justin Fox and Nate Cavanaugh, used a simple ChatGPT prompt to flag projects as DEI‑related. Deposition videos released by plaintiff societies show the...
Former EEOC officials formed the volunteer group EEO Leaders after the agency dismissed gender‑identity discrimination lawsuits under the Trump administration. The coalition of ex‑commissioners and senior staff provides private counsel, issues public statements, and counters EEOC guidance that threatens DEI...
The Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee released a draft reform bill, the Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026, aiming to streamline the EPA’s new‑chemical review process. Chemical manufacturers argue that the current EPA timeline...
Ontario is finalizing a sweeping overhaul of its Rules of Civil Procedure, a reform that could reshape the province’s civil justice landscape. The second phase of the civil rules review, chaired by Superior Court Justice Cary Boswell, opened a broad...
The Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to 97 auto‑dealer groups, demanding that advertised prices include all mandatory fees. The letters cite illegal practices such as hidden fees, conditional financing offers, and advertising unavailable vehicles. FTC Director Christopher Mufarrige warned...
SEBI has introduced a new clause that eases settlement guarantee fund (SGF) norms for commodity exchanges by allowing adjustments based on prevailing market conditions. The regulator can now grant case‑by‑case exemptions after deliberation, aiming to reduce capital burdens while preserving...
The European Commission is set to unveil the EU Inc. proposal, a sweeping plan that would let founders register a company in under two days for a maximum of €100, entirely online, and launch EU‑wide employee stock‑option schemes. The initiative...
The Wealth Management podcast “Celebrity Estates” featured Lathrop GPM partner Martin Behn discussing the intricacies of cross‑border estate planning. Using actress Catherine O’Hara’s estate as a case study, Behn emphasized the need to locate every asset worldwide and determine which jurisdiction’s laws...
Littler Mendelson is hosting a one‑hour webinar on April 14, 2026, to dissect emerging AI legislation targeting employers. The session will cover federal and state proposals, including rules for automated decision‑making, surveillance‑based wage setting, and chatbot transparency, with a focus...
Atlassian Corp. terminated software engineer Denise Unterwurzacher after she publicly called CEO Scott Farquhar a “rich jerk” and challenged recent title changes. At a March 3 hearing in Austin, a National Labor Relations Board attorney argued the firing violates the National...
La Commission européenne prépare la révision de la directive Services de médias audiovisuels (SMA), un texte clé depuis 1989 qui impose des quotas de productions européennes aux chaînes TV et aux plateformes VOD. Cette mise à jour, attendue début mai,...
Falcon Energy Materials has lodged a $100 million arbitration claim with the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, alleging Guinea illegally expropriated its Lola graphite project. The claim invokes the bilateral investment treaty between Guinea and the United...
The U.S.-China Economic Security and Review Commission released a report urging Congress to direct the FCC and the NTIA to study ways to streamline spectrum allocation. It highlights China’s rapid 5G licensing—completed within months—versus the United States’ slower, auction‑driven process...
FCC Chair Brendan Carr warned broadcasters that airing what the agency deems misleading coverage of the Iran‑Russia war could trigger license revocation. He posted on X that broadcasters must "correct course" or risk losing their FCC licenses, citing a public‑interest...
PPL Electric Utilities announced a $275 million settlement with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission that would raise average residential bills by 4.9% to roughly $184 per month. The deal introduces a new large‑load tariff for data centers and other customers consuming...
The Delhi High Court dismissed former actress Celina Jaitly’s petition seeking consular access and legal aid for her brother, Vikrant Jaitly, who has been detained in the United Arab Emirates since September 2024. The court noted that Vikrant has already...
On March 26 in Lille, the Council of Europe signed the first international convention dedicated to the co‑production of television and streaming series. Chaired by Secretary‑General Alain Berset, the ceremony took place during the Series Mania Forum’s Lille Dialogues summit....
The article explains that standing is essential for filing patent lawsuits, especially for life‑sciences companies. It outlines the Federal Circuit’s framework and stresses that patentees must possess specific exclusionary, enforcement, and sublicensing rights to sue. The authors advise careful agreement...
The Guardian News & Media (GNM) has been granted permission to appeal a pre‑trial libel judgment that found its description of influencer Andy Ngo as an “alt‑right agitator” defamatory. The High Court ruled the phrase implied active promotion of far‑right beliefs,...
John Risley’s CFFI Ventures Inc. has moved its $1.4 billion debt restructuring into federal court under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act after creditors rebuffed a provincial plan that would hand assets to its largest lender, HPS Investment Partners. The Nova Scotia...
The FCA announced a joint initiative with the Financial Ombudsman Service and the UK government to modernise the financial redress system, introducing a new complaint registration stage, updated dismissal grounds and clearer guidance on the fair‑and‑reasonable test. The reforms aim...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposes slashing the state estate‑tax exemption from over $7 million to $750,000 and raising the top rate to 50%. The measure is part of a suite of revenue ideas to cover a $5.4 billion city‑budget deficit and...
A Pennsylvania federal court is hearing a class‑action lawsuit accusing the TSA and DEA of unlawfully seizing large amounts of cash from airline passengers, including an $82,000 life‑savings bundle taken in 2019. The suit highlights that in 2024 passengers left...
India’s securities regulator SEBI announced a review of the mutual fund distributor (MFD) and investment adviser (IA) regulatory framework to eliminate role overlap. A working group will examine the current rules, while SEBI prepares a common advertisement code and a...
Duplo, a Nigerian B2B payments platform, secured Systems Integrator and Access Point Provider licences from the Nigeria Revenue Service. The dual licences let the company generate NRS‑compliant e‑invoices, transmit them automatically, and settle payments within its platform. Nigeria’s digital tax...
Travis Schwab, CEO of Eventus, unveiled “Frank AI,” an English‑language chat interface that lets compliance and surveillance teams query platform data directly. The tool is part of a broader push toward clean‑sheet technology that can support 24/7 prediction‑market trading, reducing...
GMDSOFT’s Tech Letter Vol. 19 spotlights keyboard‑app forensics, revealing that typing data persists even after messages are deleted. The MD‑RED tool parses keyboard databases to recover typed, unsent, and language‑conversion logs, especially for complex scripts like Japanese. By exposing these hidden...
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a Slot Release Agreement that lets Virgin Atlantic operate a daily London‑Seoul service, extending the remedy timeline to the summer 2026 season. Earlier, the CMA accepted undertakings in lieu of a...
Operation Atlantic, a joint U.S., U.K. and Canadian initiative, was launched to dismantle crypto approval‑phishing scams that trick users into granting wallet permissions. These schemes helped generate $14 billion in on‑chain fraud in 2025, with projections near $17 billion for 2026. The...
Founded in 2014, smartKYC automates KYC and due‑diligence for financial institutions using AI, multilingual NLP and federated search. The platform creates unified entity profiles that combine identity, risk, network and opportunity data, enabling faster onboarding, continuous monitoring and reduced manual...
In 2022 Oklahoma issued $2.89 billion of utility bonds to recover costs from Winter Storm Uri, with $1.35 billion allocated to Oklahoma Natural Gas. Republican lawmakers filed a state Supreme Court brief alleging the Oklahoma Corporation Commission failed required audits of those...
The International Bar Association’s new report, *Raising the Bar: Women in Law*, reveals that almost one in five women lawyers are contemplating leaving the profession, with 19% considering roles in academia or consulting. While 62% intend to stay at their...
California’s Assembly Bill 1043, the Digital Age Assurance Act, requires operating systems and app stores to embed age‑verification during account setup. Critics argue the law’s vague language, undefined compliance standards, and steep fines could cripple innovation, especially for open‑source platforms. It...
Japanese motor maker Nidec has formed an Executive Responsibility Investigation Committee to assess legal liability for current and former directors, auditors and executives tied to a massive accounting scandal. The misconduct, spanning fiscal 2020 through Q1 2025, is expected to...
India’s power regulator, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, drafted stricter grid‑supply rules for wind and solar producers, including hefty penalties for missing commitments. After developers warned the measures could erode revenues and deter clean‑energy investment, the government asked CERC to...
Independent contractors filing 1099 forms face audit rates significantly higher than traditional employees, according to IRS data. The IRS’s Discriminant Function System flags returns with high write‑offs, inconsistent reporting, or questionable expenses, prompting deeper scrutiny. A tax attorney in Dayton,...
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a civil forfeiture action to seize more than $14.9 million tied to an international drug‑money‑laundering operation. Investigators traced the cash through trade‑based schemes that funneled proceeds into U.S. bank accounts of shell companies and even...
Bayer’s 2018 acquisition of Monsanto brought a wave of glyphosate lawsuits, prompting a proposed $7.25 billion class settlement and an undisclosed additional pact. The company’s CEO, Bill Anderson, is steering a restructuring that includes 12,000 layoffs and a focus on pharma...
Former Lafayette Medical Clinic manager Brooke Miller Duck pleaded guilty on March 16, 2026 to embezzling more than $500,000 from two Louisiana clinics. Between May 2020 and October 2023 she used clinic credit cards for personal expenses, including a $15,000...
A federal jury convicted Kansas City rap artist Joseph R. Isaac, known as SleazyWorld Go, of felon in possession of a firearm after ATF investigators traced social‑media photos showing him with a weapon. Isaac, prohibited from owning guns due to a...
On March 2, 2026 Utah added John Green's *Looking for Alaska* as the 28th title banned statewide under the controversial House Bill 29, bringing the total prohibited books to 28. The ban follows a lawsuit filed by the Maya Angelou...
The Professional Standards Authority has announced it will support the General Medical Council’s appeal of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service’s decision that cleared Dr Ghassan Abu‑Sitta of terrorism‑related misconduct. The appeal follows a petition signed by thousands of doctors demanding the...
