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Products and packaging manufactured for sale or distribution in California after October 4 must either meet recyclability criteria or remove recyclability claims, including the popular “chasing arrows” symbol.
The first half of 2026 has continued to see radical shifts in the energy space on issues ranging from data centers to affordability.
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On June 24, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it is planning to delay the first-year reporting deadline for Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under SB 253 (the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) from August 10 to November 10.
Beginning July 1, the State of Washington will require all assisted living facilities that operate memory care units — or market themselves as providing specialized dementia care — to obtain a new state certification or face state Consumer Protection Act liability. Here is what current operators and prospective applicants need to know.
Welcome to the June 2026 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and significant insights in an accessible format, concluding with our main takeaways — aka “And the Fox Says…” — on what you need to know.
Making good on promises to lift US sanctions on Iranian oil, a new license lifts virtually all sanctions restrictions for two months on the production, sale, delivery, or offloading of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and petrochemical products.
Making good on promises to lift US sanctions on Iranian oil, a new license lifts virtually all sanctions restrictions for two months on the production, sale, delivery, or offloading of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and petrochemical products.
On June 22, a group of California plaintiffs filed a putative class action against various owners and franchisors of gas stations, alleging violations of antitrust law based on their use of algorithmic pricing software.
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As noted in a recent article in The New York Times, generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are fundamentally transforming the landscape of pro se litigation.
On June 16, the District of Columbia held its primary election — the first conducted under the District’s new ranked-choice voting (RCV) system.
For thousands of federal prisoners who received lengthy mandatory sentences under laws that US Congress has since reformed, compassionate release offered a potential path to relief. But on May 28, the US Supreme Court significantly narrowed that path.
The Federal Circuit held that the district court erred by precluding plaintiffs from pursuing unjust enrichment damages for trade secret misappropriation claims.
On June 4, US Representatives Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) released a discussion draft of the bipartisan Great American AI Act of 2026 (GAAIA), which would establish a framework regulating artificial intelligence (AI) at the federal level.
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Ex parte reexamination has recently overtaken inter partes reviews (IPRs) in terms of popularity. Petitions for IPRs have fallen dramatically since late 2025, with only 15 petitions filed in April of this year.
On June 10, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final administrative order adding bemotrizinol to the list of permissible sunscreen active ingredients in the United States – the first new sunscreen active added in 26 years.
The US House of Representatives has passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408) (FLCA), a bill that would fundamentally reshape how employers negotiate first collective bargaining agreements with newly certified unions.
On June 2, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new draft guidance called “Leveraging Prior Knowledge in the Development of Human Gene Therapy Products Incorporating Genome Editing.”
State policymakers are recalibrating how they regulate and incentivize data center development.
Earlier this year, we flagged the growing momentum behind state efforts to regulate dynamic and surveillance pricing.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and US Department of Defense have stalled project reviews.
The 2027 DC budget would deliver significant new funding, programs, and policy changes to rental housing across the District of Columbia, affecting all parties involved, like tenants, landlords, and developers.
On June 8, the California State Senate adopted Senate Resolution (SR) 104, a measure expressing support for targeting the biological mechanisms of aging as a strategy to prevent and delay chronic disease.