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Jun 27, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill |Jacob H. Hupart
On June 25, 2024, thirty-five Republican legislators, including
seventeen senators and eighteen representatives, filed an amicus brief in the Eighth Circuit Court of
Appeals in support of the pending challenge to the SEC's
recently adopted (the "Climate
Rule").
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill |R. Neal Martin
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill |Ellen Shapiro |Patrick McDonough |Michael Alario
Last week, the United States Supreme Court
granted certiorari in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:Or Fonder AB., Case No. 23-970, to address two
fundamental questions about how federal securities fraud cases must
be pled to survive a motion to dismiss—an issue that arises
in nearly every such case.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill |Betsy T. Voter
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guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
Earlier this year, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
("FinCEN") issued a proposed rule that would bring
SEC-registered investment advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers
("Covered Advisers") within the scope of key U.S.
anti-money laundering ("AML") rules (see our prior alert for more information).
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill |J. Ryan Frazee
A long-time bipartisan practice may be getting a fresh look from
federal courts. Historically, presidential administrations have
leveraged government contracts to implement various policy aims
– sometimes those unrelated to the work actually performed
under a given contract.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill |D. Mark Renaud |Hannah Bingham
If there are two political law compliance issues that
perennially bedog federal, state, and local government contractors,
it is the myriad of state and local pay-to-play laws and
procurement lobbying laws. In the FAQs below, we try to shine a
light on these issues and how to increase compliance in these
areas.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill |Stephanie Crawford |Adelicia R. Cliffe |Alexandra Barbee-Garrett
On May 30, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) implementing Section 844 of the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Section 854
of the FY 2024 NDAA by amending DFARS 225.7018-2 and accompanying
DFARS clause 252.225-7052, which restrict DoD from acquiring
certain metals and magnets from "covered countries" of
Iran, North Korea, Russia, and China, to prohibit even earlier
inputs in the supply chain from occurring in these countries.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill |Paul Freeman |Elizabeth Dawson |Issac Schabes
Key takeaway #1
FSS contractors should review the use of SUP in their supply
chains to take advantage of GSA's new incentive system.
Key takeaway #2
Even non-FSS contractors should begin thinking about how these
concepts may impact their offerings to federal customers should
federal agencies start implementing similar measures or preferences
for their solicitations and contracts.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Senators Introduce Bill |Douglas Mintz
On June 6, 2024, the Supreme Court – in a unanimous
decision delivered by Justice Sotomayor – addressed the issue
of whether an insurer holding financial responsibility for a
bankruptcy claim qualifies as a party in interest under Bankruptcy
Code § 1109(b).
