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Iowa Matters Less Than Ever for Democrats, but They Can’t Quit It
The state no longer goes first for the party’s presidential nomination process, but ambitious politicians with an eye toward 2028 keep showing up. It’s “the gravitational pull,” as one Iowa Democrat put it.
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Jeanne Shaheen Wants to Make Foreign Policy Bipartisan Again
The Democrat from New Hampshire has worked to find common ground with the Trump administration on foreign affairs.
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On Pennsylvania Ave., Michael Milken’s Curious Temple to the American Dream
A new museum created by the once imprisoned financier offers the financial elite’s take on the nation’s virtues.
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Exploring Quantum Entanglement: Unraveling the Mysteries of Particle Connection
Quantum entanglement is one of those concepts that sounds like it belongs in a sci-fi novel rather than in the real world. Yet here we are, living in a universe where particles can become so deeply connected that the state of one instantly affects the state of another, no matter how far apart they are.…
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California’s Long-Awaited Final Regulations on Automated Decisionmaking Create New Compliance Challenges for Employers
After a lengthy rulemaking process, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency”) has finalized regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) governing the use of automated decisionmaking technologies. These new rules—set to take effect on January 1, 2026—impose the most stringent requirements in the United States on employers’ use of artificial intelligence and other…
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Healthcare Authority Newsletter – September 2025 #4
News Briefs – Report Finds Many Hospitals Have Stopped Posting Prices – Many hospitals stopped posting actual dollar-and-cents pricing under healthcare price transparency regulations despite a renewed push to make prices clearer for consumers, according to a new report from PatientRightsAdvocate.org….By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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NYDFS Directs Banks to Incorporate Blockchain Analytics Into Virtual Currency Risk Programs
On September 17, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a notice advising all state-chartered banks, credit unions, and foreign bank branches licensed in New York to consider integrating blockchain analytics into their compliance and risk frameworks when engaging in virtual currency-related activity. The notice builds on the Department’s 2022 blockchain analytics guidance…
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[Video] Key Discovery Points: Try to Reduce Blunderbuss in Requests for Databases in Civil Discovery
In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today break down key takeaways from The Sedona Conference’s Commentary on Addressing Databases in Civil Discovery. From test queries to proportionality, they explore the new Database Principles and what they mean for discovery strategy, production scope, and structured data challenges.…
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Cell & gene therapy clinical trials, development promoted in three new FDA guidance documents – Trends in Cell, Tissue, and Gene Therapies
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published three new draft guidances that aim to offer greater clarity to sponsors of cell and gene therapies (CGTs) on issues related to clinical trial design, post-approval data collection, and FDA’s expedited approval programs. Below we summarize how the new guidance may help sponsors of CGTs…
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Beyond PFAS: A New Wave of Endocrine Disruptor Litigation
Much of the recent public and legal spotlight has been on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called forever chemicals pervasive in consumer products and linked to health risks. But PFAS are not the only chemicals drawing scrutiny. Litigation trends in the chemical arena have increasingly followed the science….By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
