On October 28, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation titled “Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components into the United States,” directing the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to jointly pursue
DHS Updates UFLPA Entity List with Three Companies Engaged in Genetics Testing
On October 28, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of three Chinese companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. Effective October 29, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will apply a
FCA publishes good and Poor practice examples in relation to Fair value in consumer finance
On 29 October 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published findings from its consumer finance supervisory work, highlighting good practice and areas for improvement in how firms assess, evidence and monitor fair value.
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CMS Revises Protocol Form to Ease Disclosures of Missed In-Office Imaging Notices
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted revised forms for its voluntary self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP), the process Medicare providers and suppliers use to self-disclose and resolve actual or potential violations of the physician self-referral law (Stark
Court Again Refuses to Enjoin Ban That Prevents Rabbi from Carrying Firearm to His Synagogue
In Silver Spring Jewish Community Center v. Montgomery County, Maryland, (D MD, Oct. 27, 2026), a Maryland federal district court denied a motion to amend a prior judgment in the case or alternatively to grant an injunction pending appeal
Targeted Ads, Fair Lending Risk: Why Lenders Should Plan for Today’s and Tomorrow’s CFPB
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, host Chris Willis is joined by Stephen Hayes, co-managing partner of Relman Colfax, to discuss targeted digital advertising, an unsettled area of fair lending. They examine where nonmortgage lenders stand today
Why the California Bane Act Is a Powerful Tool in Police Cases and How to Prove It
A California police officer can violate your constitutional rights and still face a claim worth barely more than a fender-bender. Or that same violation can trigger a claim that comes with mandatory attorney’s fees, a shot at enhanced damages, and
Higher Education Litigation Summary: October 2026
Welcome to the October 2026 edition of Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary, your resource for timely legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. Bold text indicates updates to the rulings.
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The Maeslant Barrier: A One-of-a-Kind Answer to a One-of-a-Kind Problem
In my last post, I compared the Dutch bet on prevention with the American bet on response. This time I want to write about the single most astonishing piece of prevention I have ever seen: the Maeslant Barrier (Maeslantkering),
State AGs Oppose OCC’s Bid to Pause Challenge to Rules Preempting State Mortgage Interest-on-Escrow Laws
The ten states challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) new interest-on-escrow rules are urging a federal district court to reject the agency’s attempt to delay judicial review of those rules while the U.S. Supreme Court considers