The scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act is about to change again, and this round of rulemaking is one that landowners, developers, and energy and infrastructure sponsors cannot afford to watch from the sidelines. On November 20,
On September 30, 2026, the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law hosted the inaugural Heartland Government Enforcement & Investigations Conference. The day-long program brought together federal prosecutors, judges, state regulators, in-house counsel, and private practitioners across seven substantive sessions
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have filed criminal complaints against two former Robinhood Markets, Inc. engineers, alleging they used confidential information about upcoming cryptocurrency listings on Robinhood Crypto to trade profitably on Hyperliquid, an offshore decentralized
Key point: State data broker laws require more than simply registering your business. California now requires recurring deletion through a centralized platform, Connecticut is building a similar system, Vermont has enacted substantial 2027 changes, and New Jersey has adopted a
On September 2, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice), titled Heightened Import Disclosures for Supply Chain Visibility (Docket No. USCBP-2026-1058; RIN 1685-AA47).
The Notice, issued as part of Executive Order 14411,
On September 11, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) approved a final rule adding a new Rule 165.9(d) to the Commission’s whistleblower regulations, creating what the agency calls the “30 Percent Presumption.” Under the presumption, when a
On September 22, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) issued CFTC Staff Advisory No. 26-27, providing the agency’s most detailed guidance to date on a fast-growing category of prediction market products known as “mention
We just released Episode 48 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where Drew Canning and I discuss what boards can do to avoid False Claims Act problems years in advance through good governance.
While most FCA episodes focus on
Executive Summary
On September 18, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced two substantial revisions to the Justice Manual that will materially affect False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement and defense strategy:
Excess Capacity
On September 30, 2026, members of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) adopted a Comprehensive Framework for Joint Action (the Framework) to address persistent global steel excess capacity. Representing market-based steel producing economies that account for
