Expect Consumer Class Actions to Rise Given State, Federal Laws

Opinion: Developments last year have created fertile soil for litigation on consumer outreach, product labeling and marketing ...
The Heritage Foundation

Quantifying and Remedying Overcriminalization in Federal Law

My name is GianCarlo Canaparo, and I am a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Thank you for inviting me to testify. But what if malum prohibitum crimes are not well-publicized, number in ...
JD Supra

Federal Court Vacates CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule, Finds FCRA Preempts State Laws

On July 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule prohibiting the inclusion of medical debt on consumer credit ...
The Hill

For short-term gain, law professors are ready to kill off federal labor law

Et tu, academe? At a time when national labor law is under attack, even its supposed defenders have their knives out. Last month, a group of labor law professors and economists filed a brief in ...
Forbes

Congressional Budget Bill Could Override State AI Laws

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alonzo Martinez reports on employment laws and trends in HR tech. Section 43201 represents one of the most aggressive attempts yet ...
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Trump signals marijuana pivot. Here's how federal and state cannabis laws work

President Trump suggested he'll loosen federal restrictions on marijuana use, something many Democrats and advocates have been pushing to happen for years. Why it matters: Marijuana's reclassification ...