Peace Corps, Under Review by DOGE, Is Said to Plan ‘Significant’ Staff Cuts
The head of a Peace Corps alumni group said on Monday he had been informed that the agency was planning to reduce the number of full-time staff who support volunteers…
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California Supreme Court to Review PAGA Arbitration Split
As we reported here, a split in authority has developed in the California Court of Appeal regarding what to do when an employer moves to compel arbitration of a Private Attorneys…
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Guide to FTC Consumer Review and Testimonial Rules
The FTC’s Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials went into effect on October 21, 2024 and addresses deceptive and unfair conduct involving consumer reviews and testimonials. You…
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Policy Week in Review – April 11, 2025
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Decision Allowing Reinstatement of NLRB Member Wilcox On April 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that National Labor Relations Board Member…
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Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The Trump administration said on Monday that it was reviewing roughly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard, claiming that the university had allowed antisemitism to run…
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OFCCP to Review Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Plans
The Wall Street Journal is reporting newly appointed OFCCP Director Catherine Eschbach announced to OFCCP staff that the Agency will review federal contractor affirmative action plans previously submitted to the Agency for…
Read More »Professor Nina Kohn’s Article “Ageless Law” Has Been Accepted for Publication by North Carolina Law Review
David M. Levy L’48 Professor of Law Nina Kohn’s article “Ageless Law” was recently accepted for publication by North Carolina Law Review. It is forthcoming in 2026. From the abstract:…
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College of Law’s JDinteractive Program Recognized by The Princeton Review as One of the 2025 Best Online J.D. Programs
The Princeton Review (TPR) has recognized Syracuse University College of Law’s JDinteractive (JDi) online J.D. program as one of the best Online J.D. Programs in their 2025 rankings. JDi is…
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SEC Corporation Finance Division Expands Nonpublic Review Process
On 3 March 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it is expanding the scope of availability for companies to submit…
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Trump administration launches review of California’s high-speed-rail spending
The Trump administration has launched a compliance review into California’s high-speed-rail project, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday. The review will focus on $4 billion promised by the…
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SimpleDocs Launches SimpleAI, An AI-Powered Contract Review Tool with Customizable Playbooks (Plus Video Demo)
In-house legal departments often struggle with a common challenge: how to efficiently review and negotiate the constant flow of routine contracts without sacrificing quality or consistency. Aiming to help them…
Read More »Seventh Circuit Rules Forfeiture-for-Competition Clauses Under Delaware Law Enforceable and Not Subject to Reasonableness Review
In 2021, LKQ Corporation (LKQ) filed suit against Robert Rutledge, its former plant manager, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. LKQ alleged that Rutledge’s working…
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LegalOn Expands AI Contract Review Platform with Feature to Create Custom Playbooks
LegalOn Technologies today released My Playbooks, a new feature that enables legal teams to customize the platform’s AI contract review system according to their internal standards and preferred language. The…
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Agiloft Acquires Screens, AI Contract Review Technology Based On Expert-Built Playbooks
The contract lifecycle management company Agiloft today said it has acquired Screens, developer of a generative AI contract review and redlining product that uses expert-created and auto-generated playbooks to “screen”…
Read More »Professor Robin Paul Malloy Publishes “Network Capabilities in Land Use and Disability Law” In American University Law Review
E.I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law Robin Paul Malloy’s paper Network Capabilities in Land Use and Disability Law was published in 74 Am. U. L. Rev. 461 (2024)….
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EPA Extends Review Period for TSCA CBI Claims to 2026
On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the extension of the review period for confidential business information (CBI) claims for specific identities of all active chemical…
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2024 USTR Review on Notorious Counterfeit Markets
On January 8, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2024 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. Of note, the USTR removed Weixin (WeChat), a…
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Special Edition Today: Legaltech Week’s Year in Review – Our Panelists’ Picks of the Top Stories of 2024
What were the most important stories of 2024 for legal technology and innovation? In a special edition of Legaltech Week today, our panel of journalists and bloggers will share their…
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EPA Amends TSCA for Faster Chemical Review
Key Takeaways Delays by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in processing premanufacture notices (PMNs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) may lessen under final amendments to section 5…
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