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What is Driving Federal Privacy Legislation?

By Claudia James and Beth Inadomi As the 115th Congress winds down, digital privacy policy is heating up driven by a new California privacy law and the European Union’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – a digital privacy framework which impacts US companies doing business in Europe. And while executives from Facebook and […]

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Congress Takes a Quantum Leap in the Name of National and Economic Security

By Emily Pappas Last night, the chairmen and ranking members of House Science, Space and Technology Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee introduced bi-partisan legislation (H.R. 6227 and S. 3143) authorizing the establishment of a National Quantum Initiative. You’re probably scratching your head and asking yourself, a national what?! Rest assured, that’s the common […]

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CFIUS Reform: Be Careful Who You Deal With

By David Adams – May 2018  Before the Memorial Day recess, Congress took two big steps towards reforming the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee approved S 2098 by a vote of 23-0 and the House Financial Services Committee approved HR 5841 by a vote of […]

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SCOTUS Delivers State Gaming Proponents a Win

By Randall Gerard – May 2018 Final Score: 6-3 For fans keeping score, New Jersey was yesterday’s big winner with a 6-3 victory over the NCAA. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled yesterday in favor of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in the state’s case against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). […]

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The Iran Decision: Back to the Future

By David Adams – May 2018 The Iran Decision On May 8, President Trump announced that he was withdrawing the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed by the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Russia, China and Iran in 2015. The President made the announcement in advance […]