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We previously wrote about the Treasury Department and FinCEN’s issuance of an interim rule declining to enforce penalties or fines...

On August 27, 2026, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a Request for Information seeking public comment on a draft policy...

Key Takeaways Texas’ approach to data center development continues to evolve. As Butler Snow previously reported, Governor Greg Abbott’s...

For years now, state and federal courts have been split over a simple, yet complex question: Does federal law preempt state law claims...

A nearly $24 million trademark judgment tends to get attention. But Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC v. Rebel Creamery LLC is quickly becoming...

The Louisiana Behind the Counter Protection Act (“LBCPA”), which took effect on August 1, 2026, aims to deter workplace violence against...

On August 6, 2026, the Mississippi Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Brown v. Davey-Sullivan that establishes a framework...

Suing the government in Texas often begins with a fight over whether the court can hear the case at all. Counterintuitively, winning that...

Gov. Abbott sent a public letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)...

On August 3, 2026, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to...