August 13, 2022

- FTC Investigating BitMart After $200M Crypto Theft! by: Peter Vogel
- CDC Loosens COVID-19 Guidance, Emphasizes Individual Responsibility by: Katharine C. Weber and Patricia Anderson Pryor
- Illinois Amends Nurse Agency Licensing Act to Prohibit Noncompetes... by: Tobias E. Schlueter and Cyle R. Catlett
- D.C. Mayor’s Signature Puts Modified Non-Compete Ban on Track for... by: Matthew F. Nieman and Joseph E. Schuler
- 2022 Liquor Liability Laws – A 50-State Survey by: Wendy D. Testa
- Beltway Buzz, August 12, 2022 by: James J. Plunkett
August 12, 2022

- The Inflation Reduction Act: Key Provisions Regarding the ITC and PTC by: Adam Schurle and Tori Roessler
- How the Inflation Reduction Act May Impact the Renewable Energy... by: John Eliason and Braxton T. Roam
- Avastars and Dolls and the Emerging Metaverse by: Danielle M. DeFilippis
- Proposal to Quadruple OSHA Fines Appears to be Off the Table Despite... by: Raymond Perez, II
- Supreme Court to Consider Whirlpool’s Petition for Certiorari in... by: Lowell D. Yoder and Andrew R. Roberson
- Military Leave and USERRA Reemployment Rights: 3 Steps for Reading... by: Amy Quick Glenos
- Workplace Safety in Arizona: OSHA Delays Decision on Proposal to... by: Nonnie L. Shivers and John Surma
- The Inflation Reduction Act: Overview of New Corporate Minimum Tax by: Brian H. Jenn
- Inside Out: Is a Recent Crypto Asset Insider Trading Case a Prelude... by: Alexandra C. Scheibe and Daniel L. Woodard
- NLRB & DOJ Announce New Partnership by: Rebekah K. Herman and Robert T. Dumbacher
- The Merge Is Upon Us: What It Means for Ethereum by: Jason H. Finger and Wai L Choy
- OFAC Blocks Smart Contract Mixer By Adding Tornado To SDN List by: Vincent P. (Trace) Schmeltz III and Adetayo Osuntogun
- Cybersecurity Issues Affecting the Energy Industry [PODCAST] by: David Markey and Joel Meister
- Post-Dobbs Abortion Enforcement: Nebraska Uses Facebook Messages as... by: Sarah M. Hall and Elena M. Quattrone
- Ohio State Board of Professional Conduct Says Lawyers Can Hold Crypto... by: Edmund P. Daley and Cory S. Flashner
- SEC Proposes Disclosures For Funds And Asset Management Advisors... by: Peter Wright and Scott L. Beal
- Delaware Supreme Court Holds Novel Pre-Closing Dividend Transaction... by: Kristin P. Housh and Eugene Choi
- D.C. Circuit Affirms NLRB Vulgar Graffiti Ruling by: Joshua S. Fox and Alyssa M. Cook
- CDC Updates Quarantine, Isolation, and Close Contact Guidance: Is It... by: Christine Bestor Townsend
- OFAC Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixing Service for Allegedly... by: Kara M. Bombach and Kyle R. Freeny
- Federal Trade Commission Initiates Privacy Rulemaking to Curb... by: Steven A. Augustino and John J. Heitmann
- California Energy Commission Releases Milestone Offshore Wind Energy... by: S. Keith Garner and Daniel S. Maroon
- Despite Decriminalization Of Adult Recreational Use Of Marijuana,... by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Betriebsratstätigkeit als Ehrenamt by: Dr. Gudrun Germakowski and Lukas Deutzmann
- The Proposed Inflation Reduction Act Moves to the House After the... by: William J. Sanders and Scott S. Ahroni
- Priority Visa Services Resume After 5 Month Suspension (UK) by: Carine Elliott
- Tax Law Changes in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) by: Amit Kalra, PC and Andrew W. Ratts
- MUST READ: A $25k Per Violation Super TCPA Is in The Works in... by: Eric J. Troutman
- NASA Still In The Game As Russia Announces Possible End To... by: Ronnie L. Miller and Al Maloof
- Final Episode | Markets Under Pressure Strategies for Restructuring... by: McDermott Will & Emery
- COVID-19 Fraud Update by: D. Jacques Smith and Randall A. Brater
- US Executive Branch Update – August 12, 2022 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Monkeypox Declared a National Public Health Emergency by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2022 by: Jonathan J. Spitz and Richard F. Vitarelli
- Episode Two | Managing Capitalization Structures and Investor... by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Episode One | Workforce Management Solutions in an Uncertain Economic... by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Navigating Volatile Markets in the Digital Health Ecosystem |... by: Stephen W. Bernstein
- BETO Achieves Major Biofuel Technology and Production Milestone by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Car Accidents and Third-Party Liability by: Taylor B. Rodney and Jeremy M. Wilson
- California Appellate Court Rules That Purely Digital Retail... by: David Raizman and Nicholas Marfori
- FCA future gazing by: Chris Webber
- CDC’S COVID-19 Guidance Changes… Again by: Jenifer M. Bologna and Katharine C. Weber
- Senate Democrats Reach Agreement to Pass Inflation Reduction Act by: David S Miller and Amanda H Nussbaum
August 11, 2022

- Crypto Assets in the Voyager Bankruptcy: Can Customers Recover? by: Mark E. Dendinger and Robert G. Burns
- Businesses That Use Consumer Data or Data Products (Everyone?) Take... by: Jeffrey D. Neuburger
- JPML Declines to Create MDL for Data Breach Cases by: Kristin L. Bryan and Marissa Black
- Ethylene Oxide Update: Second Risk Review Process Resolves EPA-OIG... by: Madeleine Boyer and Robert Brager
- OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion For Federally Qualified Health... by: Amy J. Dilcher and Arushi Pandya
- New Mexico Proposes Regulations Addressing Gross Receipts Tax... by: Eric Carstens and Stephen P. Kranz
- Shanghai Administration for Market Supervision Announces Success in... by: Aaron Wininger
- New Massachusetts Law Creates Expanded Definition of Racial... by: Mark W. Batten and Alexandra (Lexie) Rueckle Reynolds
- New York Financial Regulator Brings First AML and Cybersecurity... by: Seetha Ramachandran
- Tax Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 by: Timothy L. Voigtman and Raj Tanden
- FTC Seeks Public Comment Regarding Data Privacy and Security... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Twilio Hit with Social Engineering Smishing Scheme by: Linn F. Freedman
- Payment Processor Agrees to Refund Customers After FTC Alleges... by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- ACTS Retirement Services Faces Class Action over Data Breach by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- EPA Updates Safer Chemical Ingredients List, Adding 22 Chemicals and... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Connecticut Banking Commission Releases Advisory on Money Transmission by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Webinar Recap: Double Your Close Rate in Half the Time - Client... by: Sarah Bottorff
- Significant New Clean Energy and Climate Act becomes law in... by: Jed M. Nosal and Colleen McGlynn
- Privacy Tip #340 – Smishing Scams Reminder by: Linn F. Freedman
- Regulators Remind Auto Industry of Servicemember Protections by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- PTO Issues Notice on Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry by: Bernard P. Codd
- FDA Publishes Industry Guidance on Shell Egg Rule by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- EEOC States Employers Must Show Business Necessity to Test Workers... by: Susan F. Wiltsie and Katherine P. Sandberg
- Federal Circuit Rules Inventors Must Be Natural Human Beings by: Matthew Horton and Austin J. Kim
- Instructional Technology & Expert Witness Success – Episode 43 by: Adam Bloomberg
- Impact of COVID-19 on Pharmacist Scope of Practice: Before and After... by: Richard H. Hughes IV and Kala K. Shankle
- Speeding Up the Process – New Deadlines and Ability to Fix Errors –... by: Danielle L. Dietrich
- BREAKING: The FTC Issues Advanced Notice of Public Rulemaking for... by: Kristin L. Bryan and Kyle R. Fath
- Federal Court Rules Tax-Exempt Independent Schools Must Comply with... by: Kathleen E. Dion and Sabrina M. Galli
- A Tip Sheet about Tips: What Employers Need to Know About the New... by: David C. Berger
- AI Can’t Hold Patents Because They Require an “Inventor” to Be a “... by: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Robinson Cole
- Hydro Newsletter - Volume 9, Issue 7 by: Melinda M. Meade Meyers and Michael A. Swiger
- FAA Issues Task Order for UTM Project at Griffiss International... by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- Virtual ‘Try On’ Features: Do They Create Biometric Privacy Concerns... by: Marlén Cortez Morris and Zachary V. Zagger
- DFARS Compliance: Top Keys to Success in 2022 by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden
- Multi-Million Dollar Demand in New York TCPA Suit: Lumico Life... by: Sean S. Kay
- Monkeypox in the Workplace: An Update on the Fast-Moving Developments... by: Katherine Dudley Helms and Valerie N. Butera
- Maine Court Approves Consent Decree on Long-Running RCRA Suit,... by: J. Michael Showalter and James D. Cromley
- CFTC’s Historic Enforcement Action Impacting the Oil Industry &... by: Les Jacobowitz and Madeline Roe
- Rage against the Machine: Inventors Must Be Human by: Amol Parikh
- Hospital Price Transparency Rules: First Fines Issued by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Seattle Repeals Hazard Pay for Grocery Employees Ordinance by: Laurence A. Shapero
- Too Little Too Late: No Tenable Misappropriation Claim Based on 11-... by: Tessa Kroll
- NLRB Signals New Push for Consequential Damages Is Intended to Make... by: Paul Salvatore and Joshua S. Fox
- No Incentive Awards for Class Representatives — Eleventh Circuit... by: Richard S. Davis and Christina M. Kennedy
- The Acronyms of Divorce Part II – CMC (Case Management Conference)... by: Jennifer Weisberg Millner
- Don’t Dew It: Second Circuit Cans Likelihood of Confusion Argument by: Vincent Li. PhD
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Puts End to Pandemic... by: James M. Reid, IV and Trinea M. Henderson
- 3 Ways Legal Billing Software Reduces Write-Downs by: Dan Bowman
- FTC Reaches Agreement with NLRB to Further Protect Labor Markets by: E. John Steren and Patricia M. Wagner
- Coveralls Don’t Cover Up Govcon Fraud: Apparel Manufacturer Settles... by: Eva Gunasekera and Renée Brooker
- US Executive Branch Update – August 11, 2022 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Biden Administration Seeks to Clarify Patient Privacy Protections... by: Alaap B. Shah and Allen R. Killworth
- In the Weeds? Humira “Patent Thicket” Isn’t an Antitrust Violation by: Alexandra Lewis
- Additional-Insured Endorsements Might Not Protect You, Despite what... by: Michael G. Nicolella
- Examining the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and Department of... by: James K. Kearney and Michael J. Sullivan
- Two Senate Recycling Bills Pass Unanimously by: Sheila A. Millar and Anushka N. Rahman
- FCA Publishes Final Rules for Reform of the Appointed Representative... by: Matt Hancock
- Colorado Employers—Get Ready for a Wave of New Laws by: Rebecca M. Lindell and Abigail S. Wallach
- Why More Than One Commodity May Not Be Commodities by: Keith Paul Bishop
- U.S. Government Pursues More Aggressive Action to Curb Espionage at... by: J. Scott Maberry
- General Assemblies in Germany – Virtual or Physical? by: Dr. Kai Mertens
- Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Releases a Slew of New... by: Rebecca M. Lindell and Abigail S. Wallach
- California Voters Will Decide PAGA’s Fate at the Ballot Box in 2024 by: Jennifer B. Rubin and Mike C. Flesuras
August 10, 2022

- Senate Democrats Pass Long-Awaited Drug Pricing Reforms in Budget... by: Bridgette A. Keller and Stephnie A. John
- Busted Episode 3: Melissa King and the Sandhogs by: Jonathan Michael Thomas and Andrew A. Howell
- D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Put's FERC's Revised... by: Phil Mone and Xena Burwell
- China Issues Security Assessment Measures of Data Cross-border... by: Ruiqi Guo and Yuanmei Lu
- September 2022 Visa Bulletin – A Frosty End to the Fiscal Year as All... by: Immigration & Nationality Law Practice
- DOL Proposes Significant Changes to the QPAM Exemption – What You... by: Neal S Schelberg and Steven D Weinstein
- Examiner-Initiated Interviews by: Scott E. Baxendale
- Employment Law in the Metaverse (US) by: Laura Lawless and Melissa Legault
- FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical... by: George Hajduczok, J.D., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. and Lisa L. Smith
- EPA Issues Supplemental Proposed Rule to Add DINP Category to TRI... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- NIST Publishes New Draft Guidance on HIPAA Security Rule by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- The Seventh Circuit Asks, “What’s Wrong With Having Lots of Patents... by: Siegmund Y. Gutman and Christopher E Ondeck
- Congress Aims to Expand Patent Eligible Subject Matter by: Derek E. Clements
Illinois
The state of Illinois was admitted as the 21st state on December 3, 1818. Although not its Capital City, Chicago is one of the leading cities in the US discussed in relation to political, enforcement, police brutality, and murder cases. Illinois is located in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Capital City of Illinois is Springfield, and Illinois is nicknamed the “Prairie State”. The state bird is the Cardinal. The Purple Violet is the state flower and White Oak is the state tree. Its land area of about 58,000 sq. miles makes it the 25th largest state in the US. And, the population of approximately 12.8 million makes it the Fifth largest in the US. Chicago’s population of about 2.7 million, makes it the third most populous city in the US.
The National Law Review covers legal news coming out of Cook County, including the controversial sweetened beverage tax and its subsequent repeal and new paid sick leave employment requirements.
Chicago, and Illinois in general, was highly populated by immigrant workers in the early 1900s. Namely because of job-growth in textile, coal mining, industrial, and manufacturing jobs, the state became a hub for immigrants. Additionally, The Great Migration which swept through Chicago established a large community of African Americans, bringing famous jazz and blues music cultures to the city.
A number of US Presidents have been elected while living in Illinois. Most famously noted is Lincoln (where the Land of Lincoln logo is still seen on state license tags today). However, other Presidents including Ulysses S. Grant and Barack Obama were also residents when nominated into office. Hillary Clinton and Ronald Reagan were also born in Illinois. Two presidential libraries are in the state of Illinois as well.
Today, the state has a Democratic stronghold in elected offices. Although current governor and lieutenant governors are Republican (voted in 2015), the secretary of state, attorney general, comptroller, treasurer, and US Senators Class II and III, are all members of the Democratic Party. The state has voted Democratic in all elections to date, dating back to 1992. The state has a total of 18 congressional districts, with 11 delegates being Democratic and the other 7 members being part of the Republican party.
There are many prestigious law school located in Illinois, and in Chicago in particular. For example, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. DePaul University College of Law is located in Chicago's famous Loop, The University of Illinois and Loyola Law School are are also located in Illinois.
The National Law Review covers litigation on the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, non-compete agreements, sexual harassment and training regulations and data breach/security issues. Visitors to The National Law Review will also find information on election news, Illinois Supreme Court cases, and all the latest legal news from Illinois.