Government Regulation and Public Sector Law

This week’s episode covers implementation of EO 14398 (Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors), the reauthorization of the SBIR program, and the Pentagon’s FY27 budget request...

State attorneys general across the nation are taking decisive action on multiple fronts, from challenging corporate mergers and protecting immigrant rights to defending workplace protections and combating alleged federal censorship. These coordinated multistate efforts and individual state initiatives demonstrate the expanding role of AGs in shaping policy on healthcare transparency, consumer protection, immigration, media consolidation, environmental accountability, and free speech. The outcomes of these c

A law firm team filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's First Amendment challenge against federal government designations that branded the AI company a supply chain risk and ordered cessation of all federal and contractor use of its technology. The brief argues these actions violate constitutional protections, threaten market competition, and harm American taxpayers by denying a U.S. AI company the scale needed to compete globally.