Worldwide: Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

On June 4, 2025, the president published the Presidential Proclamation: Restricting The Entry Of Foreign Nationals To Protect The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats.

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would terminate the temporary protected status (TPS) for Nepal, effective Aug. 5, 2025.

The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler's Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI's updates on federal, state, and local matters.

On June 6, Bill C-5, the "One Canadian Economy Act" passed first reading in the House of Commons. If passed, part 2 of Bill C-5 would enact the Building Canada Act (the Act), implementing a streamlined process...

On April 15, 2025, the Ontario government published its 2025 Budget—A Plan to Protect Ontario (the "budget"). This budget, shaped by ongoing trade pressures...

Recent legislative amendments proposed by the Government of Alberta in the Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 54), which was tabled on April 29, 2025...

The Romanian State scored a major arbitration victory before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) within the World Bank in Washington. Noble Ventures, Inc. submitted its claim under the bilateral investment treaty between the United States and Romania to arbitration under the ICSID Convention in August 2001. Noble Ventures` claimed as much as USD 353 million in damages from Romania, challenging Romania’s treatment of Noble Ventures and its investment in Combin

As you may recall, the Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health (HITECH) Act gives state Attorneys General the authority to bring civil actions on behalf of state residents.

Tribal sovereign immunity is a well-established doctrine of federal Indian law but it is not popular with courts.

Late last week, the Massachusetts Senate adopted legislation that would require public charities to obtain approval from the Massachusetts Attorney General before compensating non-employee officers, directors, and trustees for their service in those roles.

The Massachusetts Senate last week approved a $32.4 billion FY2013 budget.

We are pleased to share our Final Issue of the 2012 Summary of New Maine Laws in this special edition of Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House.