Worldwide: Government, Public Sector

After a record 76-day shutdown, the House unexpectedly passed the Department of Homeland Security funding measure, ending the longest funding standoff in the department's history.

Iowa lawmakers continue property tax reform negotiations as the 2026 legislative session extends into overtime, with the House advancing a comprehensive package that includes a 2% revenue cap...

North Carolina lawmakers reconvene for the 2026 Short Session facing critical decisions on budget negotiations, Medicaid reform, and Hurricane Helene recovery funding.

The Food and Agriculture Organization's Development Law Service is hosting a webinar to explore the emerging legal concept of Rights of Nature and its intersection with critical areas including water resources, Indigenous Peoples' rights, biodiversity, and sustainable food systems. Legal experts will provide analytical insights through case studies and examine how this evolving framework connects to FAO's mandate for environmental protection and land tenure.

A controversial legislative effort to grant coral reefs and watersheds “legal personhood” in Hawaii has been voted down by the state legislature.

In late 2025, the EU postponed the application of the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) for the second time.

A sweeping new federal legislative proposal could reshape how American companies collect, use, and profit from consumer data.

Restrictive covenant legislation is growing in popularity across the United States. Tennessee, a state long regarded as business-friendly, is among the list of states creating statutory definitions...

Election season shifts campaign activity into overdrive, but lobbying compliance can’t be an afterthought. As primaries ramp up and political ads flood every platform, corporations and associations...

Europe is in the midst of a historic defense pivot. For businesses, this creates significant opportunities—but also new compliance requirements, including minimum content rules favoring EU suppliers, and a revived focus on reducing external dependencies.

Federal agencies are deploying equity and equity-linked capital instruments across the critical minerals sector, fundamentally reshaping how mining and processing projects are capitalized, governed and exited. This structural shift introduces new considerations for sponsors and strategic investors navigating transactions where national security priorities intersect with private capital formation.

The era of ‘globalization without guardrails’ is rapidly giving way to a world defined by fragmentation, competition, and self-reliance. As the certainty of the rules-based order recedes, governments are looking to assert sovereignty over “critical” domains, from natural resources to supply chains, technology, and infrastructure.