The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently finalized a rule establishing the new Ambulatory Specialty ...

On November 21, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released guidance outlining how workers can calculate their tax deduction for tips and overtime pay for ...

The Supreme Court of Texas, in In re UMTH General Services, L.P. et al.,[1] held that claims against a third party advisor for breaches of fiduciary duty to an entity and its shareholders were claims ...

In September, we provided a Bracewell Update discussing the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) Preliminary List of Reporting/Covered Entities relating to the state’s climate disclosure laws—the ...

With the federal government reopened, Lobby Shop hosts Josh Zive, Paul Nathanson and Liam Donovan break down the political fallout and how both parties are repositioning. They then turn to the ...

The recent government shutdown caused multiple Medicare statutory payment provisions to lapse on October 1, 2025, due to the absence of Congressional action. With the passage of the Continuing ...

On October 30, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA). CRGA makes significant updates to Illinois’ current statewide siting and zoning framework for ...

Ninth Circuit reaffirms that the National Bank Act does not preempt California’s escrow-interest law: The court found no significant interference with national bank powers and again upheld the state’s ...

On November 12, 2025, the federal government finally reopened after a 43-day shutdown – the longest in U.S. history. During the period of a government shutdown, federal employees cannot be paid and ...

The U.S. soybean industry remains a focal point in the intersection of American agriculture, global trade policy, and federal ...

Last year we issued an alert that scammers had come up with a new twist on old scam to collect data and unnecessary payments ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) have again proposed redefining the scope of CWA jurisdiction, this time to align with the Trump ...