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On August 11, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced a final rule permanently exempting US companies and US persons from beneficial ownership information reporting requirements. The rule falls under the Corporate Transparency

Michigan’s Transformational Brownfield Program has become one of the state’s most important financing tools for communities pursuing complex redevelopment projects that cannot proceed without public support. The program combines traditional property tax

A shocking legal case has exposed how an expert witness used ChatGPT to write a biased report defending 3M in a lawsuit linked to a deadly 2020 explosion. Josh Autenrieth of Knighthawk

AI is making lawyers faster, but Biglaw firms are now confronting a difficult question about whether that speed is destroying their own revenue model. The core tension is straightforward: if artificial intelligence

The Massachusetts PROTECT Act, signed into law by Governor Healey on August 5, 2026, introduces significant new compliance obligations for employers operating in the state. Known formally as Chapter 163 of the

Mariam El-Sobky, a Lincoln’s Inn barrister, has been disbarred following a disciplinary tribunal that uncovered multiple serious professional breaches spanning several years. El-Sobky was found to have secretly recorded family court proceedings

A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to install loyalist prosecutors across the country’s top law enforcement offices. A three-judge Ninth Circuit panel unanimously affirmed that

The number of state consumer privacy laws in the United States has grown to 24, following the passage of four new laws during the first half of 2026. The count began with

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, has made the most significant changes to Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code in fifteen years. The legislation,

The legal profession has spent the past year reassuring itself with a single, endlessly repeated slogan circulating across LinkedIn and conference panels alike. “AI won’t replace lawyers. Lawyers who use AI will.”