By: Emily Martinez In 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted a new regulatory rule for the space industry requiring satellite operators in low-Earth orbit (“LEO”) to dispose of their satellites no later than five years after the conclusion of their mission.[1] The five-year deorbiting rule replaces the decades-old twenty-five-year guideline for deorbiting satellites post-mission,…

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By: Michaelyn Preston Early in his second term, President Trump declared an energy emergency in the United States, incentivizing and facilitating faster energy production through deregulation.[1] The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), in accordance with Executive Order 14154 (“EO 14154”), recently proposed the repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (“GHGRP”).[2] EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin cited…

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By: Andrea Martinez On September 29th, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 53 into law, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, which is the first state legislation to impose public safety disclosure requirements on major artificial intelligence (“AI”) frontier developers, such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple.[1] California’s legislative efforts in this rapidly…

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By: Khushi Palan A recent introduction in Hollywood has caused widespread backlash and discussion.[1] Tilly Norwood is an AI-generated actress produced by Xicoia, an AI talent studio under parent company Particle6, that is dedicated to developing and monetizing a new generation of digital stars.[2] Xicoia is developing a larger “portfolio of emotionally intelligent AI personas…

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By: Andrea Pacheco Congress is actively debating the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (“PERA 2025”), a legislative effort to clarify and expand which inventions are eligible for patentability under 35 U.S.C. §101.[1] The bill was introduced by Senators Thomas Tillis and Christopher Coons, along with Representatives Kevil Kiley and Scott Peters, in an effort to restore…

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By: Deniz Oktay On October 7, 2025, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced one of the largest consumer-finance compensation schemes in the regulatory agency’s history (“Car Loan Redress Scheme”).[1] The agency confirmed that U.K. lenders, including Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, and others, must compensate consumers for motor finance agreements issued from April 6, 2007,…

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By: Pablo Urioste Introduction: The June 2025 Supreme Court decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton[1] marks a potential pivot point for state laws regulating online content and requiring age identification (“ID”) for online engagement.[2] Across the country, a trade group of social media companies called NetChoice is battling “ID-For-Speech” laws that require social media…

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By: Sara Galloway The leading legislation on copyright law in the United States, the Copyright Act of 1976, protects “original works of authorship.”[1]  Amidst the current artificial intelligence (“AI”) renaissance, creators are attempting to stretch the boundaries of what qualifies as an author.[2]  In Thaler v. Perlmutter,[3] a computer scientist sought to copyright an image…

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By: Manuel Legaspi On September 4th, 2025, Federal Homeland Security agents brandishing firearms raided a Georgia factory and detained hundreds of workers.[1] This raid has been one of many under the current administration, with federal agents targeting workplaces across the country.[2] These workplace raids have instilled fear into workers and employers, as they threaten the…

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