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How Statutes Of Limitation Are Evolving For Child Sexual Abuse Claims

The United States has historically treated child sexual abuse as aberrational, yet the greatest danger often comes from trusted figures in a child's daily life.

United States Litigation

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Canvas (Instructure) Pays Ransom To ShinyHunters: What’s Next?

Instructure has reached an agreement with the hacking group ShinyHunters following the May 2026 Canvas data breach, paying an undisclosed ransom to recover stolen data and secure assurances...

United States Technology

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Good in Practice | Episode 26: Mercy for Survivors: How Pro Bono Lobbying Helped Pass Landmark Human Trafficking Legislation in Texas (Podcast)

A Greenberg Traurig shareholder discusses her multi-year pro bono legislative effort that resulted in groundbreaking Texas legislation allowing human trafficking survivors to use duress as a legal defense...

United States Criminal

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

PETA Strikes Out In Challenge To Iowa “Ag Gag” Law

Iowa's amended criminal trespass statute prohibits camera use during trespassing incidents, raising questions about First Amendment protections for activists filming on private property.

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

California Court Of Appeal Rejects “Necessity Defense” In Animal Rights Trespass Case

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

Former U.S. House Member Found Guilty Of Violating FARA

Worldwide Criminal

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Wiley Rein

DOJ Strikes Again: Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Escalates As DOJ Deploys West Coast Strike Force

United States Criminal

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Deepfakes, Voice Cloning, And AI Impersonation: The Global Rules Are Already Here, And They Don’t Agree

Worldwide Technology

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Harris Sliwoski

ATF Announces Historic Firearms Regulatory Reform Package Emphasizing Modernization And Burden Reduction

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

Worldwide Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

Medicaid Fraud Control Units: The 2025 Annual Report

United States Healthcare

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Interpol Red Notices And Extradition: What Happens After An International Alert

United States Criminal

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Friling Law

FinCEN Proposes Rule To Increase Whistleblower Incentives

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Facing An Interpol Red Notice? Why An Interpol Attorney Is Critical

United States Immigration

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Friling Law

The Cannabis Industry’s “Big Tobacco” Moment: What Insurers Need To Know About Murray v. Cresco

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

States Confront Oversight Of Medical Chatbots While FDA Stands Down: Implications From Pennsylvania’s Character.AI Lawsuit

United States Healthcare

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Trump Administration’s Security-for-Minerals Model Faces Test In The DRC

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

Technological Revolution Heralds A New Dawn For Financial Markets

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Podcast - The New Rules Of Healthcare Fraud Enforcement

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

Grand Theft Cargo: Practical Ways Freight Brokers Can Avoid Cyber-Enabled Cargo Theft

Cyber‑enabled cargo theft is a modern form of freight theft in which criminals use digital impersonation, stolen credentials and system manipulation to fraudulently obtain cargo...

United States Criminal

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

FinCEN Proposes Reform Of AML/CFT Regulations, With Bank Regulators Making Coordinated Proposals

On April 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if adopted, would significantly reform financial...

United States Government

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

DOJ Establishes National Fraud Enforcement Division

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) established the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED), consolidating existing Criminal Division units under new...

United States Criminal

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Emerging Risk: Enabling Sanctions Violations

The Cartel del Noreste (“CDN”, also known as “Los Zetas”) has been involved in narcotics trafficking, human trafficking, arms trafficking, money laundering, vehicle theft, oil theft, extortion, kidnapping, and murder.

United States Government

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The Wallenstein Law Group

Recalibrating The Disclosure Decision

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

The CFTC Is Watching: Enforcement Director Outlines New Priorities

United States Criminal

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A New Era: New CFTC Enforcement Director Outlines Updated Priorities And Cooperation Policy

United States Criminal

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Mandatory Credential Denials Create New Compliance Challenges For Maritime Employers

United States Transport

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Jones Walker

SAR Quality Over Quantity: Enhancing Value For Institutions And Law Enforcement

United States Criminal

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Adams and Reese

Asia Pacific 2025 Anti-Corruption Rankings: Transparency International's CPI

Worldwide Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

Residential Real Estate Reporting On Pause

United States Real Estate

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Liskow & Lewis

FinCEN Imposes Record Penalty On Broker-Dealer: Compliance Lessons Going Forward

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

Villarreal v. Texas: SCOTUS Upholds Qualified Orders Prohibiting Defense Counsel From Managing Their Client’s Ongoing Testimony During Overnight Recesses

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

DOJ Issues First Resolution Under Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy, Underscoring Benefits Of Self-Disclosure And Focus On Individual Accountability

United States Criminal

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Wiley Rein

Residential Real Estate Reporting On Pause

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury ("FinCEN") announced a temporary pause to the requirements...

United States Real Estate

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Liskow & Lewis

FinCEN Imposes Record Penalty On Broker-Dealer: Compliance Lessons Going Forward

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) imposed an unprecedented $80 million penalty on a broker-dealer for years of inadequate...

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

Villarreal v. Texas: SCOTUS Upholds Qualified Orders Prohibiting Defense Counsel From Managing Their Client’s Ongoing Testimony During Overnight Recesses

Back in April 2025, we outlined the potential implications of the U.S. Supreme Court granting certiorari in Villarreal v. Texas, and later previewed the oral argument for Law360.

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

SDNY Judge Finds Criminal Defendant's Case-Strategy Communications With Gen-AI Tool Not Privileged Or Work Product

In United States v. Heppner, No. 1:25-cr-00503-JSR, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32697 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026), United States District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff granted the government's motion for a ruling that a criminal...

United States Technology

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

DOJ Issues First Resolution Under Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy, Underscoring Benefits Of Self-Disclosure And Focus On Individual Accountability

United States Criminal

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Wiley Rein

FinCEN Issues Expanded Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order

On March 10, 2026, FinCEN issued a renewed and expanded Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) imposing enhanced reporting and recordkeeping requirements on certain money services businesses (MSBs) operating along the Southwest border.

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Carve‑Outs And Survival Periods: The Hidden Traps Inside Indemnification Clauses

This is Part 4 of my four‑part series on indemnification clauses. In Part 3, we looked at baskets and caps, the tools that limit when indemnity starts and how far it goes.

United States Criminal

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Beresford Booth

The Decision To Self-Report: Navigating Competing Corporate Enforcement Policies In The US And UK

One of the most significant recent corporate enforcement trends is the rise in voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) policies offered by a variety of regulatory agencies...

United States Criminal

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Bracewell

DOJ Expands Corporate Enforcement And Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy Nationwide

On March 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a revised and expanded Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP)...

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Sea Change Or Same As It Ever Was? The Crypto Landscape At The ABA White Collar Crime Institute

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 13 – Federal Wiretap Act (Video)

United States Litigation

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Let's Make A Deal: The DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement And Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

United States Criminal

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

National Security Is The New White Collar. It's Time To Treat It That Way.

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

Oh, The Places The False Claims Act Will Go (Even To San Diego)

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

DOJ Releases First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy For All Criminal Matters

United States Criminal

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Mayer Brown

DOJ Announces Corporate Enforcement And Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy For All Criminal Cases

United States Criminal

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ArentFox Schiff

DOJ Announces New Corporate Enforcement Policy With Broader Reach

United States Criminal

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Jones Day

DOJ Issues First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy, Superseding Component-Specific Programs

United States Commercial

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Jenner & Block

AKS, Stark, EKRA, And Self-Disclosure Walked Into A Panel …

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

The Ground Is Shifting — Is This The Big One?

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

Skipping The Conference But Heard Loud And Clear: DOJ's "Department-Wide" Message To The White Collar Bar

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

Death, Taxes, And San Diego — The IRS Still Wants You, And So Does DOJ

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

Trump Administration's EO On Cybercrime And A Cyber Strategy For America

United States Technology

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Massachusetts Federal Court Dismisses Adtech ECPA Class Action For Failure To Allege Defendants Purposefully Committed A Criminal Act, Furthering Split Of Authority

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

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Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 13 – Federal Wiretap Act (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Received A Litigation Threat? Your Essential First Steps Revealed (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

Sittenfeld v. United States – Campaign Contributions As Crimes? (Video)

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Wiley Rein

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 105: Key Developments In RICO Class Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Forward Risk & Foley Webinar: Key Takeaways (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

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