FinCEN Beneficial Owner Reporting Must be Completed by January 13 for pre-2024 Companies
On December 23, 2024, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the injunction that stayed the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act put into place by a federal judge in Texas. The result is that if you are required to file a Beneficial Owner’s Report with FinCEN by year-end (entities that were in existence prior to 2024), you must accomplish that filing no later than December 31 to avoid potential penalties.
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Executive Order Accelerates Federal Cannabis Rescheduling and Expands Medical Marijuana and Cannabinoid Research
On December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research, marking the most consequential federal cannabis policy action in decades. While the Order does not legalize marijuana or immediately alter its status under federal law, it directs the administration to complete the long-anticipated rescheduling of cannabis under […]
Strict Compliance Is Necessary: NJ Public Bidding Dispute Offers Lessons for Public Entities and Contractors
In ML, Inc. v. Edison Township Board of Education, the New Jersey Appellate Division reinforced the discretion of public entities to draft and enforce timing requirements as to the dates of key bid forms that are required to be submitted with public bids. The court upheld the Edison Township Board of Education’s decision to award a […]
NJDEP Reproposes All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) Due Diligence Discharge Reporting Rule: Key Implications
On November 17, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) changed its previously proposed rule which would have required persons conducting All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI)(due diligence) at real properties to report any discharge of contamination discovered during the due diligence to NJDEP and the record owner of the property. NJDEP has now changed […]
Federal Cannabis Rescheduling: Status, Impacts, and Strategies
Recent reports indicate that President Trump is preparing to issue an executive order as early as Monday, December 15 directing his administration to finalize the long-anticipated reclassification of cannabis under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) from Schedule I to Schedule III. This development follows years of regulatory review and political debate spanning multiple administrations […]
EPA's Landmark WOTUS Proposal and the Mandate of Sackett v. EPA
EPA Proposes Historic WOTUS Rule—A Major Victory for Predictability, Cost Savings, and Development Efficiency, Driven by the Supreme Court’s Sackett Ruling On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers published a Proposed Rule (Document 90 FR 52498) to redefine the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) in […]
NJ Contractors and Developers Eligible for Sales Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing Projects
New Jersey developers and contractors may now benefit from the NJ sales tax exemption for contractors under a new law designed to support the construction and improvement of affordable housing projects. P.L. 2024, c.3 (effective May 1, 2024) expands an existing sales tax exemption to include contractors working for “housing sponsors engaged in affordable housing […]
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