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REMINDER! Join us tomorrow at 1pm as our expert panelists discuss the pros & cons of the 's new "find-and-fix" voluntary compliance approach towards enforcing environmental regulations.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EPA’s “Compliance First” and LEAPS-Based Enforcement: Opportunities and Risks. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. A December 2025 memo issued by an Environmental Protection Agency office outlined a sea-change in focus toward a “find-and-fix” voluntary compliance approach. Enforcement decisions will be judged by applying five factors: Law, Evidence, Analysis, Programmatic impact, and Stakeholder impact (LEAP...

Later this month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a major case on federal preemption and warning labels, with broad implications for the food industry and the economy.

Join Shannen W. Coffin, Lawrence S. Ebner, and W***y Jay on April 22, 2026, at 1:00 pm as they break down the case and what to expect.

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The EPA is shifting its enforcement approach to a new “find-and-fix” focus on voluntary compliance, guided by the "LEAPS" framework. Join J. Michael Showalter ( Fox Schiff LLP) and Tom Boer ( Lovells) on April 21, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. as they explain what this change means and how to navigate the risks and opportunities.

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A Victory for WLF!

Adopting an argument WLF made in its amicus brief, affirmed that the federal ERISA law preempts a state law that regulates employer-sponsored health plans.

WLF is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in on a case about where lawsuits can be filed. An Iowa worker was injured in South Dakota, sued a Texas-based company, and filed the case in Minnesota, just because the company does business there. WLF argues that this is inconsistent with the Constitution's Commerce Clause. The Court now has a chance to set clear limits and ensure fairness.

The Executive Orders intrude in the free market and tread on businesses' protected speech. The DC Circuit should uphold the lower courts to stop this and any future administration from partisan-based picking of winners and losers. https://www.wlf.org/2026/04/02/communicating/wlf-urges-d-c-circuit-to-strike-down-executive-orders-targeting-law-firms/

The decision broadly construed Criminal Procedure Rule 6(e) "matter occurring before" language to protect grand jury documents from Freedom of Information Act disclosure.

Website link: https://www.wlf.org/2026/03/31/publishing/ninth-circuit-rejects-foia-request-upholds-grand-jury-secrecy-in-white-collar-case/

Congress should not codify FDA's regulatory overreach on drug ads, but legislators can take positive steps that would protect speech and benefit consumers.

Website link: https://www.wlf.org/2026/03/31/publishing/regulation-of-consumer-drug-ads-legislative-dos-and-donts/

Letting juries decide the reliability of an expert's testimony, instead of judges as required by Rule of Evidence 702, will erode confidence in verdicts. Read more: https://www.wlf.org/2026/03/30/communicating/wlf-urges-federal-circuit-to-grant-rehearing-en-banc-to-restore-rule-702-gatekeeping/

Missed today's webinar? It's now available to watch on our Youtube page. Our panelists discuss how local governments increasingly overstep attorneys general's litigation authority & what this means for States and residents.

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Local Lawsuits, Statewide Effects: Can Attorneys General Halt Encroachments on their Authority? Eager to make statewide policy and reap financial rewards, local governments have become players in novel litigation against product manufacturers. These cit...

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