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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Florida’s Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC staff The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently issued a decision in Shen v. Simpson (Case...

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas’ Newly Enacted Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC staff During the 2025 legislative session, Texas became the twenty-eighth state to adopt legislation–Senate Bill 17 (“SB 17”) –prohibiting...

Whistleblowers, Divestment, and Disclosure: Idaho Enacts Amendment to State’s Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC staff During the 2025 legislative session, the Idaho state legislature enacted House Bill 356 (“H356”) and Senate Bill 1149...

Congress Seeks to Strengthen Oversight: Proposed Amendments to AFIDA

by NALC Staff Over the past few years, federal and state lawmakers have become increasingly concerned about foreign investments in U.S....

Restricting Investments “On Behalf Of” Foreign Entities: Utah Amends State Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC staff On March 25, 2025, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law House Bill 430 (“HB 430”) to amend...

Focusing on Foreign Investments: Congressional Considerations on Evaluating Foreign Acquisitions in U.S. Agriculture

Over the past decade, foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land have grown. At the start of 2023, foreign persons held an...

Focusing on Foreign Investments: Congress Aims to Add Agriculture to CFIUS

On September 11, 2024, the House passed the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (H.R. 9456) which seeks...

Limits on Land Acquisitions: Three States Amend Their Foreign Ownership Laws

Since January 2024, the majority of states have proposed at least one piece of legislation to prohibit or restrict foreign investments...

Eleventh Circuit Narrowly Blocks Florida From Enforcing Foreign Ownership Law

On February 1, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted a partial injunction in favor of two...

Who Owns the Ag Land? Congress Considering Changes to the Federal Reporting Regime

On January 25, 2024, Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024 (S. 3666) which seeks to amend...

USDA Proposes Updates to Foreign Held Agricultural Land Reporting

Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) announced that it is seeking public feedback—due by February 16, 2024—on how foreign persons...

Who Owns the Business? Corporate Transparency Act and Foreign Entity Disclosures

As previously discussed, the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (“AFIDA”) (7 U.S.C. §§ 3501–3508) contains reporting requirements mandating that certain foreign...

“Top Ten” Issues in Ag & Env Law: 2023 Edition

In the world of agricultural law, 2023 was a year for significant developments and changes.  In summary below, attorneys at the...

Federal Judge Decides Not to Halt Enforcement of Florida’s Foreign Ownership Law

In May 2023, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and a real estate brokerage firm—whose clients are primarily Chinese...

Florida’s Newly Enacted Foreign Ownership Law: Part Two

On May 8, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 264 (“SB 264”) (codified Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 692.201-205),...

Senate Votes to PASS a Foreign Ownership Law

On July 25, 2023, the Senate voted 91-7 to include an amendment—introduced by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mike Rounds (R-SD)...

Florida’s Newly Enacted Foreign Ownership Law: Part One

On May 8, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 264 (“SB 264”) (codified Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 692.201-205),...

Plaintiffs Challenging Florida’s Foreign Ownership Law Seek to Halt Enforcement

Recently, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and Multi-Choice Realty, a Florida-based real estate brokerage firm, have filed a lawsuit (Shen...

Florida’s New Foreign Ownership Law Is Facing Legal Challenge: Part Two

Recently, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and a real estate brokerage firm—whose clients are primarily Chinese and Chinese...

Florida’s New Foreign Ownership Law Is Facing Legal Challenge: Part One

Recently, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and a real estate brokerage firm—whose clients are primarily Chinese and Chinese...