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When Worlds Collide: Tackling Taxes and Tariffs

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The Trump Administration's renewed focus on tariffs has created novel and interrelated issues for businesses' tax and trade functions. Businesses are now faced with a changing landscape and are exploring strategies to...more

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Importers Seek Review by Supreme Court of Challenge to IEEPA Tariffs

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On June 17, 2025, the two importers who filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging President Trump’s authority to issue tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) petitioned the Supreme...more

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Leadership at the NRC Hanson Dismissed Wright Nominated for Reappointment

The NRC is undergoing a period of transition, including the unexpected departure of Commissioner Christopher Hanson. Commissioner Christopher Hanson Dismissed On June 14, 2025, Commissioner Christopher Hanson was relieved...more

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California Vehicle Waiver: Congressional Review Act Showdown

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The Congressional Review Act (“CRA”), enacted in 1996, allows Congress to disapprove federal regulations promulgated by government agencies within 60 legislative working days after the rule is submitted to Congress. In order...more

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Trump Rescinds California’s Emission Waivers: What It Means for the Future of EV Mandates - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series

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On June 12, 2025, President Trump delivered on his promise to ease the aggressive push led by California and other states to mandate a transition to electric vehicles. At a White House signing ceremony, Trump signed three...more

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Environmental Groups Sue New York to Implement Greenhouse Gas Reduction Law

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On March 31, 2025, a coalition of environmental groups in New York filed a lawsuit to compel the New York Department of Environmental Conservation ("DEC") to issue regulations implementing the Climate Leadership and Community...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Attempts To Catch a "Waive": State Leads 10 Others Suing Trump Administration Over Revocation of Vehicle Emission...

On June 12, President Trump signed three joint resolutions passed by Congress, ostensibly under the authority of the Congressional Review Act ("CRA"), to revoke three Clean Air Act waivers the Environmental Protection Agency...more

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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Constitutional Challenge To FINRA’s Enforcement Powers

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On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge brought by a member firm against the enforcement power given to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The Court’s decision to turn away...more

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Court Orders Reinstatement of CPSC Commissioners After Unlawful Firing by the Trump Administration

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On Friday, Judge Matthew J. Maddox of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that the removal of Democratic Commissioners from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) without cause was unlawful....more

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Legal Showdown: Harvard and Trump Administration Spar Over Alleged Federal Civil Rights Violations, Federal Funding Freeze

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Since President Trump's return to office in January, his administration has intensified efforts to combat antisemitism on college campuses, positioning the issue as a central pillar of its civil rights agenda....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IEEPA Tariffs to Remain Temporarily Despite Adverse Ruling; Aluminum and Steel Tariff Rate Increased

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On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that the tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unlawful. In the case of V.O.S. v. United States, the court...more

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Appeals Court Keeps Trump’s Tariffs in Place—What’s Next for U.S. Trade Policy?

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The ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s tariffs has taken another not completely unexpected turn, as a federal appeals court has decided to keep the tariffs in effect—at least for now. This decision comes amid a...more

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Trump Administration Targets State Climate Laws

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U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi is expected to release a report any day detailing the Justice Department’s upcoming plans to combat “state overreach,” which is seen as impeding the Trump administration’s energy dominance...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration Issues Travel Bans and Restrictions for Nationals of 19 Countries

On June 4, 2025, President Trump announced restrictions on entry to the United States by nationals of several designated countries. The Executive Order (EO) titled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Trump Executive Order Triggers Travel Bans for 19 Countries and Harvard’s New F/M/J Students; World Cup Athletes Exempt

On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued two separate proclamations limiting visa issuance and travel to the United States for the nationals of 19 countries. Long anticipated, the full suspension of entry and travel ban...more

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Trump Administration Implements Executive Order for Travel Ban Affecting 19 Countries

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On June 9, 2025, President Trump’s administration implemented a new travel ban, reviving and expanding a controversial policy from his first term. The ban, effective immediately, bars nationals from 12 countries and imposes...more

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NAIC Responds to Proposed 10-Year Moratorium on State Regulation of AI in One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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There is a proposed 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state laws that regulate artificial intelligence (AI) contained in Section 43201(c) of H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act. ...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Trump’s Plan B for Tariffs

On May 28, 2025, the United States’ Court of International Trade (CIT) struck down the President’s use of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs. This includes tariffs imposed on Canada,...more

DLA Piper

Trump Administration Continues Tariff-Driven Trade Policy Despite Legal Challenges

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Recent legal challenges to the Trump Administration’s tariff agenda have generated heightened uncertainty within the trade environment, and companies are encouraged to take note. On May 28, 2025, the US Court of...more

Woods Rogers

Tariff Turmoil: Trump’s Trade Regime Hits Legal Snags

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In 24 hours, two federal courts injected significant uncertainty into the viability of tariffs implemented by President Trump under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)....more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Tariffs Legal Decisions Under IEEPA Raise Constitutional Issues for Circuit...

Several lawsuits challenging the legal validity of the tariff actions taken by President Trump since he took office on January 20, 2025, are in process of moving through the federal courts. They raise a variety of important...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Two Federal Courts Temporarily Strike Down President Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Trump lacks authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose his most sweeping tariffs against U.S. trading...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Trump’s New Travel Ban: What You Need to Know

President Donald Trump recently signed a proclamation reinstating and expanding the United States travel ban. The travel ban takes effect Monday, June 9, 2025, and as such, those affected by the ban should ensure they enter...more

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Travel Ban Redux: June 9 Implementation Regarding 19 Countries

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June 4 marked a very active day for the administration in immigration related proclamations. The horrific act of anti-semitic violence by an Egyptian national B visa visitor overstay in Boulder, Colorado has served as a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reviewing Certain Presidential Actions (Trump EO Tracker)

Orders the Counsel to the President, in consultation with the Attorney General and the head of any other relevant executive department or agency to investigate whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about...more

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