The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a major change in its approach to investigating and prosecuting white-collar crime involving taxpayer dollars and taxpayer-funded programs. On April 7, 2026, Acting Attorney...more
On March 20, 2026, the White House released a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, briefly recommending a set of legislative priorities for Congress across seven subject areas to “win the AI race.” The...more
3/27/2026
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Copyright ,
Data Centers ,
Infrastructure ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Reform
On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) for criminal matters, superseding all component-specific and US...more
The Administration’s 2026 AI Action Plan foreshadowed broad efforts to bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to government. Now, the General Services Administration (GSA), which leverages government-wide purchasing...more
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (No. 24-1287) and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. (No. 25-250), holding 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic...more
In April 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi signaled the Department of Justice’s (the “Department” or “DOJ”) heightened interest in pursuing “improper leaks” of “protected” government information and, to do so, relaxed DOJ’s...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section released its 2025 Year-in-Review (YIR) last week, revealing an expanded enforcement blueprint that suggests heightened regulatory risk and more aggressive corporate enforcement...more
Yesterday the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO), “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” that directs the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, the Federal...more
Earlier this year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) identified trade fraud as a critical enforcement area, announcing a major restructuring effort in preparation for a new wave of trade-related investigations and...more
9/9/2025
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In a highly anticipated decision released last week, the en banc US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dealt a blow to President Trump’s tariff agenda. The Federal Circuit’s ruling came down in a consolidated appeal of...more
9/5/2025
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En Banc Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Injunctions ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Stays ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
States are playing a critical role in the development of AI policy in the United States, as serious legislative efforts at the federal level remain stalled. The Trump Administration and Republican Congress have signaled they...more
On July 23, 2025, the Trump administration debuted its long-awaited AI Action Plan (the Plan), identifying a range of policies to be implemented across the federal government to “usher in a new golden age of human...more
7/25/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Agencies ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration
Welcome to the July 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more
7/22/2025
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Delaware ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Arbitration ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Trump Administration
On April 8, 2025, the US Department of Justice’s National Security Division’s final rule regulating sensitive data about US persons came into effect. DOJ also announced a 90-day grace period on enforcement. At a moment of...more
Jenner & Block filed an amicus brief before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of a distinguished group of economists in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump. The brief supports plaintiffs challenging...more
On June 6, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a new executive order on “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144” (“Trump Cyber EO”),...more
6/12/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Domain Names ,
Encryption ,
Executive Orders ,
FedRAMP ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Software ,
Trump Administration
Generative AI is heralded as a transformational technology, yet even the most sophisticated AI developers still don't fully understand how and why their models make certain decisions. This "black box" can make it difficult...more
The Trump administration recently announced its intent to scrap the so-called AI diffusion rule, a complex regulation the Biden administration published in January to govern the global export of AI technology and maintain US...more
5/21/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Export Controls ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
A month has passed since the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division’s (NSD) issued its Final Rule prohibiting certain transactions involving US government data and Americans’ bulk sensitive personal data....more
5/13/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Transactions ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
Recent activity by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) highlights the Federal government’s ongoing focus on US leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and opportunities for public input. On April...more
5/1/2025
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China ,
Comment Period ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Agencies ,
National Security ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Research and Development ,
Technology Sector
On March 1, 2023, the White House released a new National Cybersecurity Strategy (the Strategy) documenting the Biden-Harris administration’s approach to improving cybersecurity across the digital ecosystem. The Strategy...more
On February 28, 2023, The Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party held its long anticipated first hearing. The hearing, which lasted approximately three hours,...more
In 2022, the failures of prominent crypto companies overshadowed broader discussions in Congress about how crypto assets should be regulated. This Congress, both chambers are likely to continue to investigate, hold hearings,...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has released its summary of False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for Fiscal Year 2022. At $2.2 billion, financial recoveries were significantly lower than the $5.7 billion collected the year...more
The federal government started 2023 by clarifying important legal issues surrounding the use of medications for abortions. These changes come after much uncertainty—and controversy—around the availability of medication...more
1/16/2023
/ Abortion ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Executive Branch ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) ,
Patient Access ,
Pregnancy ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
USPS