On November 5, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a dispute over whether President Donald Trump’s administration may lawfully impose sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...more
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US Trade Policies
On October 1, 2025, the U.S. government shut down after lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a spending package, resulting in a lapse of federal funding. Given the significant uncertainty around the length of the shutdown,...more
On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) does not authorize the President to unilaterally impose broad, economy-wide tariffs on...more
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ Antitrust”) have signaled a significant policy shift in merger clearance, projecting...more