On June 1, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation reducing tariff rates on certain agricultural equipment, mobile industrial equipment and machinery, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) equipment under…
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/ Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
On June 1, 2026, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) proposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”) to impose tariffs on imports of goods from Brazil due to Brazil’s practices involving digital…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Government contractors, if they have not seen it already, are likely to begin seeing FAR 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, in solicitations, contracts, and subcontract flowdowns.
After Executive…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
Two critical deadlines are converging. Calendar year plans must adopt amendments reflecting the SECURE Act, CARES Act, and SECURE 2.0 by December 31, 2026 (with later deadlines for collectively bargained and governmental plans),…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
In April 2026, U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke was charged for allegedly profiting over $400,000 on bets placed on an offshore cryptocurrency-based prediction platform using classified information…
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/ Criminal Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On June 3, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order (“EO”) directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to reform many of its enforcement provisions. Titled “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” the EO targets…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
The rapid growth of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across the United States has been fueled in large part by the enhanced tax credits available under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation
At a May 28, 2026 public hearing, fuel producers, agricultural stakeholders, and environmental credit companies testified before the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), calling for…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation
On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed two significant packages of rule amendments: (i) amendments to rules and forms governing registered offerings intended to increase efficiency,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
In the latest developments regarding tariffs paid under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (“IEEPA”), the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has formally appealed the U.S. Court of International Trade’s (“CIT”)…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
On June 2, 2026, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”) on imports from 60 countries for their failure to enforce prohibitions related to…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, International Law & Trade
With the 2026 Colorado legislative session now complete, we have a clearer view of which labor and employment bills advanced, or stalled, and which developments deserve employers’ attention. As in recent sessions, workplace…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Plug-in solar systems (also known as balcony solar or apartment solar) have been legalized by seven states this year. This opens up new markets to the sellers of small solar panels, microinverters, and their related equipment…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Taxation
On June 1, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation reducing tariff rates on certain agricultural equipment, mobile industrial equipment and machinery, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) equipment under…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
On May 29, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced it initiated an investigation of Vietnam under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”) regarding the country’s intellectual property protection…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
