On January 9, 2026 the United States and Bangladesh announced that the countries will enter into Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (“ART”) which will reduce tariffs on certain imports from Bangladesh in exchange for significant…
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/ Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
This is not the macabre tale of MacBeth. It is the new legal reality. The EEOC’s sweeping subpoena to Nike signals a dramatic change in EEOC enforcement posture toward Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs previously regarded…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Government Contracting
Reproductive health privacy rule vacated.
On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule (Privacy Rule). As…
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/ Health, Privacy
In October 2023, California passed the Delete Act, which, in addition to requiring data brokers to register with the state, directed Cal Privacy (f/k/a the California Privacy Protection Agency or CPPA) to create a data deletion…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy
A recent Rhode Island Administrative Hearing Decision addressed whether an online database that incorporates searchable research is taxable as vendor-hosted prewritten computer software. [R.I. Div. of Tax’n, Administrative…
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/ Administrative Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Taxation
Enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act and recently amended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), Section 45Z of the Internal Revenue Code offers a tax credit for the domestic production and sale of certain low-emission…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation
On February 6, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order, Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran, which authorizes the imposition of tariffs on goods imported from any country that “directly or…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
On February 6, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled Modifying Duties to Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation, rescinding the 25% IEEPA tariff imposed on India for its…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
Why Now? The Rising Cyber Threats Driving HIPAA Reform-
In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) proposed the first significant update to the HIPAA Security Rule since…
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/ Privacy, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
Key point: Historically, civilian‑agency contractors who handled Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) enjoyed an informal compliance environment, with a requirement to adhere to NIST SP 800‑171 often framed as…
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/ Government Contracting, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Colorado General Assembly is back in session and has introduced legislation (SB26-041) that, if enacted, would create new notification requirements and antitrust review processes for healthcare transactions. While Colorado…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Mergers & Acquisitions
On January 28, 2026, Brenna Jenny, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, delivered comments to False Claims Act (“FCA”) practitioners about DOJ’s…
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/ Government Contracting, Health, International Law & Trade
In Husch Blackwell’s January 2026 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions -
•U.S. International Trade…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently released its 2025 statistics for federal False Claims Act cases. With settlements and judgments exceeding $6.8 billion last year, DOJ’s report shows that the False Claims Act (“FCA”)…
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/ Civil Remedies, Government Contracting, Health
On February 3, 2026, the United States House of Representatives narrowly passed a comprehensive spending bill. While the primary aim of the bill was to end a partial government shutdown and fund several federal agencies, it also…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
