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Minnesota Sues President Trump to Prevent Enforcement of Executive Orders that Seek to Restrict Rights of Transgender People

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On April 22, 2025, the state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against President Trump, asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota to declare two Executive Orders issued by President Trump unlawful and to enjoin...more

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Post Liberation Day --"Secondary Tariffs" Raise Costs Even Higher for International Actors

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President Trump has used tariffs as a significant point of geopolitical leverage since the beginning of his second term. Indeed, his administration dubbed April 2, 2025 “Liberation Day” in honor of a sweeping set of tariffs...more

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Exception to Refugee Ban: Addressing Egregious Actions of South Africa

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President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14204, “Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa,” on Feb. 7, 2025, creating an exception to the refugee ban, driven by concerns over South Africa’s...more

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Withdrawing the United States from and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support...

Orders the reevaluation of the United States’ commitment to three United Nations (UN) organizations: the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC); the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and the UN Relief...more

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U.S.-Cuba Policy Whiplash

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The United States has enacted several volatile rounds of Cuba policy changes since the start of this year, as incoming Trump administration officials moved on January 20, 2025, to reverse measures enacted less than a week...more

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Current State of U.S. Export Controls in Response to the Russian Federation’s Invasion of Ukraine - May 2024

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In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. ...more

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Risk to Israeli Entities Posed by International Sanctions – What Is the Exposure and What Are the Dangers?

The executive order signed by United States President Joseph Biden in February 2024 states that the violence being committed by Israeli settlers has reached intolerable levels; poses a serious threat to peace, security, and...more

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House Select Committee on the CCP Releases Report Proposing Changes to CFIUS

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On December 12, 2023, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (the “Committee”), led by Chairman Mike Gallagher (WI), issued a wide-ranging report with...more

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European Union Agrees to Terms of Artificial Intelligence Act

After two-and-a-half years of negotiation disrupted by the rise of generative models, the European Parliament and the European Council have reached a provisional understanding of how artificial intelligence (AI) should be...more

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Understanding the Evolving U.S. Sanctions and Restrictions on Ethiopia and Eritrea

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Several U.S. sanctions and restrictions on Ethiopia and Eritrea remain in place due to the countries’ failure to fully implement the peace deal reached with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in November 2022. While...more

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OFAC Issues 'Hostages and Wrongful Detention Sanctions Regulations'

On July 11, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Hostages and Wrongful Detention Sanctions Regulations (Regulations). The Regulations were issued pursuant to Executive Order...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions persons connected to Burma’s military regime

On January 31, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 14014 against six individuals and three entities connected to Burma’s military regime. ...more

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U.S. Treasury Department Expands Sanctions against Myanmar

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On October 6, 2022, the United States Treasury Department designated three Myanmar individuals and their company as targets of sanctions under Executive Order 14014 (E.O. 14014). These are the latest in a series of...more

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Sanctions Against Russia: Recent Developments - October 2022

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K2 Integrity delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European Union...more

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Sanctions Against Russia: Recent Developments

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K2 Integrity delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European Union...more

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Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - May 2022 - 2

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The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

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Russia and Belarus Sanctions Update – March 17, 2022

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On March 15, 2022, the U.S., UK, and EU announced new sanctions against various individuals and entities in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. added certain human rights violators and senior Russian...more

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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Triggers Global Sanctions: What Businesses Need to Know

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered swift international retribution. Global powers—including the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US)—have announced sanctions as the crisis in...more

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Review of Sanctions and Export Control Developments in 2021 and What to Expect in 2022

This is the fifth post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed trends in State AG enforcement. Up next: SEC Enforcement in 2022: A Look Ahead. ...more

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OFAC Issues Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Sanctions Regulations

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On February 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued “abbreviated” regulations to implement President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order (EO) barring certain investments in...more

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President Biden Signs New Law Requiring U.S. Blockage of All Imports Made Wholly or Partly in Xinjiang, China

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President Biden signed into law on December 23 legislation that will, for the first time, require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to detain all imports that are made wholly or partly in the Xinjiang Uyghur...more

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United States Adopts Wide-Ranging China Restrictions

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End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology - Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more

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EEOC Contributes to Historic National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality

Supports Full Implementation of White House Strategy - WASHINGTON – The White House today released the first-ever U.S. Government National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality as part of an Executive Order issued March...more

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NYC Issues Guidance On Accommodations For ‘Key To NYC’ Vaccine Mandate

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The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued guidance for businesses on the accommodations they must provide employees and customers in response to New York City’s “Key to NYC” mandatory vaccination requirements...more

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New Executive Order Authorizes Imposition Of Additional Sanctions On The Government Of Belarus And Certain Sectors Of The...

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On August 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14038 (the “EO”) which expanded the scope of the national emergency previously declared in EO 13405 of June 16, 2006. The EO imposes additional sanctions in response...more

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