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In October 2024, Florida amended its blue sky law so that the “bad actor” disqualification provisions of Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act of 1933 also would apply to, among other exempt transactions, offerings to Florida...more
Two courts this week invalidated the tariffs issued by the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). First, late Wednesday night (May 28), the US Court of International Trade (CIT) in V.O.S. v....more
On May 28, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) unanimously ruled that President Trump exceeded his legal authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA)...more
On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (USCIT) issued a decision vacating and permanently enjoining many of the most economically significant tariff orders issued over the past four months by President Trump....more
On May 28, 2025, a three judge panel of the Court of International Trade (the “CIT”) blocked President Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs against nearly every country in the world as well as the tariffs imposed against...more
On May 29, 2025, in a fast-moving case involving President Trump’s authority to issue tariffs using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit temporarily stayed...more
On May 28, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), in a unanimous decision, held tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken a cautious approach to the Trump administration’s wide-ranging actions....more
Federal courts continue to grapple with challenges to President Trump’s executive orders (“EOs”) related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”), particularly EO 14151, Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs...more
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As we previously reported, on March 3, 2025, the Maryland District Court denied Defendants’ motion to stay the preliminary injunction in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, preventing the...more
On March 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government's Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal in the lawsuit concerning two Executive Orders aimed at ending diversity, equity, and...more
On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit lifted the nationwide injunction on President Trump's executive orders targeting inclusion, equity, and diversity (IE&D) programs, allowing enforcement while...more
On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government’s request to stay a Maryland federal judge’s nationwide preliminary injunction that had blocked key portions of the president’s...more
Last week brought further developments related to the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail what it views as illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives....more
On March 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) upheld a federal judge’s order directing the government to pay nearly $2 Billion to federal contractors for completed foreign aid work. This client alert identifies...more
February 12, 2025 Update - The evening of February 11, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the Administration’s request for an administrative stay of the TRO and subsequent order enforcing...more
I have previously blogged about the legal challenge to the DBE program taking place in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, where several non-DBE firms are challenging the constitutionality...more
The Trump Administration must immediately restore frozen funding during and in accordance with the Temporary Restraining Order. The order may impact programs and contracts that were suspended or terminated. Contractors should...more
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued memorandum M-25-13, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs,” (OMB Memo) on Tuesday, January 27, 2025. Two days later on January 29,...more
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On Monday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum (“memo”) directing all federal departments and agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or...more
As reported by AP and many other news outlets, on January 23, a Federal District Court in Washington state issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump's Executive Order which would limit birthright...more
On Thursday, January 23, 2025, a federal judge in Seattle, Washington blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order limiting birthright citizenship after four states (Washington, Illinois, Arizona,...more
Since December 2021, there has been a nationwide stay in the implementation of Executive Order 14042's vaccination requirement for federal contractors, which was the result of an injunction entered by a Georgia federal court....more