The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on June 28, 2024, overturning four decades of judicial deference to federal agencies’ “permissible” interpretations of ambiguous law. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (Loper Bright), Slip Op. No. 22-451, the …
In conjunction with the meeting of G7 leaders last week in Italy, the United States issued another round of sanctions and export controls to intensify pressure on Russia. These measures, issued by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign …
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) late last month amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to further implement the Biden administration’s policy to bolster Cuba’s private sector and support the social, political, and …
Today Chambers and Partners released its Chambers USA 2024 guide, wherein Cassidy Levy Kent’s Washington practice groups were again recognized as leaders in International Trade and Customs law. This announcement comes on the heels of Chambers’ rankings of the firm’s …
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s first-of-its-kind Supply Chain Center aims to leverage cross-sectoral expertise and data to better identify and safeguard vulnerable supply chains important to America’s national and economic security. This includes the development of a risk assessment framework …
The Department of Commerce Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) today announced it will hold a public meeting on June 12, 2024. The following topics are expected to be raised during the meeting:
Following the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) Section 301 Four-Year Review Report, today USTR released a pre-publication Federal Register notice with further details on its proposed modifications to the Section 301 tariffs, including dates and specific Harmonized Tariff Schedule …
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announced on May 16 the addition of 26 textile companies based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. Effective the …
Yesterday the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the report of its Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in the Section 301 Investigation to counteract acts and policies of the People’s Republic of China (China) concerning intellectual property.
USTR’s report summarizes …
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed H.R. 815 into law, enacting long-awaited Congressional action on the provision of aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill is separated into twenty distinct divisions covering a variety of subjects, including numerous …