President Donald Trump's temporary global tariff is lawfully authorized under a statute allowing the executive branch to address serious balance-of-payment deficits, a term that can easily be construed to include the economic conditions referenced in the implementing order, the government told the Federal Circuit.
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TOP NEWS

Trump's Expiring Global Tariff Is Valid, US Tells Fed. Circ.

By Dylan Moroses

President Donald Trump's temporary global tariff is lawfully authorized under a statute allowing the executive branch to address serious balance-of-payment deficits, a term that can easily be construed to include the economic conditions referenced in the implementing order, the government told the Federal Circuit.

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Trump Says 100% Tariff On Generic Drugs Coming In 2028

By Jack McLoone

Generic drugs imported into the U.S. will be hit with a tariff of 100% in 2028 and 200% in later years in an attempt to drive manufacturing into the country, President Donald Trump said on social media.

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Judge Skeptical Of Harm From Chinese Military Co. Label

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday appeared skeptical of a Chinese pharmaceutical company's claims that it has suffered irreparable damage from the U.S. Department of Defense's recommendation that it be designated a "Chinese military company."

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Trade Court OKs Canadian Softwood Duty After 4 Remands

By Jack McLoone

A pair of Canadian softwood lumber producers' imports to the U.S. will be subject to a countervailing duty after the U.S. Court of International Trade signed off on the U.S. Department of Commerce's fourth pass at the rate calculation, finally resolving the dispute.

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Huawei Loses Bid To Block Laptop Evidence In NY RICO Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A New York federal judge has refused to grant a motion to suppress four laptops and two recordings involving Huawei employees that the government obtained during its lengthy investigation of the Chinese telecommunications company.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Brief

US Finalizes Duty Rates For Chinese Animal Feed Additive

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Department of Commerce finalized antidumping and countervailing duty rates for an imported animal feed-grade additive from China, according to notices published Wednesday.

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Brief

Indonesian, Malaysian Fatty Acids Face US Duties

By Jack McLoone

Imports of certain fatty acids into the U.S. from Indonesia and Malaysia are facing countervailing duties after the U.S. Department of Commerce determined Wednesday they are benefiting from government subsidies.

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INVESTIGATIONS & REVIEWS

Brief

Commerce Opens Probe Into Canadian Spray Foam Imports

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce will determine whether spray foam systems assembled in Canada with Chinese components and then exported to the U.S. are circumventing duties placed on a foam-making chemical, the department said Wednesday.

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ENFORCEMENT

Maduro Gets 2027 Trial Date, Plans To Challenge Indictment

By Pete Brush

A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday scheduled a 2027 trial date for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, after hearing that Maduro plans in the coming weeks to claim immunity as a sovereign leader from charges of narco-terrorism.

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PEOPLE

Sullivan & Cromwell Adds National Security, Investment Atty

By Jack Rodgers

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has hired a new national security and foreign investments and trade regulations practice partner for its Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Tuesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Immigration Order Raises Customer ID Stakes For Banks

Following a recently issued immigration-related executive order, financial institutions should expect and prepare for increased scrutiny of customer due diligence and identification, suspicious activity monitoring, and consumer lending, as well as accompanying supervisory shifts and rising fair lending risks, says Douglas Weissinger at Butler Snow.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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Simpson Thacher Warned Co. About Deal Terms, Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

A retired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner who handled the fundraising vehicle alleged to have destroyed Patriot National Inc. told a Florida jury Thursday that he flagged deal terms that later became detrimental to the insurance services company.

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ABA Rips DOJ's 'Absurd' Firm Subpoenas In Documents Fight

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association has blasted as "absurd" the government's move to subpoena law firms as an attempt to avoid a documents request from the organization amid allegations the Trump administration worked to intimidate law firms into conforming with his policy goals through executive orders last year.

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Judge's Deportation Probe 'Off The Rails,' DOJ Tells DC Circ.

By Britain Eakin

The Trump administration urged the full D.C. Circuit to either order U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to terminate his criminal contempt inquiry into the administration's Alien Enemies Act removals last year, or order him to forgo live testimony in the probe.

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Jack Smith's Lawyers Say Criminal Referral Twists Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

Former special counsel Jack Smith's legal team has said the criminal referral a U.S. Congress member sent the Department of Justice to investigate Smith is based on a "spurious claim."

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500-Member NYC Public Defender Union Ends Strike

By Andrea Keckley

The first and so far only New York City public defender union to go on strike this year announced on Wednesday that its approximately 500 members are returning to work after reaching a tentative agreement with their managers.

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Patent Atty Sues USPTO Over 'Flawed' Disciplinary Procedure

By Hailey Konnath

An Ohio patent lawyer Thursday accused the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of using an unlawful "pay for play" system for its disciplinary proceedings against attorneys, claiming the disciplinary proceedings are "inherently biased" and rigged against him and others facing discipline.

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Senate Confirms 2 Judges, Advances Ohio And Colo. Picks

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate on Thursday voted 48-47 to confirm Judge Daniel Traynor of the District of North Dakota to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and 49-44 to confirm Antonio M. Pozos, a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, as a judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Brennan Manna

Burns Charest

Butler Snow LLP

Conrad & Scherer

Covington & Burling

Faegre Drinker

Haynes Boone

Jenner & Block

Kelley Drye

Mayer Brown

McCabe & Ali

Morrison & Foerster

Parker & Sanchez

Picard Kentz

Sidley Austin

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Stearns Weaver

Steptoe LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell

Susman Godfrey

Williams & Connolly

Wilson Sonsini

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

Association for Accessible Medicines

AstraZeneca PLC

Basic Fun Inc.

Brooklyn Defender Services

Center for Family Representation Inc.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Eli Lilly & Co.

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Instagram Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

Novo Nordisk A S

Patriot National Inc.

Pfizer Inc.

T-Mobile US Inc.

The Bronx Defenders

UBS Group AG

United Auto Workers

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Administration

International Trade Commission

National Credit Union Administration

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Oregon Department of Justice

San Francisco International Airport

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

US Office of Management and Budget

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Washington Attorney General's Office