US steel importers on Monday filed their reply brief in USP Holdings v. United States, a case in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit challenging the president’s authority to impose tariffs for national security reasons. The importers included USP Holdings, Inc., PSK Steel Corporation, Dayton Parts, LLC, Borusan Mannesmann Pipe US Inc. [...]
The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday released its review of the US sanctions system and addressed new challenges. Former President Donald Trump used sanctions as primary tools to address foreign policy concerns, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen promised to review the use of these tools during her confirmation. [...]
The European Parliament voted 377-248 Tuesday to approve a resolution calling for a total ban on the use of the automated recognition of people in public spaces. The European Parliament’s resolution cites the failure of artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately identify minority ethnic groups, LGBTI people, seniors and women, and the concern this causes in [...]
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Wednesday announced new initiatives at the Aspen Cyber Summit related to cryptocurrency and government contractor data breaches. The Justice Department’s (DOJ) cryptocurrency initiative establishes the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, which includes a mixture of anti-money laundering and cybersecurity specialists. Monaco cited the need to protect consumers using decentralized systems [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday upheld a provision of President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act capping the state and local tax (SALT) deduction at $10,000. The deduction, which has existed in some form since the inception of the modern tax code, allows individuals to deduct the amount [...]
The US Department of Commerce Monday unveiled its Microelectronics Early Alert System, a new system for detecting supply chain shortages in the semiconductor industry. This system is part of President Biden’s program for strengthening supply chains in semiconductor manufacturing, batteries, critical minerals, and pharmaceuticals. Biden signed an executive order on February 24 ordering 100-day supply [...]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo to NLRB regional offices on Wednesday stating her position that student-athletes at private universities are employees under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRA protects covered employees’ rights to form unions, collectively bargain, and engage in concerted activity for mutual aid [...]
On Wednesday, Qualcomm, a widely-used cell phone chip manufacturer, won its bid to decertify an antitrust class against it. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that the trial court in the District of Northern California erred in certifying the class and remanded the case to reconsider certification [...]
Chinese technology companies Huawei, Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua published comments Tuesday opposing the US Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposed rule making that would restrict the use of China-made technology. The proposed rule, which was published in June, would ban communications technology made in countries that have been deemed a national security threat, including China. According to [...]
On Friday, Amazon and the Big Five American publishers—Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House—independently moved to dismiss a price-fixing lawsuit against them. The suit was brought by direct purchasers of ebooks as a class action in the Southern District of New York in January of 2021. The class is represented by [...]
