On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at increasing transparency with respect to foreign funding at U.S. colleges and universities. This move comes in response to what the Administration has...more
4/28/2025
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Educational Institutions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Higher Education Act ,
National Security ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
This webinar will dive into recent actions by the Trump Administration and the emerging risks faced by universities and research institutions. Panelists will focus on the implications of key legal and policy shifts, as well...more
4/22/2025
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Funding ,
Risk Management ,
School Safety ,
Title VI ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Webinars
Background: From 2018 to 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) conducted an investigation under Section 232 into the national security effects of U.S. automotive imports. In its February 17, 2019 report in the...more
As a follow-up to President Trump’s recently announced “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” for implementing reciprocal tariffs, and according to a draft notice recently published on its website, the Office of the U.S. Trade...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed new Executive Orders imposing enhanced import duties on steel and aluminum products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The orders eliminate certain exemptions...more
2/12/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential memorandum entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (Freeze Order). This action is unsurprising, as previous Presidents have consistently issued similar memoranda at...more
1/27/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Government Agencies ,
OFR ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has set jury selection to begin September 7, 2022, in regard to the prosecution of Thomas Barrack, a friend and former key adviser to ex-U.S. President Donald...more
1/12/2022
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Policy ,
Grand Juries ,
Indictments ,
National Security ,
Notification Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
As yet another example of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) increasing enforcement efforts with respect to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), DOJ recently unsealed a charge of conspiracy to violate FARA...more
10/26/2020
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Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Foreign Agents ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Lobbying ,
National Security ,
Political Candidates ,
Registration Requirement ,
Trump Administration
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo called on think tanks and other foreign policy organizations to prominently disclose any funding they receive from foreign governments, including state-owned or state-operated subsidiary...more