Late on the afternoon of June 3, the President issued a proclamation to increase from 25% to 50% the section 232 tariffs on articles and derivatives of steel and aluminum, effective at 12:01 am on June 4. While this official…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions.
This…
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/ Business Organizations, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Securities Law
On Friday, President Trump announced at a rally at U.S. Steel’s facility in Pennsylvania that he will double the tariffs on steel imports from 25 percent to 50 percent. In a social media post following his speech, President…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
Both chambers are in session this week after the Memorial Day recess. The Senate will begin putting its mark on the House-passed reconciliation package, evaluating what sections will likely not survive the parliamentarian’s…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Immigration Law
What Happened? As we previously advised you, in 2024, the Maryland Appellate Court in Estate of H. Gregory Brown v. Carrie M. Ward, et al., No. 1009, (App. Ct. Sept. Term 2023), ruled that a statutory trust that held a…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has launched the European Vulnerability Database (EUVD), a tool designed to enhance digital security across the EU. The EUVD is available here…
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/ Science, Computers, & Technology
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and…
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/ Health
EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, No. 2023-1101 (Fed. Cir. (W.D. Tex.) May 23, 2025). En banc opinion by Moore, joined by Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, and Stoll. Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part by…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
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 Mexico,…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
Our State & Local Tax Team breaks down proposals from both California and San Francisco that would use investors’ location to decide whether to tax out-of-state asset managers…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Taxation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has again extended the reporting deadline for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
What Happened? As the Trump Administration’s deregulatory, pro-innovation approach to emerging technology moves forward, the use of artificial intelligence has taken center stage, and it is clear that the Administration views…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement under the False Claims Act (FCA) involving defense contractors Raytheon Company (Raytheon), RTX Corporation (RTX), and Nightwing Group—the successor…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
Our Investment Funds Team examines an interpretive letter from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that may help to clarify when non-U.S. firms with U.S. contacts can be considered non-U.S. persons for cross-border…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On Friday, President Trump threatened to impose a tariff of 25 percent or more on iPhones made outside the United States. The threat may foreshadow the outcome of the ongoing Section 232 investigation on semiconductors…
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/ International Law & Trade
