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President Trump has issued three Presidential Proclamations imposing an additional 50% ad valorem duty on certain Canadian goods in the motor vehicle, dairy, and alcoholic beverage sectors, effective August 19, 2026. These retaliatory measures target what the administration characterizes as discriminatory Canadian trade practices against U.S. commerce, stacking the new duties on top of existing tariffs even for goods qualifying for USMCA preferential treatment.

Suffice it to say, the court did not think much of the Plaintiff's arguments.

On Friday, October 13, 2017, a Texas Court of Appeals handed down the long-awaited decision in Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission v. Mark Anthony Brewing, Inc., No. 03-16-00039-CV.

The Third Circuit interlocutory decision in Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation was widely reported as a big win for the Federal Trade Commission.

In the past five months, we've seen a significant shift in the direction of privacy regulation at the federal level.

States are adopting divergent approaches to taxing prediction markets, ranging from aggressive enforcement and quasi-prohibitive tax regimes to cooperative models that recognize federal jurisdiction. This emerging patchwork creates significant questions about characterization, preemption, sourcing, and compliance that tax practitioners must navigate as the jurisdictional battle between state and federal regulators intensifies.

California's Senate Appropriations Committee has advanced Assembly Bill 1776, the COMPETE Act, which would significantly expand the state's antitrust regime to include single-firm conduct under the Cartwright Act. The committee removed the private right of action, limiting enforcement to public prosecutions, while incorporating several substantive amendments that narrow the bill's scope and raise the threshold for establishing viable claims.

In a 110 page report, the FTC asked Congress to consider enacting legislation to make data broker practices more visible to consumers.

Global Indirect Tax News

On Monday, December 10, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice held a joint workshop (Agenda) on the activities of patent assertion entities ("PAEs").

Several significant developments in the area of cybersecurity over the past few weeks warrant special attention because of their impact on businesses.

Author and futurist Peter Zeihan recently asserted that President Joe Biden has presided over "the most protectionist administration the United States...

On September 30, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1776, the Competition and Opportunity in Markets for a Prosperous, Equitable and Transparent Economy Act (the “COMPETE Act” or the “Act”). The Act amends the Cartwright Act, California’s principal antitrust statute, to now prohibit monopolization and monopsonization by a single firm. The Act takes effect on January 1, 2027.

The DOJ's Antitrust Division sent a powerful message to the business community yesterday when it sued railroad equipment suppliers Knorr-Bremse AG and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation for entering into agreements ...

On 7 July 2016, the European Commission adopted a decision accepting commitments by 14 shipping liner companies to change their practices concerning announcements of intended price increases for containerised shipping services.

On March 18, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission ordered Par Petroleum Corporation to terminate its storage and throughput rights at a key gasoline terminal in Hawaii.

The US antitrust agencies have issued decisions and guidelines in the past month that are important for companies completing transactions that require US merger control filings pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR).