On May 21, the US District Court for the Western District of Washington extended a May 7 temporary restraining order (TRO) that prohibits the US Department of Housing and Urban Development...

Our appropriations newsletter is usually on hiatus during recess, but fast-moving Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding negotiations and shifting political dynamics prompted this special, shorter edition.

Yesterday, the Second Circuit overturned Judge McMahon's December 2021 decision rejecting the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy on the grounds that the Bankruptcy Code...

A significant wave of defaults is looming for companies that borrowed under the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), as substantial balloon payments come due throughout 2025.

In a Federal Register notice dated August 9, 2013, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security issued a final rule amending § 764.5 of the Export Administration Regulations to require that final voluntary self-disclosures of EAR violations be received by the Office of Export Enforcement within 180 days of OEE’s receipt of an initial VSD.

David Stetson authored an article that appeared in Export Compliance Manager titled "Compliance Obligations for Non-US Companies – A focus of US Agencies."

Kate Cappaert along with Andrea Hugill and John C. Jarosz (Analysis Group, Inc.) authored a paper titled, "Enforcement Penalties at the ITC" for the Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business.

In the weeks since his return to the White House, President Trump has renewed his "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran. During his first term, President Trump took a hardline approach to Iran by withdrawing from the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (i.e., the Iran nuclear deal) and reimposing stringent sanctions, including secondary sanctions, on virtually all aspects of the Iranian economy.

Topline negotiations continue to make progress this week, albeit slowly. Reportedly, Senate appropriators have come in a bit too high for the House to accept, and the House's proposal is too low for the Senate.

The Cardinals have their "bees" (302(b) subcommittee allocations) and have begun drafting their bills.

In an opinion published on August 27, Judge Marrero denied a motion to compel discovery regarding communications between the United States Drug Enforcement Administration...

The statement of Stewart A. Baker at the Oversight Hearing on the Administration's use of FISA Authorities.

Chinese hacking continues to build anger in American business and government circles.

Last fall, Orin Kerr and I engaged in an online debate over the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act — specifically whether it is lawful for the victim of computer crime to follow his stolen data into networks controlled by the thief.

Moving Right Along: The House Appropriations Subcommittees were busy this week, passing the CJS, Labor-HHS, T-HUD, Interior, and Energy and Water bills out of their respective subcommittees.

While the Republican conference has spent much of this week debating their strategy for reconciliation, appropriators are becoming increasingly worried that FY25 funding has been put on the back burner.

This week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released and then rescinded a memo for executive agencies freezing most federal spending...

We are now one week away from the March 14 government funding deadline and the backup plan – passing a continuing resolution (CR) until the end of FY25 – is moving ahead with support from President Trump.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. The bill makes permanent both individual and corporate provisions that were enacted...

On December 13, the IRS announced that it is reorganizing its leadership structure, marking the first major restructuring of the organization in over 20 years.