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This week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released and then rescinded a memo for executive agencies freezing most federal spending...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

On February 18, 2020, China's National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) published a notice soliciting public comments on 10...

Further to our March 4 advisory on the European Council Regulation No. 204/2011, which implements and expands upon the recent UN sanctions against Libya, a further regulation (Council Implementing Regulation No 233/2011) was published on March 11 adding additional Libyan parties to the EU sanctions list.

The "Common Market of the South" (MERCOSUR), consisting of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, has now published on its website the much anticipated ...

On December 11, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice jointly announced that they had withdrawn the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors (Collaboration Guidelines), originally issued in April 2000.

In a decision reinforcing the constitutional limits on successive prosecutions, the Second Circuit in United States v. Cole vacated the conviction of entrepreneur and former...

On October 1, 2025, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered a final judgment in the widely-followed ERISA class action against the fiduciaries of American Airlines' 401(k) plan...

Mark your calendars, the submission period for Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) is from June 1 – September 30, 2024 and will cover reporting years...

Every five years, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the US Department of Commerce conducts the BE-12 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States...

The Federal Communications Commission has opened a pathway for foreign robotics manufacturers to enter the U.S. market despite Covered List restrictions through conditional approval exemptions. Recent approvals for Swedish and Indian manufacturers demonstrate how companies can navigate national security concerns with detailed ownership disclosures and U.S. onshoring commitments. These precedent-setting decisions offer hope for robotics companies currently blocked from obtaining FCC equipment authorizations.

The European Union recently formally requested consultations with the Russian Federation at the World Trade Organization regarding a Russian "recycling fee" on imported vehicles.

On April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report titled Banking in Video Games and Virtual Worlds, showing its growing scrutiny of the gaming industry, particularly on the complex ecosystem of financial transactions occurring within online video games and virtual worlds.

Form 1024-A, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(4), can now be filed electronically with the IRS. Effective January 5, 2021, applications for recognition of exemption...