Two committees of the United States Congress recently announced the opportunity to participate in a possible Miscellaneous Tariff Bill ("MTB"), which would collect requests for temporary reduction or cancellation of import duties on specific products.

Judge Carter will hold a preliminary injunction hearing next week in a case challenging, on First Amendment grounds, a new New York law (N.Y. Gen. Bus. L. § 394-ccc) that requires social media...

Judge McMahon issued a written Order on Friday, answering the parties' questions ahead of a bench trial in an ERISA case, and, in doing so, offered helpful guidance as to her practices in bench trials.

On Wednesday, Judge Vyskocil denied a request by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for a TRO enjoining the enforcement of the subpoena issued to Mark F. Pomerantz by Congressman Jim Jordan in his role as Chair of the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Note: Congress will be out of session next week (May 27 – May 31) in observance of Memorial Day. As a result, this newsletter will be taking...

As green marketing proliferates, so does the risk of greenwashing allegations – from consumer class actions, state and federal regulators, competitors, and even investors.

Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller reports that he’s seen a draft of the executive order on cybersecurity. What he describes is quite plausible:

With all the controversy surrounding the leaks regarding the PRISM program, there is at least one constituency that is likely rejoicing — Europe-based cloud computing companies.

The California Invasion of Privacy Act has spawned an assembly line of lawsuits targeting common website features like chatbots and cookies, with plaintiffs claiming statutory damages of $5,000 per violation even without actual harm. California's legislature has passed S.B. 690 to curb these claims, while new federal legislation seeks to provide broader relief by barring CIPA and similar state law claims related to digital commerce activities.

On Thursday, TARGET announced that it had been the victim of a cyber attack in which hackers stole data on credit and debit cards of as many as 40 million customers who made purchases at the height of the holiday shopping season.

The House and Senate are on an accelerated pace to pass many of their chambers' appropriations bills before November 17, the date the current Continuing Resolution (CR) expires.

In governance, few instruments hold as much power to shape public policy and drive progress as appropriations bills. Each year, Congress wields this legislative tool to allocate public funds...

The Topline will be taking a break for August recess and will be back in your inbox on Friday, September 13th.

Recently, the IRS and Treasury issued Notices 2004-35 and 2004-36, announcing that new regulations will be promulgated under sections 4940 (relating to tax on investment income) and 4942 (relating to mandatory distributions) in light of the decision in <I>Ann Jackson Family Foundation v. Commissioner</I>, 97 T.C. 534 (1991), <I>aff’d</I>, 15 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 1994). That case held that regulations under section 4942, which required private foundations to treat distributions from split interest-

The IRS Tax Exempt & Government Entities Division (TE/GE) has updated its 2021 Program Letter to announce eight new compliance initiatives.

Consider a court case in which one side presents a chart, report, or a video reconstruction that was created entirely by artificial intelligence (AI).

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

In the SEC's closely-watched action against the crypto firm Ripple, Judge Torres on Thursday issued a summary judgment decision finding that some types of sales of Ripple's crypto token, XRP...

In the dynamic landscape of the digital realm, cyber threats are advancing exponentially, both in scale and complexity. As organisations globally embrace digital transformation...

California lawmakers recently approved legislation that would require companies to apply human oversight and notify workers when using AI tools to make employment decisions.