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The U.S. Court of International Trade correctly determined President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs were improperly imposed under a law that makes no mention of the trade mechanism, a group of states and small businesses told the Federal Circuit, arguing that the duties should be limited under another law.
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FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2025

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Businesses, States Tell Fed. Circ. Trump's Tariffs Are Unlawful

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Court of International Trade correctly determined President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs were improperly imposed under a law that makes no mention of the trade mechanism, a group of states and small businesses told the Federal Circuit, arguing that the duties should be limited under another law.

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Trump Slaps Brazil With 50% Tariff, Cites Bolsonaro Trial

By Rae Ann Varona

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Brazilian goods sent to the U.S. can expect a 50% tariff starting in August, saying that the increased levy was in part due to Brazil's charges against its former president, Jair Bolsonaro.

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Senators Weigh Principles To Guide Crypto Market Rules

By Aislinn Keely

Senate Democrats and a former chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission homed in on the importance of preserving the strength of existing securities laws during a Wednesday hearing where senators and industry experts previewed their priorities for the chamber’s coming crypto market structure proposal.

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Florida Court Nixes $5.8M Ruling, Says Loans Not Securities

By Sydney Price

Florida's Third District Court of Appeal on Wednesday reversed and remanded a roughly $5.8 million judgment in a dispute regarding loan participation agreements between a commercial lender and an investment firm, saying the agreements weren't securities and were instead "routine commercial transactions."

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OFAC Fines Tech Co. $1.4M Over Iran Sanctions Violations

By Sarah Jarvis

Harman International Industries Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.4 million to settle allegations from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's trade sanctions enforcement arm that various compliance deficiencies at the audio electronics company contributed to Iran sanctions violations.

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TRANSPORTATION

Boeing Wants 787 Contract Claims Split From 737 Fraud Suit

By Tom Lotshaw

Breach of contract claims related to a 787 Dreamliner sale should be severed from litigation brought by Norwegian Air subsidiaries that also accuses the company of fraudulently misrepresenting its 737 Max aircraft, Boeing told a Washington federal judge.

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Alaska Airlines Seeks Delta Discovery For TM Feud In UK

By Elliot Weld

Alaska Airlines asked a Georgia federal judge to allow it to take discovery from Delta Airlines on Wednesday for use in a U.K. court case against Virgin Group, which Alaska said is trying to charge it millions of dollars so that Alaska's rivals can use the Virgin brand.

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ENFORCEMENT

Ohio Man Gets 5 Years For Trafficking Fake 'US-Made' Armor

By Elaine Briseño

An Ohio federal judge sentenced a 70-year-old man to five years in prison and $5.2 million in restitution for smuggling in Chinese body armor and selling it as domestically made, certified products to American law enforcement agencies.

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CRYPTO

Feds Charge Pair In Alleged $650M Investment, Crypto Scam

By Katryna Perera

Two men have been indicted in Puerto Rico for allegedly operating and promoting OmegaPro, an international investment scheme that prosecutors say defrauded investors of more than $650 million.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

SEC Proposal Could Hurt Foreign Issuers' US Market Access

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s June call for feedback on potentially narrowing how it designates foreign private issuers of securities could ultimately result in significant new barriers for traders that rely on FPI accommodations to participate in U.S. markets, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

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DOJ Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025

Recent investigations, settlements and a declination to prosecute suggest that controlling the flow of goods into and out of the country, and redressing what the administration sees as reverse discrimination, are likely to be at the forefront of the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement agenda the rest of this year, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

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DOJ's 1st M&A Declination Shows Value Of Self-Disclosures

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision not to charge private equity firm White Deer Management — the first such declination under an M&A safe harbor policy announced last year — signals that even in high-priority national security matters, the DOJ looks highly upon voluntary self-disclosures, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

VC Giant Andreessen Rips Del. Courts, Plans Move To Nev.

By Rae Ann Varona

Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz on Wednesday announced plans to reincorporate in Nevada, saying that it was no longer a "no-brainer" to launch a company and incorporate in the historically corporate-friendly state of Delaware.

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Dems Say 3rd Circ. Nominee Urged DOJ To Ignore Courts

By Courtney Bublé

Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee on Thursday unveiled 150 pages of documents, which they say substantiate whistleblower allegations against Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove and raise concerns about his conduct during his tenure at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Another Atty Sanctioned For Allegedly Hallucinated Case Law

By Andrea Keckley

A Florida judge on Wednesday issued a blistering order against an attorney who became the latest of many to face sanctions over filings with case law suspected of being hallucinated by generative artificial intelligence, ordering him to take AI ethics courses and repay opposing counsel's fees.

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'Admonition' But No More Amazon Penalty For Hidden Docs

By Bryan Koenig

A federal judge in Washington state took Amazon.com to task Thursday for "bad faith" material review that labeled tens of thousands of documents as covered by attorney-client privilege despite involving no legal advice, but the judge, who is presiding over the Federal Trade Commission's Prime subscriptions case against the company, opted against further punishment.

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Trump Taps Holland & Hart Partner For Montana Bench

By Lauren Berg

President Donald Trump announced on social media Thursday he has chosen a Holland & Hart LLP partner and veteran government attorney to serve on the federal bench in Montana.

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Senate Tees Up 6th Circ. Nom Vote As 1st Of 2nd Trump Term

By Courtney Bublé

The first judicial confirmation of the second Trump administration was readied on Thursday, with the U.S. Senate voting 51-43 to end debate on the nomination of Whitney Hermandorfer to the Sixth Circuit.

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Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Nationwide

By Britain Eakin

A New Hampshire federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide block of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, and granted certification to a nationwide class that will cover all affected children born in the U.S.

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Analysis

5 Employee Benefits Takeaways On The GOP Tax Bill

By Kellie Mejdrich

Congressional Republicans' sweeping tax and policy bill, which President Donald Trump sought and then signed, contains multiple provisions that caught the attention of employee benefits and executive compensation attorneys, including new changes to high-deductible health plans and an employer-side deduction limit affecting highly compensated employees. Here are five takeaways from employee benefits and executive compensation attorneys on what's in — and out of — the GOP megabill.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnall Golden

Baker Botts

Berger Singerman

Covington & Burling

Davis Wright Tremaine

Gibson Dunn

Greenberg Traurig

Groom Law Group

Hecker Fink

Holland & Hart

Hueston Hennigan

Manning Gross

McDermott Will & Emery

McNaul Ebel

Milbank LLP

Perkins Coie

Seyfarth Shaw

Skadden Arps

Taft Stettinius

Wilson Sonsini

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts

American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire

Andreessen Horowitz LLC

Asian American Center for Advancing Justice

Delta Air Lines Inc.

Getty Images Holdings Inc.

Google LLC

Harvard University

International Organization of Securities Commissions

Los Angeles Times

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc.

Nasdaq Inc.

Ripple Labs Inc.

STR Holdings, Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Supervalu Inc.

Tesla Inc.

The Boeing Co.

TripAdvisor Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Virgin America Inc.

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.

Virgin Group Ltd.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Federal Trade Commission

National Labor Relations Board

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Supreme Court of Nevada

Tennessee Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. District Court of the District of New Hampshire

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Montana

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio