On July 15, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) concluded its Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s unreasonable acts, policies, and practices by imposing a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil, effective July 22, 2026. The action follows more than a year of investigation, multiple rounds of negotiations with Brazilian officials,
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Looking Back on the Last Year of State-level TCPA Updates
Key Point: Several states have enacted their own ‘mini-TCPA’ laws—state-level variants of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that impose additional restrictions on telemarketing—and the past year has brought notable enforcement and legislative developments at both the federal and state levels.…
Department of War Suspends CMMC Phase II: What Defense Contractors Need to Know
By Erik Dullea & Heidi Salow
Key point: Effective July 13, 2026, the Department of War has suspended the upcoming CMMC Phase II requirements and initiated a 60-day review of the entire program. Phase I self-assessments remain mandatory, and DFARS 252.204-7012 is still fully in force.…
New CPSC eFiling Requirement Signals Major Change for Consumer Product Imports
Companies importing consumer products into the United States now face a significant compliance change. As our colleagues on Product Perspective explain, effective July 8th, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) new eFiling requirement requires importers to electronically submit product safety certificate information at the time of entry.…
FERC Targets Large Load Interconnection Rules Across All Regional Grid Operators
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has taken a significant step toward addressing the growing demand for electricity from data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, and other energy-intensive users. On June 18, 2026, FERC issued separate show cause orders to each of the six Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) under its jurisdiction,…
New CPSC eFiling Requirement: What Your Company Needs to Know Now
If your company imports consumer products into the United States, a significant new regulatory requirement will take effect on July 8. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) now requires importers to electronically file product safety certificate information at the time a shipment enters the United States, a departure from the previous practice of providing…
Birthright Citizenship Upheld: What Education Institutions Need to Know
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara, 609 U.S. ___ (2026).
The case arose from Executive Order No. 14160, signed by President Trump on January 20, 2025, which declared that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully present or…
Petition Summary: Certain Choline Salts from the People’s Republic of China
On June 24, 2026, BCP Ingredients, Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed petitions requesting the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain choline salts (“choline salts”) from the People’s Republic of China.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The proposed scope of these investigations is as follows:
The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain choline salts,…
CBP Publishes Guidance on Section 232 Duty Offsets for Automobile and Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts and ACE Filing Requirements
On June 29, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released CSMS # 69087399, providing guidance for the import adjustment offset program applicable to Section 232 duties on automobile and medium and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) parts. We summarize below the latest guidance from CBP and procedural steps for claiming offsets against Section 232 duties.…
U.S. State Privacy Law Landscape Expands to 24 States: What the Latest Legislative Wave Means for Businesses
By Heidi Salow
Key point: The U.S. state privacy law landscape has rapidly expanded in 2026, growing from 20 to 24 states—and reinforcing a common framework for compliance.…