The U.S. is set to levy 25% tariffs on imports of specified European foods in response to the World Trade Organization’s (“WTO”) decision on October 2, 2019, that the European Union (E.U.) provided subsidies to Airbus at the expense of Boeing and the United States. These new tariffs will affect approximately $7.5 billion beginning today, October 18, 2019. The goods subject to additional tariffs not only include goods that would affect Airbus directly, such as…

K-12 Legal Insights

Harvard Race-Conscious Admissions Process is Lawful

By John W. Borkowski, Aleks Ostojic Rushing & Mary Kate Mullen on October 18, 2019

A few weeks ago, the United States District Court of Massachusetts issued its long-awaited decision in the lawsuit brought by Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (“SFFA”) against Harvard University (“Harvard”). In a 130-page decision, the court found in favor of Harvard, holding that Harvard’s race-conscious admissions process was lawful.…

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Miss FUND Conference Kansas City? Here’s Your Wrap-Up.

By Brandon Warrington on October 17, 2019

Kansas City’s inaugural FUND Conference buzzed with startups and emerging companies, from social ventures still in the ideation phase to companies having just finished their Series A financing rounds. Entrepreneurs, investors, and business partners from Kansas City and cities across the Midwest convened to hear Brad Feld deliver a powerful talk on the complexity of entrepreneurship and engage on topics ranging from the mindset behind Midwestern money to the state of early-stage investment in the…

Association Alert

Condo Association & HOA Committees in Less Than 1 Minute

By Billie Jo Fatheree on October 16, 2019

What types of committees does your HOA or condo association need? How should you go about establishing committees? Listen to this Vlog and in less than a minute you will have the answer. Want to learn more about Wisconsin condominium and HOA law from experienced condo and HOA attorneys? Read all about condo and HOA law at Association Alert and click here to learn more about lawyer Daniel J. Miske.…

International Trade Insights

President Trump Imposes Sanctions Against Turkey for its Syria Offensive

By Grant Leach & Cortney Morgan on October 15, 2019

On October 14, 2019, President Trump announced via Twitter his intention to authorize sanctions against Turkey and “any persons contributing to Turkey’s destabilizing actions in northeast Syria.” The announcement followed Turkey’s recent military operation against predominately Kurdish forces in northern Syria, which began following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region. Later in the day, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Syria-Turkey EO”) to formally implement those sanctions. Under the Syria-Turkey EO: The U.S. Secretary…

Food & Ag Law Insights

Meatless Meat Update

By Mark Arnold on October 15, 2019

We last blogged about Tofurky’s challenge to Missouri’s meatless meat statute on September 16, 2019. Settlement negotiations had broken down and the parties asked the District Court to address plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction. On September 30, 2019, the Court issued an order certifying a defendant class consisting of the prosecuting attorneys in each county in Missouri. To our considerable surprise however, the Court denied the motion for preliminary injunction.…

K-12 Legal Insights

Trump Administration Releases School Safety District Guide

By Theresa Mullineaux & Demetrius Peterson on October 15, 2019

On September 25, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released The Role of Districts in Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans, which is a guide to emergency operations plans (“EOPs”). The guide addresses a variety of topics, including the roles and responsibilities of schools, school districts, and community partners regarding school safety, along with prevention…

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Condominium Legal Document Review Program Update

By Daniel Miske & Lydia Chartre on October 14, 2019

In follow up to our announcement on the roll out of our Condominium Legal Document Review© Program, you can now review an example of the type of score card that is provided with each Condominium Legal Document Review© that Husch Blackwell performs by clicking here. The real scorecard is much longer and obviously contains different and/or additional questions, answers and recommendations. The purpose of this letter is to illustrate the value to any…

International Trade Insights

ITC Opens Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Process; Petitions Due by December 10, 2019

By Cortney Morgan, Nithya Nagarajan, Robert Stang & Turner Kim on October 14, 2019

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced on October 11, 2019 the opening of its system for accepting petitions for tariff relief under the American Competitiveness Act of 2016 (commonly referred to as the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill or MTB). The MTB allows U.S. importers to petition for duty-free or reduced-duty treatment of imported products that are unavailable domestically. It is important to note that the duty relief afforded under the MTB applies to customs duties…

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Webinar: Analyzing the AG’s Proposed CCPA Regulations

By Husch Blackwell on October 14, 2019

On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General’s office published its long-awaited proposed CCPA regulations. Members of Husch Blackwell’s privacy and data security practice group will host a webinar on Tuesday, October 15, from 12:00-1:30 p.m. CT, to analyze the proposed regulations. Click here to register.…

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