On March 1, 2024, the federal district court in the Northern District of Alabama declared in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) exceeds the Constitution’s limits on Congress’s power. The court
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Biden Administration to Implement New National Security Rules Targeting Personal Data
On February 28, 2024, the Biden administration announced the creation of a new national security regulatory regime that will prohibit or restrict certain transactions involving bulk sensitive US personal data or government-related data and specified “countries of concern.” The Biden…
The EU’s New Market Definition Notice
After a lengthy period of consultation, the European Commission has adopted a new Notice (‘Notice’) on the definition of the relevant market for purposes of EU competition law. The Notice comes on the heels of a significant period of updating…
In First of Its Kind Action, Commerce Moves to Regulate Foreign Tech in Vehicles
In a first of its kind action, the US Department of Commerce has begun a rulemaking process to prohibit or impose conditions on certain transactions involving foreign technology used in so-called “connected vehicles” or “CVs,” as defined below for automotive…
Disruptive Technology Strike Force: Year in Review
On February 16, 2023, almost one year after the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and among increasing scrutiny of broader geopolitical threats to US supply chains, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and…
Community Renewable Generators: Wholesale Power Sales Versus Net Energy Metering
A Proposed Decision issued by Administrative Law Judges Debbie Chiv and Kelly A. Hyme of the Public Utilities Commission of California rejects a fundamental tenet of many community renewable (CR) programs. That tenet is that wholesale power sales can be…
Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Against OpenAI and Microsoft Are Mounting
In two complaints filed last week, The Intercept Media, Inc, Raw Story Media, Inc. and AlterNet Media, Inc. became the latest companies to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The Intercept also included…
OFSI Publishes Expanded Guidance on Financial Sanctions Licensing Process and Principles
On February 27, 2024, HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) published a number of guidance documents on financial sanctions licensing addressing the process of applying for a licence, as well as the principles applied when making licensing…
US Government Imposes New Russia Sanctions, Designating Over 500 Parties and Issuing Interagency Russia Business Advisory
On February 23, 2024, the United States issued a broad set of new Russia-related sanctions and export controls in response to the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the February 16, 2024, death of opposition leader, Aleksey Navalny,…
OFAC Issues Significantly Revised NGO Authorizations for North Korea
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has published major revisions to its humanitarian authorizations and other general licenses under the North Korean Sanctions Regulations (“NKSR”), which took effect on February 16, 2024. These regulatory…