On June 1, 2022, the United States and Taiwan announced the launch of the “U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade” (“Initiative”) designed to strengthen bilateral economic and trade relationships between the two parties. Representatives from the United States and Taiwan
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UK Updates Sanctions Enforcement Guidance in Readiness for Imminent Introduction of Strict Civil Liability for Financial Sanctions Breaches
On June 15, 2022, the United Kingdom will introduce a strict civil liability standard for violations of UK financial sanctions committed after that date. In anticipation of this important change to the enforcement powers of HM Treasury’s Office of Financial…
New Bipartisan Senate Legislation Seeks to Address Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Tax Issues
On June 7, 2022, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA). This highly anticipated legislation is the first attempt at developing a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrency and digital assets.…
Episode 410: Game Play Trumps Chinese National Security
- If you’ve been worrying about how a leaky U.S. government can possibly compete with China’s combination of economic might and autocratic government, this episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast has a few scraps of good news. The funniest, supplied by Dave
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NAESB Role in DERs and DER Aggregation: What Do FERC and the States Think?
By Jennifer Key
In May 2022, with some, but relatively little, acknowledgment in the trade press, the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB), at the behest of the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory…
Judge Crotty: Non-Profit’s Advice on Dealing With Debt Collection Actions Is Protected by First Amendment Against “Unauthorized Practice of Law” Regulations
Episode 409: Silicon Valley Speech Suppression is Going to the Supreme Court
At least that’s the lesson that Paul Rosenzweig and I distill from the recent 11th Circuit decision mostly striking down Florida’s law regulating social media platforms’ content “moderation” rules. We disagree flamboyantly on pretty much everything else –…
The Biden Administration Announces the Launch of Negotiations for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
By Eric Emerson
On May 23, 2022, President Biden announced the launch of negotiations for the long-awaited Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (“IPEF”). The IPEF had been under consideration for some time, but was finally announced during the President’s first trip to…
The FTC Petition – A Thinly-Veiled Attempt to Protect Full Net Energy Metering for DERs
On May 18, 2022, 235 self-described “consumer, anti-monopoly advocates, public interest and environmental organizations, and rooftop solar companies” (Petitioners), petitioned the FTC to exercise its authority under Section 6(b) of the FTC Act to study electric utility industry practices that…
All Things Seem to Come in Threes: The EU Continues with its Sanctions Against Cyber-Attackers for the Next Three Years
On 16 May 2022, the Council of the EU (the Council) decided for the third time to prolong its restrictive measures against cyber-attackers threatening the EU, its Member states or its allies. The measures are set to remain in place…