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Executive Order
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Safe Passage
Navigating the New Tariff Terrain: How Trump’s Latest Policies Impact Global Trade and Shipping
Matthew J. Thomas, Keith B. Letourneau, Douglas J. Shoemaker, and Holli B. Packer ● President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) on April 2, 2025, titled Regulating Imports with a…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
White House Issues Memorandum Directing Federal Agencies to Repeal Regulations Deemed to be Unlawful Pursuant to Recent U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
By Lori Sommerfield, Chris Willis
On April 9, the White House issued a memorandum directing federal executive departments and agencies to repeal regulations deemed unlawful pursuant to certain U.S. Supreme Court decisions. This directive aims…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Federal District Judge Blocks Enforcement of Executive Orders Relating to Private Companies and DEI
By Anne Hall
A federal district court judge in Maryland has issued a preliminary nationwide injunction against several provisions in one of Trump’s executive orders related to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies at…
Green Building Law Update
President Trump’s Bold Step to Rein in State Overreach in Climate Change
On April 8, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a powerful and consequential Executive Order with the innocuous sounding title, “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach.” The impact of that…
International Trade Insights
President Trump Expands Tariff Exemptions List
On April 12, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) Clarification of Exceptions Under Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, as Amended, which expanded the list of Harmonized Tariff Schedule…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
US litigation firm Susman Godfrey becomes the fourth to sue Trump over executive orders
Meanwhile, five more firms inked deals with the US president
Inside Government Contracts
New Executive Actions Address the Defense Acquisition System, U.S. Maritime Industries, Foreign Military Sales, and “Unlawful” Regulations
By Scott A. Freling, Kayleigh Scalzo, Michael Wagner, Stephanie Barna, Hunter Bennett, Peter Terenzio, Homer La Rue, Evan Matsuda, Victoria Skiera
President Trump issued a series of executive orders (“EOs”) and presidential memoranda on Wednesday, April 9, that could impact government contractors across a broad range of industries. Among other initiatives,…
IPethics & INsights
McCabe & Ali Join Amicus Brief in Support of Perkins Coie
McCabe & Ali is proud to have signed the amicus brief of Solo and Small Firm attorneys backing Perkins Coie’s challenge in the D.C. District Court to the Trump administration’s…
Inside Government Contracts
Timeline of Key Developments Related to Recent Executive Actions: April Edition
By Scott A. Freling, Jay Carey, Kayleigh Scalzo, Jennifer Plitsch, Lindsay Burke, Michael Wagner, Victoria Skiera
Updated as of April 30, 2025 Over the first one-hundred days of the second Trump Administration, Covington’s Government Contracts Practice has tracked the latest developments related to recent executive actions…
SmarTrade
President Trump Pauses Country-Specific Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days but Increases Tariffs on China
By Scott E. Diamond**, Dan Ujczo, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, David M. Schwartz, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On April 9, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) announcing that he was pausing the country-specific reciprocal tariffs and, instead, leaving in place for 90 days the…