Legal Update
CBP Targets Battery Tech for UFLPA Enforcement
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently indicated potential increased scrutiny of battery technology under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA,” or the “Act”). Although the Act covers essentially all trade touching China’s Xinjiang region, it specifically lists cotton, polysilicon,
Legal Update | Varsity Blues Reversal Demonstrates Limitations of Conspiracy Allegations
On May 10, 2023, the First Circuit dealt a major blow to the Department of Justice’s wide-ranging “Varsity Blues” investigation by reversing convictions of two defendants. Individuals, companies, and federal contractors in particular should take note because the decision includes
Improving The International Supply Chain Through IPEF
How IPEF Builds On Prior Trade Relationships Negotiated By The Biden Administration:
In May 2023, the Biden Administration announced the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), a commitment to improving supply chains between the US, and the Indo-Pacific nations of
Abortion Bans Across the Country: Tracking Restrictions by State
Alabama
Fisheries Sector Legal Update – the Marine Products Proper Distribution Act
Introduction
In the field of fisheries, it is commonly understood that (i) illegal catches adversely affect the sustainable utilization of fishery resources and put pressure on fishery operators, necessary measures to prevent the distribution of illegally caught fish, including their
Regulating Online Safety: Lessons from Australia
Author: Dr. Rys Farthing
Seven years ago, Australia passed its first online safety bill, the Enhancing Online Safety Actupdating and expanding it in 2021 with the Online Safety Act. While both Acts had problems and pitfalls, these were ‘global
UPDATE: Legal battle brewing between Crosslinx Transit Solutions and Metrolinx
A legal battle is brewing between Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS), the consortium building the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and Metrolinx.
Crosslinx filed a Notice of Application with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice directed to Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario due to
Kip Kinkel is legally updated 25 years after the Thurston High School shooting
Twenty-five years after Kip Kinkel shot and killed his parents and two students at Thurston High School and wounded 25 others, he and his attorneys have filed a new petition with the Oregon Supreme Court.
Thaddeus Betz, director of the
Government Control Over the Flow of Information: Lord Sumption Speaks Out Against the Online Safety Bill in the Latest Episode of Law Pod UK
Author: Rosalind English
The Online Safety Bill is currently making its way through the House of Commons, having reached the report stage in July. The bill’s concept of “legal but harmful” is controversial, and has attracted criticism from high places,
Legal experts weigh in on the direction of the Karen Read case
Crime
From an alleged conspiracy to battles over evidence, Read’s case has captured local attention.
Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged with murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, appeared in Norfolk County Superior Court for a pretrial hearing