The Supreme Court's recent decision to eliminate nationwide injunctions won't impact the Court of International Trade, attorneys told us. The trade court is a court of national jurisdiction and will keep the right to issue nationwide injunctions for issues within its jurisdiction, the attorneys said.
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that he's “open-minded” about the result of the agency’s proceeding on modifying the national broadcast-ownership cap (see 2506180082), while Commissioner Anna Gomez denounced it as “a sweeping effort to tip the scales even further in favor of a handful of powerful corporations.” Gomez said she knows broadcasters are facing economic pressures and the FCC may need to provide relief, “but this is where we need a scalpel, not a chain saw.” Broadcast officials told us that keeping the ownership cap in place only for network-owned stations -- as the public notice suggests -- could make the rule change more vulnerable in court.
Two former general counsels from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative disagreed sharply about the need for the current aggressive tariff hikes. But Jennifer Hillman, who is helping to write amicus briefs for members of Congress challenging the legality of International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs, and Steven Vaughn, who served in the first Trump administration, agree what would happen if the current administration loses the case.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, appeared highly skeptical during a Wednesday hearing about President Donald Trump’s proposal that Congress rescind $1.1 billion of CPB’s advance funding for FY 2026 and FY 2027 (see 2506030065). Panel member Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., also voiced concerns about parts of the CPB rescission plan but told White House OMB Director Russell Vought he wants to find a compromise. The House passed its 2025 Rescissions Act (HR-4) earlier this month with the CPB funding clawback intact, despite some Republicans’ misgivings (see 2506130025). Rounds is among a handful of Senate Republicans who have raised questions about defunding CPB (see 2506050063).
At an appearance at the Washington International Trade Association, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., criticized the Trump administration for instituting an "on-again, off-again tariff structure, that, in some instances, are higher than even the Smoot-Hawley levels."
The U.S. filed its opening brief on June 24 in its appeal of the Court of International Trade ruling vacating the executive orders implementing tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, arguing that CIT got it wrong "at every turn." The government told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the trade court "properly did not question whether IEEPA authorizes as a general matter," though the court improperly suggested that "giving effect to IEEPA’s text would create constitutional concerns, invoking the nondelegation doctrine" (V.O.S. Selections v. Donald J. Trump, Fed. Cir. # 25-1812).
Matthew Ferraro, a former senior counselor for cybersecurity and emerging technology to the DHS secretary, has joined Crowell & Moring's Privacy and Cybersecurity Group. Ferraro will advise on a range of issues that intersect with national security, including matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
Matthew Ferraro, a former senior counselor for cybersecurity and emerging technology to the DHS secretary, has joined Crowell & Moring's Privacy and Cybersecurity Group. Ferraro will advise on a range of issues that intersect with national security, including matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
Alan Davidson, formerly NTIA, joins Databricks as head of government affairs ... Changes at Tegna: Carol Fowler and Julie Wolfe promoted to vice presidents of content for the Mid-South and West, respectively; Chris Pena, formerly Blue Engine, added as vice president of content for the Midwest … Logix Fiber Networks names Chris Bach, ex-LiveOak Fiber, CFO … The National Emergency Number Association names John Provenzano, ex-Publix, CEO, replacing Brian Fontes, who is retiring but remains as a consultant, effective July 14 ... Washington State Broadband Office Director Aaron Wheeler leaving Friday to return to work with the Suquamish Tribe; Deputy Director Erica Henry will lead the office during the next BEAD round ... The Government Wireless Technology & Communications Association adds Ira Grossman, Public Safety Consulting, Dave Statter, STATter 911 Communications, and Susan Berning, World Portico, to its board.