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A New Era in Federal Sentencing: Updates to the Guidelines and the Elimination of Departures

The federal sentencing landscape in the United States could undergo a significant transformation with recent amendments to update the United States Sentencing Guidelines that will go into effect on November 1, 2025, unless…more
 /  Criminal Law

Clocked In: FCC Seeks Clarity on Call Time Rules

In our previous alert, Tick-Tock, Don’t Get Caught: Navigating TCPA’s Quiet Hours, we discussed a growing wave of lawsuits targeting businesses under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) for allegedly sending text…more
 /  Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection

Changes to Civil Rights Enforcement: New Executive Order Eliminates Disparate-Impact Liability in Federal Regulations

On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” that seeks to drastically curtail the use of disparate-impact liability in federal regulations, marking…more
 /  Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law

Defense Contractors’ Restrictions When Contracting with Chinese Companies

In the current economic climate, the obvious focus of many companies is on the administration’s imposition of tariffs. However, government contractors, especially those contracting with the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”),…more
 /  Government Contracting, International Law & Trade

Unleashing American Energy: Trump Administration’s Latest Executive Orders

New Executive Orders and Proclamation - On April 8, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued three significant executive orders (“EOs”) and a fourth proclamation consistent with his pledge to “Unleash American Energy.” These…more
 /  Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law

Seventh Circuit Decision Clarifies Distinction Between Face-to-Face Sales and Advertising Under the Anti-Kickback Statute

Overview - In a significant decision, United States v. Sorensen, --- F.4th ----, 2025 WL 1099080 (7th Cir. Apr. 14, 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the conviction of Mark Sorensen,…more
 /  Health

Navigating New Compliance Challenges for Financial Institutions and Payment Processors: The U.S. Treasury’s Enhanced Terrorist Finance Tracking Program

In a significant move to combat illicit financial activities focused on cartels, the U.S. government has intensified its scrutiny of cross-border payments, particularly those linked to Mexico. This development follows the…more
 /  Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade

If You Don’t Ask, The Answer’s Always No

One of the first rules of business is that you don’t leave money on the table. That adage is equally important in tax matters. Taxpayers can leave behind funds by failing to follow the rules. The importance of compliance with…more
 /  Administrative Law, Taxation

Deference Denied to the South Carolina Department of Revenue

The South Carolina Court of Appeals determined that Duke Energy Corporation (“Duke”) was entitled to claim nearly $25 million in investment tax credits on its 1996 to 2014 South Carolina income tax returns, as the investment tax…more
 /  Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Taxation

Deli’s Party Platters Found Subject to Sales Tax Despite Customer Assembly Required

In the world of sales tax, the devil is often in the details. A recent decision from the New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal (“Tribunal”) serves as an example of how seemingly insignificant details can determine whether a sale…more
 /  Administrative Law, Taxation

Massachusetts Court Subjects Nonresident to Income Tax on Gain from Stock Sale

In a decision with troubling potential implications, a Massachusetts appellate court held that a nonresident individual was subject to Commonwealth income tax on capital gain from the sale of his stock in the corporation that he…more
 /  Business Organizations, Taxation

Gains on Sales of Franchises Held Nonbusiness Income in Arkansas

Consistent with the decisions in several other states interpreting the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act’s (“UDIPTA”) definition of nonbusiness income, an Arkansas Circuit Court concluded that gains from the sales…more
 /  Administrative Law, Franchise Law, Taxation

Rescission of Regulations Without Notice and Comment? What’s Next for Regulated Industries in the Deregulation Climate

We previously wrote about President Trump’s February Executive Order identifying deregulation as a top administration priority (here and here). That Executive Order, 14219 (the “Deregulation EO”), directed all executive…more
 /  Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Environmental Law

Supreme Court Lifts Restraining Order on Grant Terminations

The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling with significant impacts for federal contractors and grantees looking to challenge terminations of their contracts and grants in U.S. district courts. Terminated contractors and…more
 /  Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Education Law, Government Contracting

The BR International Trade Report: April 2025

Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws…more
 /  Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
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