On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) on “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production.” A summary of the EO follows along with our analysis…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
On March 13, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would move forward with reconsideration of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding (Endangerment Finding) as directed in President Trump’s Executive Order 14154…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Transportation
During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. This was widely viewed as a negotiating tactic, especially concerning Canada and Mexico, the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
Last week, the president signed proclamations to ”close existing loopholes and exemptions to restore a true 25% tariff on steel and elevate the tariff to 25% on aluminum.” Significantly impacting the global trade landscape,…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
The breakthrough of the Chinese company DeepSeek’s AI model, which rivals leading US AI models but costs a fraction to develop, changes the equation for the Trump administration and calls into question its initial inclination to…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On Tuesday, January 16, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey delivered her second State of the Commonwealth Address. Below is a summary of some of the policy areas that she discussed during her nearly hour-long address to a…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Health, Real Estate - Residential, Transportation
As the 118th Congress winds down, the House and Senate are in the throes of negotiating several packages of legislation before leaving Washington for Christmas recess. A bill to fund the government beyond December 20, a series…
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/ Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
Trade Agenda for Donald Trump’s Second Term and the Role of the 119th Congress -
Donald Trump's first term as president was defined by a protectionist trade policy focused on renegotiating trade agreements and imposing…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
Following a hotly contested election, Donald Trump is once again the president-elect and will return to the White House on January 20, 2025. He will do so with a dominant electoral college win, potentially a win of the popular…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Health, International Law & Trade, Taxation
On September 30, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) announced its first-ever Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to provide loans for technologies that are critical to US national and economic…
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/ Finance & Banking, Military Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Financial services encompass a wide range of services offered by the nation’s financial institutions, including banking, mortgage, investment, and credit services. The next administration and Congress’s financial services…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
In this installment of ML Strategies’ Pre-Election Analysis series, we discuss the potential impact the 119th congress and presidential election on consumer product safety. Like other spheres of federal public policy, consumer…
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/ Consumer Protection, Elections & Politics, Products Liability
In this installment of ML Strategies’ Pre-Election Analysis series, we join with our partners in the Public Finance Practice at Mintz to discuss the potential implications of the 2024 general election for infrastructure policy…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation, Transportation
As the 2024 US general election approaches, international trade has emerged as a pivotal issue, with presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump navigating a complex web of global trade…
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/ Elections & Politics, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
As we look ahead to 2025 and a new US administration and Congress, the relationship between the United States and Canada remains a cornerstone of North American stability and prosperity. However, the landscape of cross-border…
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/ Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
