Episode 159 -- The Steve Bannon "We Build The Wall" Fraud Indictment
Nota Bene Episode 31: Mexican Border Closure, Obamacare, and Mueller’s Report with Jonathan Meyer
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, California Chamber of Commerce, American Farm Bureau Federation, and other groups sued California on Tuesday in federal court over the most sweeping climate disclosure mandates in the nation,...more
Pressure is increasing on the Biden Administration to release the delayed Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect workers from COVID-related risks. On April 26, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib...more
Hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 17 executive actions covering a wide range of issues, including several focused on discrimination and racial justice, immigration, and environmental...more
JANUARY 2020 - FEDERAL APPELLATE COURTS - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - El Paso County, Texas, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. On January 8, 2020, a divided panel of the court quickly granted a...more
President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s campaign website proclaims that “Immigration is essential to who we are as a nation, our core values, and our aspirations for our future… The United States deserves an immigration policy that...more
In this summary of recent developments in environmental and regulatory law, venues are challenged, standing is upheld, statutory exemption is disputed and more....more
In a surprise indictment, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Steve Bannon, Brian Kolfage, Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea were indicted for defrauding hundreds of thousands of...more
On February 20, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that, effective immediately, it is waiving procurement laws related to the U.S. border wall construction. The unprecedented step is the Trump...more
January has been a busy month for the Fifth Circuit, which has issued a number of significant rulings....more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Government Funding. The House will take up a continuing resolution this week that funds the federal government through December 20. ...more
On July 26, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can access $2.5 billion in Defense Department funds to replace and enhance sections of barrier along the southern border in Arizona, California and...more
President Donald Trump has introduced the broad outlines of his proposal for immigration reform. The “merit and heart system” focuses on security and establishing a more fully merit-based system for permanent residence...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. The House this week will likely take up HR 5, the Equality Act legislation, as well as HR 987, which is actually seven separate bills that have been combined into...more
It can often be difficult to understand all of the ramifications of the current administration’s political actions and the effect on U.S. companies doing business across borders. We’re taking a closer look at several trending...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. After a frantic first three months, the House and Senate have now adjourned for a much needed two week recess, with many questions remaining on how various...more
Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, published each week when Congress is in session. HEADLINES - • Washington is consumed with reaction to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report to the Justice...more
IN THIS ISSUE - Tax Tidbit - - What’s the Magic Number? - Budget Fudgeit Legislative Lowdown - - Without Much Further Ado - Olson Farewell Tour -...more
Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, published each week when Congress is in session. HEADLINES - • The Trump administration will release its fiscal year 2020 budget request, a largely symbolic document...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. The House voted last week to overturn President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, delivering a harsh rebuke to the President's attempt to go around...more
New evidence suggests that California’s PG&E repeatedly “delayed a safety overhaul” on a high-voltage transmission line “that is a prime suspect behind the deadliest wildfire in California history.” How repeatedly? Try 5...more
The Sierra Club and a number of other organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) on February 15th challenging President Trump’s emergency declaration to secure funds to build a wall...more
On February 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the complaint of the National American Butterfly Association (NABA) alleging that the U.S. Government’s border wall preparation and law...more
Focus - Ninth Circuit upholds federal waiver of state environmental laws in California border wall construction - San Francisco Chronicle - February 11 - The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected environmental...more
In what can only be classified as a second major “Oh yeah? Try this on for size” moment from Jeff Bezos in as many weeks, Amazon has announced that it’s canceling its planned HQ2 project in Queens, NY. Some local activists...more