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Jenner & Block Secures Victories Protecting Research Funding at Higher Education Institutions

In major back-to-back victories for research in quantum computing, AI, cybersecurity, semiconductors, and other technologies vital to national security and competitiveness, Jenner & Block secured critical court orders halting federal funding cuts at US universities. ...READ MORE

Financial Crime's Forgotten Statute Is Back

Partner Andrew Rohrbach and Associate Tanner Lockhead authored an article for the New York Law Journal examining the return of 18 U.S.C. § 225 — the "continuing financial crimes enterprise" statute — as a potent tool in federal white-collar prosecutions. The article traces the statute's origins in the 1989 savings and loan crisis, explains its extraordinary penalty structure, and analyzes two recent SDNY indictments that signal its revival after nearly a decade of disuse. Andrew and Tanner note ...READ MORE

As President Trump Announces New Tariffs, Federal Circuit Questions “Breathtaking” Scope of Trump's Claimed Tariff Authority

Yesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, heard nearly two hours of oral argument in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump. Argument focused on whether the president has the authority to issue tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Court appeared split on whether the president’s emergency declarations1authorize global reciprocal tariffs under the IEEPA and principles of constitutional law, with a majority of the judges expressing ...READ MORE

Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Trump's IEEPA Tariffs—Tariffs Remain in Effect Pending Supreme Court Review

In a highly anticipated decision released last week, the en banc US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dealt a blow to President Trump’s tariff agenda. The Federal Circuit’s ruling came down in a consolidated appeal of two cases (V.O.S. Selections and Oregon) brought in the US Court of International Trade (CIT), challenging the President’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs via Executive Order.1 ...READ MORE

Maximizing Recovery Under Federal Grants and Contracts Following Trump Administration Executive Orders

The Trump Administration’s “temporar[y] pause” in federal funding shocked federal funding recipients across a range of industries. Announced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and ostensibly to reassess all federal financial assistance programs, the pause set off a scramble to understand its impact and protect critical sources of funding. Lawsuits and injunctions followed, and OMB changed course. But as of this writing, agencies continue to notify recipients that no federal money will...READ MORE

Week One’s DEI Executive Orders: What the Private Sector Needs to Know

In this client alert, we discuss three week-one executive orders that reflect promises President Trump made on the campaign trail to attack DEI. Below, we summarize the key provisions for the private sector, discuss what likely comes next, and suggest steps to take now, in response....READ MORE