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On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (No. 24-1287) and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. (No. 25-250), holding 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not grant the President authority to impose tariffs. The same day, President Trump issued an Executive Order rescinding IEEPA tariffs and directing agency heads to “terminate the collection” of those tariffs “as soon as practicable.”

Jenner & Block advised its client Constellation Energy in connection with a historic $340 million settlement agreement reached by the State of Maryland, Constellation, and local environment groups to secure the re-licensing and continued operation of the Conowingo Hydroelectric Project on the Susquehanna River, the largest source of renewable energy in the state.

On February 6, 2025, twenty-two states and four energy industry organizations and businesses filed a lawsuit challenging New York’s “climate superfund” law.[1]This law, signed on December 26, 2024 by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, creates a new state fund for climate change mitigation efforts—with proceeds derived from mandatory contributions by the largest fossil fuel companies subject to New York’s personal jurisdiction. Modeled off the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

In his first week in office, President Trump issued a series of executive orders that touched on energy and the environment. These orders are likely to significantly alter the makeup and actions of the executive branch for the next four years. We summarize some of the key takeaways below.

In an article featured in Pratt’s Energy Law Report, Special Counsel Anand Viswanathan and Associates Kate Abendroth and Arie Feltman-Frank provide insights on recent efforts by the United States to impose duties on solar cell imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),1 signed into law in November 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in August 2022, are both recent landmark climate-related legislation aimed at accelerating the transition of the US to a clean energy economy. Both laws created various opportunities for states, Tribes, public utilities, project developers, and municipalities, among others, to participate in the clean energy economy through grants, loans, tax credits, and o

Companies that are able to access funding and tax credits to promote and develop clean technologies may find themselves hamstrung by trade restrictions that make it difficult to get the raw materials and products needed to advance these technologies. Associates Arie Feltman-Frank and Kate Abendroth joined former Special Counsel Tanja Vujic to examine the trade policies that are relevant to the advancement of the technology needed to transition to a climate-neutral economy and suggest ways to nav

Achieving the nation’s climate targets will require access to raw materials and components along the clean energy and technology supply chains at competitive costs. Currently in the US, these supply chains rely heavily on imports, particularly from China, an imbalance which the US has been working to address through massive incentive programs designed to bolster clean energy and technology development while boosting domestic manufacturing capabilities and the purchase of domestically produced go

On Friday, September 8, the Florida Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, et al. v. State of Florida, et al., a case challenging Florida’s House Bill 5 (HB 5) which bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The 15-week ban, which has been in effect since last July, has harmed patients across the state. While the case challenges a 15-week ban, the impacts of the state supreme court’s decision could go far beyond that. If the court upholds