Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
New Executive Order Targets Investments in Chinese Companies Linked to the Military
On November 12, 2020, the President issued Executive Order 13959 (the Order) to prohibit U.S. persons from purchasing the publicly traded securities of certain companies that are affiliated with China’s military. While…
Comment Date on Refresh of Team Telecom Reform Proceeding Approaches
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) seeks to refresh the record in a long-dormant 2016 proceeding that sought to lend greater certainty to reviews by the group of Executive Branch agencies informally referred…
Section 230 Executive Order Strikes Back at Twitter, But Legal Impact Likely to be Limited
In a move spurred by Twitter’s decision to fact-check a pair of President Trump’s tweets, the president recently signed a multi-pronged “ Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship ” with the claimed intention of…
President Formalizes Executive Agency Review of FCC Applications and Licenses; Quick Action on FCC License Revocation
For years, there have been critiques about the lack of procedures surrounding the review, by a group of Executive Branch agencies commonly referred to as “Team Telecom”, of applications before the Federal…
U.S. Hits Venezuela and Petróleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) with Financial Sanctions
On Friday, August 25th, the U.S. government announced new financial sanctions on Venezuela. The move is the most recent U.S. response to the escalating political and humanitarian crisis in the country. The new…