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June 22, 2022 Background Since 1980, outbreaks of new and long-standing infectious diseases have been occurring with greater frequency and causing higher numbers of human infections. The World Health Assembly [...]

March 18, 2022 As part of the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States and many other international actors have imposed economic restrictive measures ('economic sanctions') on individuals [...]

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. [section][section] 4321 et seq., requires federal agencies to identify and evaluate impacts of 'major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality [...]

The Biden Administration has taken several executive branch actions under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Those actions suggest a revised [...]

Updated October 16, 2020 Update: On October 15, 2020, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the FCC will adopt rules interpreting Section 230 of the Communications Decency [...]

Updated October 22, 2020 The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. [section][section] 4321 et seq., requires federal agencies to identify and evaluate impacts of 'major Federal actions [...]

September 17, 2020 Contents Intellectual Property Violations and China Types of Intellectual Property Basis and Rationales for IP Rights Patents Copyrights Trademarks Trade Secrets Overlap and Interactions Among Different Forms [...]

June 5, 2020 On May 30, 2020, President Trump announced that he plans to terminate the United States' relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO). This Sidebar assumes that 'terminate' [...]

March 30, 2020 As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues, governments and the private sector have begun assessing the possibility of developing medical countermeasures (e.g., vaccines, antiviral treatments) to improve [...]

The article focuses on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) which replaced North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) based on free trade agreements (FTAs). It mentions substantive hurdle to enforcing labor and environmental obligations by creating a rebuttable presumption that a failure to enforce certain labor or environmental laws. It also mentions potential claims involving the right to free association and collective bargaining at facilities in Mexico.

The article offers information on the efforts of the U.S. governments for reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture. It mentions the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the agricultural industry in the U.S. It discusses about the agricultural policy involved freezing subsidies, tariffs, and other domestic support programs.

The article describes the court interpretation and limitation of the availability of judicial review for claims against federal agencies and remedies for successful claims under the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) allows federal courts to challenge NEPA compliance. It cites the importance of the seriousness of the NEPA deficiencies to the courts. Also noted is the court authority to grant preliminary injunctions.

The article discusses the U.S. Congressional Research Service report which provides an overview of the liability issues related to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and global distribution. It mentions about potential liability issues that vaccine manufacturers and donors may face, and options Congress might consider while deliberating vaccine distribution and liability issues.

The article summarizes the organic certification framework and highlights some proposed regulatory changes in the U.S. It mentions the regulations, administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), for certifying products as organic under the National Organic Program.