June 2026

On June 1, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)  issued its determination that certain of Brazil’s acts, policies, and practices related to (i) digital trade and electronic payment services; (ii) unfair, preferential tariffs; (iii) anti-corruption enforcement; (iv) intellectual property protection; (v) ethanol market access; and (vi) illegal deforestation are unreasonable and burden…

On June 2, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the Trump administration formally appealed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) the order of Senior Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) compelling U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to refund importers…

On June 1, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), an office of the Department of Treasury, published an “Introduction to the Office of Foreign Assets Control.” OFAC administers and enforces economic sanctions against targeted foreign jurisdictions and regimes, as well as individuals and entities engaging in harmful activity, such as terrorists…

In a May 29, 2026 filing, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) indicated it planned to appeal a U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) injunction requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to refund duties collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”).

Background

On March 4, 2026, CIT Senior Judge Richard Eaton…