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fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Capitulating To Trump Seems To Be A Sore Subject For Lawyers At Firms That Capitulated To Trump - Above the Law

It's been a little over six months since Donald Trump fired off a retaliatory executive order threatening to shut down Paul Weiss's ability to do business as a global law firm, which the firm immediately followed with sycophantic groveling. Paul Weiss offered the administration $40 million in free legal services - ostensibly for conservative-friendly charities - but we've since learned that they've taken on a role papering up work for the Commerce Department in a questionably legal arrangement.
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fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Lawmakers Ask Paul Weiss And Kirkland To Explain Why Trump Work Isn't Totally Illegal - Above the Law

Major law firms provided pro bono legal services to the Commerce Department that may violate the Antideficiency Act by accepting volunteer services without appropriation.
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fromAxios
1 month ago

Exclusive: U.S. should take a chunk of universities' patent revenue, Lutnick says

Commerce Department proposes requiring universities to give the federal government a share of profits from patents arising from taxpayer-funded research, potentially half the benefits.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Trump to raise steel and aluminium tariffs on hundreds of goods

The United States Commerce Department will impose new tariffs on over 400 products, including wind turbines, mobile cranes, and automotive parts, effective immediately.
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fromFlowingData
2 months ago

President wants to exclude noncitizens from Census counts

Trump's instructions to the Commerce Department on census data are unclear in relation to the 2024 election results.
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fromTelecompetitor
4 months ago

Lutnick Hints at New Application Period for BEAD in Appropriations Testimony

Plans for a new Notice of Funding Opportunity for the BEAD program were announced, aiming to expedite broadband deployment across states.
Healthcare
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Some federal workers lost health coverage they had paid for. A Democrat wants answers

The Commerce Secretary is called to address wrongful health care cancellations for fired employees.
fromNextgov.com
5 months ago

Reconciliation text includes $500 million for modernization and AI at Commerce

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's 2025 budget reconciliation bill allocates $500 million for IT modernization and AI efforts, crucial as states grapple with regulations.
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European startups
fromTheregister
6 months ago

Tariffs on Asian-made solar cells to skyrocket up to 3,521%

The U.S. is imposing steep tariffs on Southeast Asian solar panel imports to combat Chinese subsidized dumping practices.
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