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President Donald Trump signed an order Monday enshrining the nation's new trade deal with U.K. governments under which the U.S. agreed to slash tariffs on 100,000 imported U.K. automobiles and auto parts, while eliminating tariffs on certain aerospace products but leaving steel and pharmaceuticals tariffs for future negotiations.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025

TOP NEWS

US, UK Reach Trade Deal On Cars; Steel Tariffs Still Unresolved

By Dorothy Atkins

President Donald Trump signed an order Monday enshrining the nation's new trade deal with U.K. governments under which the U.S. agreed to slash tariffs on 100,000 imported U.K. automobiles and auto parts, while eliminating tariffs on certain aerospace products but leaving steel and pharmaceuticals tariffs for future negotiations.

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Trump Eyes Trade Deal With Canada During G7 Summit Talks

By Dylan Moroses

President Donald Trump said at the G7 summit Monday that he would work with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to reach a trade deal, raising the possibility that an agreement could be struck before the multilateral meeting concludes.

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Fall FARA Trial Set For Ex-NY Gov. Aide As New Charges Loom

By Stewart Bishop

A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday set a fall trial date for a former top aide to two New York governors over allegations that she secretly acted as an agent of China's government in the U.S., while prosecutors intend to bring new charges within weeks.

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ENFORCEMENT

DOJ Won't Charge PE Firm That Acquired Sanctions Violator

By Hailey Konnath

The U.S. Department of Justice has decided not to go after private equity firm White Deer Management LLC after it discovered and voluntarily disclosed that Unicat's former leadership had violated economic sanctions and export laws, according to an announcement made Monday.

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LITIGATION

Water Filter Co. Seeks Help Getting Clorox's Deleted Emails

By Christine DeRosa

A water filtration company accusing Clorox Co. and its Brita brand of a "patent ambush" to corner the market on home water filters has told a Pennsylvania federal court it needs assistance obtaining emails Clorox purportedly admitted to getting rid of through an auto-delete policy.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Should Patent Disputes Be Filed In The ITC Or UPC?

When companies must choose between initiating patent litigation in the U.S. International Trade Commission or the European Union's Unified Patent Court, the ITC may offer a few distinct advantages, but ultimately the decision requires consideration of case-specific factors, say attorneys at White & Case.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Justice Jackson Tops Royalties And Trip Disclosures In 2024

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackon wasn't the only member of the high court to make a stage-related debut in the past year: Justice Sonia Sotomayor had a hand in helping a Missouri theater company create a musical adaptation of one of her children's books, according to financial disclosure forms released Tuesday.

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Fla. AG Held In Contempt Over Defying Migrant Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Order

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday issued an order holding state Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt for violating a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized immigrants.

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9th Circ. Skeptical Of Blocking National Guard Deployment

By Dorothy Atkins

A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Tuesday to striking down a temporary restraining order — currently paused — that would block President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard into Los Angeles, with two judges repeatedly citing case law suggesting the president has broad discretion to mobilize the Guard.

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DOJ Urged To Add Prosecutors Amid Threats To Congress

By Courtney Bublé

Following the tragic shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers, the top Republican and Democrat on the committee that oversees the U.S. Capitol Police are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to give the force more prosecutorial resources.

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Senate Bill Could Hike Taxes On Litigation Funding Profits

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, released the committee's budget reconciliation proposal Monday evening, which includes proposed reforms to third-party litigation funding.

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Gemini Says CFTC Enforcement Went 'Trophy-Hunting' In Suit

By Aislinn Keely

The crypto exchange Gemini on Tuesday slammed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Enforcement Division and the attorneys who pursued a now-settled case against the firm, calling the division "out of control" and accusing its attorneys of engaging in "trophy-hunting lawfare."

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Judge OKs Deal To End LeClairRyan Founder Tax Claims

By Rick Archer

A Virginia bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved a settlement striking LeClairRyan PLLC founder Gary LeClair from the list of owners of the defunct firm, relieving him of responsibility for a share of the firm's nearly $21 million in tax liabilities.

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CFPB's Vought Seeks To Limit Use Of Civil Penalty Fund

By Jon Hill

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting Director Russell Vought is proposing to restrict the agency's ability to tap its civil penalty fund for consumer education and financial literacy initiatives as part of a trio of draft regulatory changes posted online Tuesday.

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'Is Anybody Home?': Ex-Judge Faces Ethics Case Over Delays

By Emily Sawicki

A former California state appellate justice whose persistent backlog subjected hundreds of cases, including some involving juveniles, to delays of four, five, even eight years is now facing a state ethics proceeding alleging neglect of duty and willful misconduct in office.

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Jeanine Pirro Formally Nominated For DC US Atty

By Courtney Bublé

Former judge and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro has been nominated for the full-time U.S. attorney role for the District of Columbia after having been tapped previously for the position on an interim basis.

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Hyundai Dealership Sues Snell & Wilmer Over 'Botched' Filing

By Dorothy Atkins

A Los Angeles Hyundai dealership has hit Snell & Wilmer with a professional negligence lawsuit in California state court, accusing the firm and three attorneys of lying about an allegedly obviously "botched" arbitration motion in underlying litigation and then pursuing a meritless appeal costing Hyundai over $725,000 in unwarranted fees.

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Feature

School's Out: 8 Summer Reading Picks For IP Attorneys

By Theresa Schliep

For busy intellectual property attorneys, summer can present the perfect opportunity to catch up on some reading, whether it's a treatise on contracts in the entertainment sector or a vivid work of science fiction that has the potential to bring new perspective to one's personal and professional lives.

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Abell Eskew

ArentFox Schiff

ArentFox Schiff LLP

Baker & Hostetler

Baughman Kroup

Boies Schiller

Bracewell LLP

Clark Smith Villazor

Crowell & Moring

Dame Âé¶¹´«Ã½

Faegre Drinker

Friedland Cianfrani

Gentry Locke

Harrity & Harrity

Loeb & Loeb

Mayer LLP

McGinnis Lochridge

Morrison Foerster

Moses & Singer

Phillips & Cohen LLP

Reed Smith

Snell & Wilmer

Sterne Kessler

Tavenner & Beran PLC

White & Case

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Florida

American National Standards Institute Inc.

Americans for Immigrant Justice

Apple Inc.

Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.

Florida Immigrant Coalition

Gemini Trust Co. LLC

Harvard University

LegalMetric

New York University

Nike Inc.

The Clorox Co.

UnitedLex Corp.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

California Attorney General's Office

California Commission on Judicial Performance

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Reserve System

International Trade Commission

Joint Committee on Taxation

Office of Foreign Assets Control

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Unified Patent Court

World Bank Group