Trade Law
New Ads Trade Shots on the Economy – New York Times Blogs
One ad that is running in six states as part of a $5 million effort by the Concerned Women for America features a female doctor who worries that the new health care law will force her to stop seeing some … Continue reading
African jobs face US trade threat – Financial Times
The Third Party Fabric provision of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – a pillar of US-Africa trade relations – is due to expire on September 30. Concerns that it will not be renewed have led to a 30 … Continue reading
Holder and Issa Trade Letters on Meeting to Avoid Contempt Vote – Bloomberg
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Representative Darrell Issa continued to negotiate over meeting to head off contempt proceedings against the nation’s leading law enforcement official for withholding documents related to a federal gun probe.
Obama Invites Mexico To Join Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Talks – Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s administration on Monday formally invited Mexico to join controversial free trade negotiations known as … the ability to bypass U.S. public interest laws and regulations in courts here and appeal directly …
Now Korea is cleaning our clock – Human Events (blog)
This is nonsense. Like libertarians, economic patriots believe in untrammeled free trade among the states of the Union. They believe in the 14th Amendment’s equal protection of the law. U.S. wage-and-hour laws, civil rights laws and …
Sex trade legislation: How do you protect prostitutes? – BBC News
She said the proposed law would make sex work more dangerous as it would push the trade underground. “We advocate that people who sell sex should have the full support of the law and equal treatment so we can work … Continue reading
Bills’ lease earns law firm $250 an hour – Buffalo News
Nixon Peabody, in its proposal, had labeled the information a “trade secret” and sought to withhold the information under an exception to the law. But Robert J. Freeman, executive director of the state’s Committee on Open Government, which …
Sidley Named Global Trade & Customs Law Firm of the Year for Eighth Consecutive Year by Who’s Who Legal – StreetInsider.com
WASHINGTON & GENEVA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sidley Austin LLP has been named global “Trade & Customs Law Firm of the Year 2012” in the Who’s Who Legal Awards. The firm has received this award every year since its inception. Who’s Who Legal … Continue reading
Bridge deal protects against interference from Moroun – Detroit Free Press
LANSING – The bridge deal signed Friday between Michigan and Canada includes language intended to nullify a petition drive spearheaded by the owner of the Ambassador Bridge to require a public vote on the New International Trade Crossing …
Now Korea Is Cleaning Our Clock – Town Hall
This is nonsense. Like libertarians, economic patriots believe in untrammeled free trade among the states of the Union. They believe in the 14th Amendment’s equal protection of the law. U.S. wage-and-hour laws, civil rights laws and …