The outcome of the Panel decision in the case of Section 301 Tariffs against China (DS543) is unsurprising - few would have expected that the United States could successfully

invoke the public moral exception under GATT XX(a) to justify its Section 301 tariffs. [...]

The panel report in United States - Tariff Measures on Certain Goods from China (DS543) was circulated today. There are some big picture issues related to the dispute (e.g.,

will the U.S. appeal it into the void?), but I want to focus on an obscure interpretive point related to the necessity test under certain Article XX sub-provisions. [...]

Two New York brothers were charged in a criminal complaint unsealed for their alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking nearly $7 million

in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration... [...]

Law professor Ganesh Sitaraman has a piece arguing in favor of an industrial policy for the United States. He laments that "[o]ver time, industrial policy ultimately became

the Lord Voldemort of economics, so evil and dangerous that it must not be named," and he wants to make it safe to talk about industrial policy again. [...]

Seven individuals were charged in an indictment in the District of South Carolina with laundering over $750,000 of fraudulently obtained funds, including over $390,000 obtained

from a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. The seven individuals used a variety of... [...]

A National Football League (NFL) player has been charged for his alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $24 million in forgivable

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA)... [...]

This is from an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper that aired yesterday: TAPPER: Don't you think that one of the reasons why President Trump has been able to appeal to the blue-collar

workers that you talk about is because of his message on trade?And that message is, Washington, D.C., and Wall Street have sold you out, the trade deals have been [...]

Back in May, UNCITRAL published a Note by the Secretariat on "Resources to implement the work programme with respect to investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) reform." I

was surprised to read this part: [...]

Someone asked him that question at a recent event and here's what he said (starts around 45:30) Q: “Are you a protectionist?” A: “Well, you see, that’s interesting.

So, what actually does that mean? That’s why when I started out I sort of said, and gave you, the history. [...]

On behalf of Ms. Caroline Lombardo, We have a job opening for Senior Economic Affairs Officer in the Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO) of UNDESA. The Senior

Economic Affairs Officer will serve as head of FSDO's Capacity Development Unit... [...]