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Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.09.12

The Federal Circuit in Digitalis Educ. Solutions, Inc. v. U.S. (Jan. 4, 2012) emphasized that a company wanting to protest must itself satisfy the stipulated process. In this case, the company lost its right to complain of a sole-source award to a competitor because it did not routinely check FedBizOpps, where the agency published a notice of the proposed award, or submit its own statement of capability to show it could do the job, as the notice in FedBizOpps required.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.20.26

SCOTUS Holds IEEPA Tariffs Unlawful

On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a pivotal ruling in Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, negating the President’s ability to impose tariffs under IEEPA. The case stemmed from President Trump’s invocation of IEEPA to levy tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, China, and other countries, citing national emergencies. Challengers argued—and the Court agreed—that IEEPA does not delegate tariff authority to the President. The power to tariff is vested in Congress by the Constitution and cannot be delegated to the President absent express authority from Congress....