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SBA Proposes Fundamental Revision to Subcontract Reporting

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.08.15

On October 6, 2015, the SBA issued a proposed rule to change the way prime contractors report how they complied with individual subcontracting plan goals by allowing primes to receive credit for awards made at any subcontracting tier (instead of first-tier only). As part of this proposed change, primes would have to incorporate the subcontracting plan goals of their lower-tier subcontractors into their individual subcontracting plans and would become responsible for ensuring that subcontractors adopt and comply with their plans.


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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....