By Commentary by Hugo V. Alvarez | July 21, 2017
Cuban-American policy is shaped almost exclusively here in South Florida. Cuban-Americans vote in large numbers and contribute considerable sums of money to political candidates. Many Cuban-Americans also still harbor strong disdain toward that brutal communist dictator and his violent regime. The combination of generational hatred toward the Castro regime, a strong voting bloc and significant wealth all help maintain the United States' trade embargo against Cuba, writes Hugo V. Alvarez.
By Commentary by Maria Acevedo-Belt and Anaili M. Cure | July 21, 2017
Since 1962 when President John F. Kennedy proclaimed an embargo on trade between the United States and Cuba, restrictions against U.S. persons, as defined by 31 C.F.R. Section 515.329, have been in effect, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, through the Cuban Assets Control Regulations 31 C.F.R. Section 515.101 et seq., and the Bureau of Industry and Security, through the Export Administration Regulations 15 C.F.R. Section 730.1 et seq., primarily implementing such prohibitions, write Maria Acevedo-Belt and Anaili M. Cure.
By Commentary by Jorge Espinosa | July 21, 2017
Most of the policy openings introduced by President Barack Obama remain in place. We still have an embassy in Havana, commercial flights and cruises to the island continue and certain American industries continue shipping products to the island country. So what changed? Basically, there were two major changes to the existing policy, writes Jorge Espinosa.
By Commentary by David Friedland | July 21, 2017
In June, President Donald Trump unveiled his plans to scale back the U.S. policy toward Cuba, announcing that he was "cancelling the last administration's completely one-sided deal" with the country. The move has implications for trademark owners, although in many respects overall strategies shouldn't change—particularly in those situations where brand-owning companies are faced with third parties trying to hijack their valuable trademarks and other intellectual property in Cuba, writes David Friedland.
By Dara Kam | July 20, 2017
A Tallahassee judge gave Florida officials more time to present their defense of a 2-year-old law requiring women to wait 24 hours before receiving an abortion, but seemed skeptical that the state would convince him to keep the law on the books.
By Jenna Greene, The Litigation Daily | July 20, 2017
There's a lovely neighborhood in Marin County, California where we recently thought about buying a house. The lots in Bel Marin Keys aren't big, but they back to lagoons connected to the San Pablo Bay. Just about everyone has a dock in their backyard.
By Michael Booth | July 20, 2017
A Tinton Falls couple who own two investment companies will pay $2.1 million to settle claims filed by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office for violating state securities laws.
By Josefa Velasquez | July 20, 2017
A tort-reform business group is pushing for a bill that would regulate the third-party consumer litigation funding industry in New York state, despite the end of the legislative session for the year.
By Lizzy McLellan | July 20, 2017
In the wake of several high-profile grand jury investigations in Pennsylvania, the state Supreme Court has enlisted a team to re-evaluate how grand juries operate.
By R. Robin McDonald | July 20, 2017
Lawyers for former NSA contractor and accused leaker Reality Winner have branded as "scary" what they say are the federal government's efforts to unfairly hobble them by casting a broad, ill-defined blanket of secrecy over information, including published news accounts, they may need for Winner's defense.
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