Government Affairs & Legal Articles

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group — IEEPA Tariff Refunds IEEPA tariff refunds are now being fulfilled through U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s CAPE portal system and as of May ...

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group — In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs aren’t legal, Customs and Boarder Protection ...

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group — Now that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has struck down President Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs, the ...

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group — On Feb 20, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a 6-3 decision that tariffs imposed by President Trump using the ...

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group — On Feb. 2, the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob and saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks ...

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group — With many legal observers predicting the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will rule against President Trump’s ability to use the International ...

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group —  On Nov. 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments on whether the Trump Administration can use the International Economic Emergency ...

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group —  This edition reviews trade agreements from President Trump’s Asia trip; a new investigation into China’s compliance with previous agreements; adding more International Economic ...

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group —  On Sept. 18, House Republicans passed a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded at Fiscal Year 2025 levels from ...

by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group —  Tariff updates since IHA’s August Government Affairs blog include a court decision on IEEPA tariffs, more steel and aluminum tariff categories, steeper tariffs ...