Monthly Archives: May 2015

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) have proposed changes to U.S. Munitions List (“USML”) Category XII and the Commerce Control List (“CCL”).  In sum, the proposed rule seeks to create a “bright line” between the USML and the CCL for the control of the articles found [...]

The Supreme Court of United States denied certiorari in the Trek Leather case, stylized as Shadadpuri v. United States in its petition.  This denial places the final holding of Trek Leather with the most recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”).  Previously, in September 2014, the CAFC held that a “person” who may be liable for [...]