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“Juntos pero no Revueltos”: Recent Developments in U.S. Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela

By: Megan Mohler, Associate Attorney and Eiyack Cacho Ayala, Associate Attorney at Braumiller Law Group
The U.S. sanctions landscape continues to evolve as the current Presidential Administration increasingly relies on sanctions and targeted licensing to advance its foreign policy objectives in Cuba and Venezuela. Although these policies pursue markedly different economic outcomes, both are implemented through the same sanctions framework.

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What a “Mess”: IEEPA Refunds and the Emerging Wave of Consumer Litigation

By Eiyack-Cacho Ayala, Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group

When the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated certain tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, it did more than reshape trade policy. The decision triggered a complex series of questions regarding tariff refunds, consumer rights, and corporate liability – questions whose effects continue to be felt far beyond the trade community, reaching businesses and households across the US.

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