Parties propose September 29 briefing target in CIT forced-labor cases
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Parties in three CIT forced-labor tariff cases have asked the court to designate 26-03345 as the master case and complete merits briefing by September 29. At the verified cutoff, the docket showed motions and unsigned proposed orders, not court-entered scheduling or case-management orders. Use the proposed dates as preparation targets, and wait for an entered order before treating them as binding.
Read the full analysis: CIT Forced-Labor Tariff Cases Still Have Motions, Not Orders.
Australia's government has announced a News Bargaining Incentive design that would use advertising revenue as the charge base, raise the rate from 2.25% to 2.5%, and remove the exclusion for professional-networking services. The legislation has not yet been introduced, so no charge is operative. Platforms can prepare revenue-attribution, service-classification, and news-deal records now, but should not book final liability until the statutory text and commencement rules are known.
Read the full analysis: Australia's News Bargaining Incentive Changes the Liability File.