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"Semi-random postings on the state of American customs law, international trade law, bicycle commuting, technology and whatever else strikes my fancy."

Author: Lawrence Friedman is a partner at Barnes, Richardson & Colburn in Chicago.

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Recent Posts from Customs Law

  • Cruising to Prison

    I'm only posting this link because I know there continues to be interest in the policy questions surrounding Customs and Border Protection warrantless searches of electronic storage devices such as laptops and phones.This guy was…

  • New IPR Bond

    Customs and Border Protection has established a new continuous bond category for intellectual property rights holders to use to secure the release of samples of allegedly infringing merchandise. This will simplify the process of getting…

  • No Transfer in License Revocation Case

    The Court of International Trade has once again dashed the hopes of Arthur Schick to regain his customhouse broker’s license without re-applying for a license from scratch. I previously reported on Mr. Schick’s plight. He…

  • Miami 2009 & DiCarlo Lecture

    I know this is short notice, but if anyone is going to be in Miami tomorrow for the ABA Section of International Law Fall Meeting, please say hello to me. I will be helping to…

  • Page Slap

    It's been a pretty busy couple of weeks and will continue to be. Earlier this week, I participated as co-counsel for the plaintiff in a mock trial sponsored by the Customs and International Trade Bar…

  • Preference Criterion What?

    Recently, I answered a question posted on the ICPA listserv. The question was interesting enough that I will review the substance of it here.Most people generally think of the NAFTA preferences in terms of criteria…

  • Can the CIT Review What Customs Reviews?

    This is a tricky question that was answered in Funai Electric Co. v. United States.The underlying issue has to do with a determination by the International Trade Commission that certain imported digital televisions infringed a…

  • My Service To You

    I read Rodrogue, so you don't have to.United States v. Rodrogue involves a technical issue in which the United States attempted to cure defective service on the defendant. Service is the means by which a…

  • Update: News of the Wierd

    Back in August on 2008, I blogged the story of a customs broker who was being investigated after having gone to the Federal Reserve to turn in some battered currency for clean new money. According…

  • Epilogue: The Wrath of Kahrs

    We are in the final stretch. I hope this is the last post on this case.Kahrs's (grammar note: that looks awful) final argument has to do with 19 USC 1625 and the rule that once…


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