2025 law
Coverage of 2025 law in the Nexus archive.
- Brazil calls Trump’s 25% tariff unjustifiable, vows to impose reciprocal tariffs
Brazil condemns U.S. 25% tariffs on its imports as unjustifiable and politically motivated, vowing to impose reciprocal tariffs. The U.S. cited unfair trade practices, while Brazil argues it maintains duty-free access for 76% of U.S. imports and plans countermeasures via domestic law and the WTO.
- Court pauses new federal limits on graduate student loans
A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education's new rule narrowing the definition of 'professional degree' to 11 fields, which would have imposed stricter federal loan caps on graduate students in excluded fields like nursing and teaching. The judge ruled the department likely exceeded its authority, but did not block the loan caps themselves, which are statutory. The decision followed lawsuits from groups representing nursing, education, public health, and physician assistant programs.