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The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents is due back in court on Wednesday after being indicted on federal felony charges. Jack Teixeira is scheduled to be arraigned in the Worcester federal court on six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. Teixeira, of North Dighton, has been behind bars since his April arrest on charges stemming from the most consequential intelligence leak in years. He was indicted by a grand jury last week. Teixeira is…

The Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) has, for the first time, provided its interpretation of Article 5 of the EU Blocking Regulation, which prohibits EU persons from acting in compliance with certain sanctions imposed by the US on Iran and Cuba. In this update, we provide an overview of the Court’s decision and consider the implications of the issues addressed. Factual Background The Court addressed four interpretive questions regarding the EU Blocking Regulation[1] which were referred…