On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) released its first Department-wide corporate enforcement policy (CEP) for all corporate criminal matters, which aims to promote “uniformity, predictability, and fairness in how [DOJ] pursues white-collar cases.”^[1]

The Middle East war has focused attention on the “Jones Act,” a U.S. maritime policy law. Waiving the law allegedly will help with the price of gasoline in the United States, even though the current law narrowly circumscribes the bases and duration of any waiver. Putting the efficacy and practicality of a waiver aside, it might be helpful to get some facts straight about the Jones Act.