DOJ Reports ‘Significant Progress’ In DOC’s Review Of WeChat Ban To 9th Circuit

Mealey's (April 14, 2021, 10:56 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In an April 12 status report, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, tells the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) is in the midst of “a comprehensive review” of prohibitions placed on the WeChat mobile app in the wake of an August executive order in which former President Donald J. Trump largely banned the app in the United States....