The Year of ‘Stay Tuned’ — Legal Outlook Menu for 2017

If America were a restaurant, and we created a 2017 Legal Outlook Menu, it might look like this: for starters, we’re offering an amuse-bouche of uncertainty; for the main course, a healthy ragout of surprise and complexity; and for dessert, we give a tip-of-the-hat to the American voter and offer a small – or large – serving of change.  With Republicans controlling the White House, Congress, and the executive and legislative branches of many states, the 2017 outlook for restaurant owners should, in theory, be positive. 

The 2017 outlook for restaurant owners should, in theory, be positive.

President-Elect Trump presumably understands first-hand the challenges faced by business owners and, in theory, should be sympathetic to their plight.  The Republican-controlled Congress and state governments should, in theory, be in favor of reducing intrusive and burdensome regulation and over-reaching government bureaucrats.  But among the many things the 2016 presidential election…