The SEC has stated that a ruling would help it determine the relevance of future rulemaking.
By Betty Huber and Austin Pierce
On July 23, 2025 the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) submitted a status report ordered by the Eighth Circuit in April 2025 on the Commission’s plans with respect to the
The 2025 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature convened April 14, 2025, and adjourned June 12, 2025. The first regular session of the new term saw legislation on several hot-button issues, including 944 bills (696 in the House/248 in the Senate), 24 constitutional amendments, and 751 resolutions and study requests. For fiscal year 2025-2026, the
Renewable energy generation and transmission projects often face the challenge of mitigating the impacts on endangered and threatened species when project development results in the destruction of critical habitat. The New York legislature sought to address this challenge by authorizing the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to develop regulations to implement the
2025 Agricultural Law Symposium, Thurs. Sept. 18, in-person at University Park.
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Industrial Hemp: Eighth Circuit Holds Arkansas Hemp Law Not Preempted by 2018 Farm Bill, Vacates Preliminary Injunction
On June 24, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Oil and Gas Leasing: Lease Sale 262 Proposed for Offshore Oil and Gas Development in Gulf of America
On June 25, 2025, The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a Proposed Notice of Sale for Lease Sale 262, which includes 15,000 unleased blocks in the Gulf of America, aka, the Gulf of Mexico. According
PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the second quarter of 2025. We will continue to update these graphics on a quarterly basis.
A new executive order seeks to streamline funding for and construction of data center projects by reducing regulatory red tape.
By Nikki Buffa, Aron Potash, Tal Carmeli, and Shawna Strecker
On July 23, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure” (the Order). The
On July 23, the White House released its AI Action Plan, outlining the key priorities of the Trump Administration’s AI policy agenda. In parallel, President Trump signed three AI executive orders directing the Executive Branch to implement the AI Action Plan’s policies on “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government,” “Accelerating Federal Permitting of
On July 17, 2025, the Public Service Commission (PSC) rescinded the Public Policy Requirement identified in the 2022 PSC proceeding. This action terminated the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO)’s New York City Public Policy Transmission Need (PPTN) process – a transmission initiative to integrate offshore wind generation to the state grid – citing
DuPont/Chemours Trial. On June 30, 2025, the next bench trial phase or “mini-trial” commenced in NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION, ET AL., VS. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, ET AL., Docket No. 19-cv-14766 (RMB/JBC) before the Honorable Renée Marie Bumb of the Federal District of New Jersey (Camden). However, this mini-trial