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  • January 08, 2025

    Colo. Ballot Proposal Would Tax Vacant Properties

    Colorado would impose a tax on vacant properties, with the revenue going to public school teacher bonuses, under a measure proposed for the November 2025 ballot.

  • January 07, 2025

    Ex-Ill. Speaker Madigan Testifies In His Racketeering Trial

    Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan took the stand in his own defense Tuesday, testifying that he neither traded his public office for private gain nor demanded or accepted anything valuable in exchange for his official action, adding that he was "very angry" to learn that people who he'd recommended for jobs did little to no work.

  • January 07, 2025

    Biden Designates Two New National Monuments In California

    President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments amid years of calls from Native American tribes and state and federal lawmakers, in turn protecting 848,000 acres from development.

  • January 07, 2025

    Mont. Bill Floats Mine, Data Center Property Tax Changes

    Montana would lower the property tax rate imposed on metal mines, certain agricultural land and railroads but raise the rate on data center property as part of a bill introduced in the state Senate.

  • January 07, 2025

    Mont. Bill Calls For Property Tax Appraisals Every 2 Years

    Montana would require all real property to be reappraised every two years for tax purposes as part of a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • January 07, 2025

    Developer Says Mass. Stalling $15M Brownfields Tax Credit

    The developer of a 3.5-acre luxury condo and apartment complex in Boston's Seaport District is accusing the state of improperly second-guessing the work of its licensed environmental remediation consultant to deny a $15.3 million brownfields tax credit, then dragging its feet on an administrative appeal.

  • January 07, 2025

    Title Insurer Says Atty Skipped Bills, Let Staff Steal IOLTA

    Title insurer CATIC has fired back at a Connecticut attorney suing over his removal from the boards of two affiliated companies, accusing him of not paying bills, failing to prevent staffers from stealing money from his trust account, and breaching his duties to the company.

  • January 07, 2025

    DC Circ. OKs FERC's Approval For Indiana Pipeline

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a 24-mile pipeline serving two new natural gas turbines in Indiana, ruling that an advocacy group wrongly suggested FERC could "second-guess" state regulators' choice of energy generation.

  • January 07, 2025

    Osage Nation Asks Court To Confirm Reservation Boundaries

    The Osage Nation has urged an Oklahoma federal court to acknowledge its reservation's continued existence, arguing that a conclusion the Tenth Circuit reached 15 years ago saying the tribe's boundaries were disestablished was based entirely on extratextual factors.

  • January 07, 2025

    Landowner Gets Pot Farm Transport Easement Nixed

    A California state appeals court has vacated a conditional use permit that the County of Santa Barbara issued to a cannabis farm, finding that a nearby landowner can deny the use of an easement on its property to transport the federally illegal goods.

  • January 07, 2025

    Stoel Rives Adds San Diego Construction Atty As Partner

    Stoel Rives LLP said construction and real estate attorney Kirsten Worley has joined the firm as a partner in its San Diego office.

  • January 06, 2025

    Procopio Adds Land Use Leader From Shuttered Boutique

    Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP announced Monday it has brought on a partner to lead its land use practice, who joins the firm after 25 years as a name partner at a recently shuttered boutique.

  • January 03, 2025

    Wash. City Fights Order To Keep ER Tribal Shelter Open

    The city of Toppenish, Washington, is asking a federal district court to withdraw an order allowing the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to operate a 24-hour emergency shelter, arguing that the criminal nature of regulations governing the facility preclude the tribe's arguments on the present situation.

  • January 03, 2025

    Attorney Sues Over Audit, Ouster From Title Insurer's Boards

    Title insurer CATIC mishandled an audit of a law firm, sold services that didn't fix the alleged issues and ousted the firm's namesake attorney from the boards of two affiliated companies, a Connecticut real estate attorney has alleged in a 51-count complaint.

  • January 03, 2025

    Ohio Appeals Court Backs Eightfold Boost In Property Value

    An Ohio appeals court rejected a man's effort to cut the valuation of his property, upholding a state Board of Tax Appeals order that reinstated a valuation that rose eightfold from the previous year.

  • January 02, 2025

    Justices Urged To Review Copyright Attorney Fee Circuit Split

    A Florida real estate broker is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if defendants hit with copyright infringement suits can collect attorney fees when those suits are dropped, calling the case "an obvious candidate" for high court review.

  • January 02, 2025

    Ill. Atty Can't Avoid Prison Pending Bribery Appeal

    An Illinois attorney set to serve time for bribing former Chicago alderman Edward Burke must still report to prison while he asks the Seventh Circuit to review his conviction and 32-month sentence, a federal judge said.

  • December 20, 2024

    DC Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Energy Co.'s $1.1B Angola Suit

    The D.C. Circuit refused Friday to revive an energy company's lawsuit against Angola over $1.1 billion worth of nixed power plant contracts, agreeing with courts in New York that the dispute must be litigated in the African country.

  • December 20, 2024

    Hill Ward Henderson Adds Ex-Pinellas Park City Attorney

    A former Denhardt and Rubenstein partner who served as the city attorney for Pinellas Park, Florida, as well as a special magistrate in Pinellas County has jumped to Hill Ward Henderson.

  • December 17, 2024

    Red States Can Back Feds In Dakota Access Pipeline Row

    A North Dakota federal judge said Tuesday that 13 Republican-led states can back the federal government in litigation brought by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe seeking to halt operations of the Dakota Access Pipeline. 

  • December 17, 2024

    Seattle, Solar Group Sue To Block Natural Gas Ballot Initiative

    The city of Seattle and solar industry and environmental groups have sued the state of Washington to preserve municipalities' ability to curb natural gas use in new buildings, arguing a voter-approved measure blocking that power had unrelated provisions that made it unconstitutional.

  • December 17, 2024

    Tulsa Tribal Jurisdiction Fight Is Paused For Settlement Talks

    An Oklahoma federal judge has hit pause on a dispute between the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the city of Tulsa over jurisdictional rights after the parties asked for time to participate in settlement discussions.

  • December 16, 2024

    Feds, Ute Tribe Wrestle Over 19th Century Laws In Land Fight

    The federal government and the legal team representing the Ute Indian Tribe clashed over the interpretation of two 19th-century laws during a hearing in Washington, D.C., federal court Monday, as the tribe seeks to restore lands within its Utah reservation to trust status.

  • December 16, 2024

    Troutman Adds Real Estate Finance Partner Ahead Of Merger

    Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP announced Monday that it has hired a real estate attorney from Goulston & Storrs PC as a finance and restructuring partner in New York.

  • December 16, 2024

    High Court Won't Hear Wisconsin Takings Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to consider claims that federal courts wrongly shut the door on constitutional takings claims from two residents of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, whose properties were taken to make way for a Foxconn Technology Group plant.

Expert Analysis

  • Claims Court Ruling Puts New Spin On Blue & Gold

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    The Court of Federal Claims' unique procedural posture in SLS Federal Services v. U.S., in which it followed a trend toward narrowing the ambit of the Blue & Gold waiver, may have significant new implications for agencies that undertake corrective action in lieu of defending against protests, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

  • New AML Law May Be Key Tool To Enforce Russia Sanctions

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    A new anti-money laundering law for the first time authorizes monetary rewards for tips leading to government enforcement against certain sanctions violations, and though many questions remain, it gives the U.S. an additional tool in the ongoing global battle against Russian aggression, say Daren Firestone and Kimberly Wehle at Levy Firestone.

  • How Gov't Enviro Justice Push May Affect Developers

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    Attorneys at Crowell & Moring contextualize the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recent guidance on environmental justice and permitting decisions, and the U.S. Department of Energy's requests for input on using grants to achieve EJ goals, highlighting practical implications for project developers and other industry participants.

  • FinCEN Report Holds Key Russia-Linked Risk Considerations

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    A recent report from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network reminds financial institutions to review guidance issued on reporting Russia-linked suspicious activity, emphasizing the need to review anti-money laundering and sanctions monitoring processes to remain adaptive to global developments, say Siana Danch and Peter Hardy at Ballard Spahr.

  • How Proposed BOEM Regs Will Boost Offshore Wind Projects

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    Newly proposed offshore wind project regulations from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management represent a substantial regulatory shift that will improve transparency around the timing of lease auctions, streamline approval and oversight for projects in development, and provide needed guidance for future projects, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Mapping The Transport Sector's Road To Zero Emissions

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    Transportation companies that hope to lead the multiagency U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization's recently announced transition to zero-emission vehicles and fuels should anticipate a host of commercial and legal issues, say Levi McAllister and Pamela Wu at Morgan Lewis.

  • A Look At Lease Expansion Options In A Challenging Market

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    Expansion options can provide a powerful incentive for businesses to sign long-term leases even amid economic uncertainty, but both landlords and tenants must carefully consider the potential rights and terms, says Kris Ferranti at Shearman.

  • 5 Keys To A Productive Mediation

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    Cortney Young at ADR Partners discusses factors that can help to foster success in mediation, including scheduling, preparation, managing client expectations and more.

  • New US Waters Definition May Rock The Boat

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    Federal agencies' latest attempt to define "waters of the United States" attempts to avoid previous rules' failings, though it will potentially increase administrative difficulties for regulated entities and also leaves ample ground for litigation, say Christopher Thomas and Andrea Driggs at Perkins Coie.

  • Unpacking The Interim Guidance On New Stock Buyback Tax

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    The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service's recent notice on applying the newly effective excise tax on stock repurchases provides much-needed clarity on the tax's scope, which is much broader than anticipated given its underlying policy rationale, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • Legal Standing For Nature: The Road Not Taken

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    Fifty years have passed since former U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas asked whether natural objects like trees and rivers should have standing — and while the high court has since narrowed access to the courtroom for potential environmental plaintiffs, Douglas' vision is worth revisiting, says Ninth Circuit Judge Margaret McKeown.

  • Where ESG And Director Fiduciary Duty Overlap

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    Despite ideological arguments to the contrary, directors and officers' fiduciary duties do not preclude their consideration of environmental, social and governance principles in corporate decision making, say Luis Fortuño at Steptoe & Johnson and Evan Slavitt at Paper Excellence.

  • Proposed FERC Backstop Siting Rule May Speed Grid Plans

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    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's proposed rule to implement its legislatively reinvigorated backstop siting authority — which allows it to grant permits for electric transmission lines when states refuse to do so — could serve as a subtle warning to state commissions, and encourage approval of important grid infrastructure, say attorneys at Steptoe & Johnson.

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