Foley Hoag LLP

MARCH 7, 2022

Actions targeting the defense sector and Russian government-affiliated media outlets signal the expansion of U.S. Sanctions Target Russian Elites, Disinformation Outlets, and Defense Industry. As the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, additional sanctions targeting the defense sector are anticipated. Key Takeaways: U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lacked authority to administratively stay portions of new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector for which it had granted requests for reconsideration. Circuit Vacated EPA’s Administrative Stay of Methane Standards for Oil and Gas Facilities. A divided D.C.

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ALPS

APRIL 18, 2022

Most, but certainly not all, of the law firm managing partners we have spoken with believe that remote working is less productive and that it seriously hurts the law firm culture. . Another is an application that analyzes contracts and software apps that do predictive coding as part of e-discovery. .

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) exceeded its authority and acted arbitrarily and capriciously. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the same rulemaking. 14, 2020); Environmental Defense Fund v. 14, 2020); Environmental Defense Fund v. In October 2017, the D.C. California v. Wheeler , No. 20-1357 (D.C. filed Sept.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

For 22 years up until his death, Raymond Joseph Billeaud served as a police officer with the Supreme Court Police, the federal law enforcement agency charged with protecting the court and the justices. Raymond Joseph Billeaud (May 2, 1964 – Oct. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines who served in the Gulf War. He also served as a U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Bureau of Land Management (BLM). In addition, the court said its remand to the NMFS did not require the agency to update the administrative record with more recent climate change studies, and that there was no need for the court to assess the new studies’ impacts on the NMFS’s conclusion. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But the court declined to invalidate the entire agency for this structural flaw, instead severing the for-cause provision from the rest of its authorizing statute. Two financial associations sued the CFPB after the agency issued a rule cracking down on payday lenders. Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co.,

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 6, 2023

Photo by Hans-Jurgen Mager on Unsplash Earlier this year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was sued for its approval of a major oil drilling operation known as the “Willow project”. An agency must initiate a Section 7 consultation for any federal action that “may affect” a listed species or its critical habitat. USFS (9th Cir.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Elevator pitch: For enterprise business teams, Advocat AI speeds up contract intake, generation and negotiation. Elevator pitch: Akroda is a project management and communication hub that centralizes collaboration, workflows and reporting for legal teams that lack software tools built specifically for legal function. Advocat AI.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

DHS had waived the requirements of NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and other laws pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Bureau of Land Management , No. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Public Citizen, Inc. Trump , No.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Elevator pitch: For enterprise business teams, Advocat AI speeds up contract intake, generation and negotiation. Elevator pitch: Akroda is a project management and communication hub that centralizes collaboration, workflows and reporting for legal teams that lack software tools built specifically for legal function. Advocat AI.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Because EPA’s sole defense for repeal of the Clean Power Plan and replacement with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule was that the interpretation underlying the rule was the only permissible one, the D.C. Environmental Defense Fund v. Bureau of Land Management , Nos. Finally, the D.C. Wheeler , No. 20-1360 (D.C. Alaska Feb.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Although the district court acknowledged that BLM provided “a lengthier explanation” of its reasons for not quantifying foreign emissions than the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management provided in the earlier case, the court found that BLM still did not “thoroughly explain” why an estimate of foreign emissions was impossible. 3:20-cv-00290 (D.

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InHouseOps

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

There’s typically been a fairly narrow view of the possibilities within launch services and satellites, deriving largely from the needs and demands of the government and, to some extent, government contracts. managed, including their resources?”. Growth in the private sector in satellites began in the 1990s and continues today.

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Foley Hoag LLP

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Restrictions are likely to target key Russian industries including finance, energy, and defense and would be far more severe and far-reaching than past sanctions. for example, currently imposes sectoral sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy, and defense sectors. Key Takeaways: The U.S., and its allies. While the U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental entities to allow continued enforcement of environmental laws related to ongoing mining operations. Montana Federal Court Allowed Some Coal Mining Activity to Take Place While Federal Agency Completed Required NEPA Review. Bureau of Land Management , Nos. Seggos , No.

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