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NEW CALIFORNIA LAW ALLOWS STATE TO BYPASS LOCAL RESTRICTIONS IN SITING LARGE-SCALE RENEWABLES
Columbia Law School – Climate Law Blog On June 30, 2022, the State of California joined the State of New York in adopting legislation that allows state authorities to bypass local laws in permitting large-scale renewable energy projects. Credit: New York Office of Renewable Energy Siting California’s new law, AB 205, gives the California Energy Commission …
3 Things To Address In Digital Media Agreements
AUTHOR Aaron B. Goodman BakerHostetler The ad creative has been produced and approved. The media plan has been crafted. Now it’s time to execute on the plan, and that involves buying the media – i.e., purchasing ad space to place your ads on different media channels (television, print, websites, etc.) so people can see them. …
2022 Licensing Update: Trademark Licensing
AUTHORS Brett Heavner , Yinfei Wu and Jessica L. Hannah Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Finnegan attorneys Brett Heavner, Yinfei Wu, and Jessica Hannah authored chapter 2 of the Trademark Licensing Update. The chapter takes a critical look at issues that affect the use and maintenance of trademarks in a licensing context. Section 2.02 provides the reader with guidance …
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act And Convenience Fees
AUTHORS Matthew Luzadder , Becca Wahlquist and Nathan Jamieson Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Many creditors and loan or mortgage servicers provide the option to use certain payment methods, such as online or over-the-phone payments, to which they may apply convenience or service fees. Recently, class action plaintiffs have used state laws with a broader definition of “debt collector” …
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U.S. Government Brings Parallel Cases Alleging Insider Trading Of Cryptocurrency
Bradley J. Bondi , Vitaliy Kats and Kevin Snell Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) has brought the first-ever wire fraud charges against three individuals for insider trading of digital tokens on Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange platform. In a parallel action against the same three individuals, the Securities …
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Video: US Immigration: How to Immigrate to US in 2022 | 5 Fastest way to get Green Card
Different types of US immigration visas and, 5 Fastest Green Card options available in this Fiscal year 2022. The five most common temporary visas that are available today is as follows. #1. TN visa. #2. L1 visa. #3. E1 & E2 Visa. #4. H1B Visa. #5. H2B Visa. There are many different options to gain …
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Despite Decriminalization Of Adult Recreational Use Of Marijuana, Court Finds Its Use Is Not Lawful
Keith Paul Bishop Nevada’s voters decriminalized adult recreational use of marijuana by voter initiative. See Secretary of State, Statewide Ballot Initiative Question No. 2, 14 (Nov. 8, 2016, effective Jan. 1, 2017). Marijuana nonetheless remains illegal under federal law and may be prosecuted under the Controlled Substances Act. See 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). The question therefore arises …
Hard Money To Owe: Gotham Green Partners v. iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.
AUTHORS Heidi Schult Gregory and William Wolfe Harris Beach A dispute making its way through Canadian courts shows how cannabis companies in the United States face stiff challenges raising money to expand their operations, even as states begin regulating cannabis markets across the country in an industry projected to surpass $40 billion by 2025. Many experts have stated …
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