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Construction: Alert - August 27, 2010

On April 5, 2010, a mine explosion in West Virginia killed 29 miners. Following this tragedy many thought that a legislative response focused on reforms to bring our nation’s mine health and safety laws up to acceptable standards would be a priority. This has not happened. Instead, there was remedial legislation affecting all employers and workers by changing OSHA.

The Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United v. FEC

This alert reviews key aspects of last week's landmark Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, in which the Court cleared the way for corporations and labor unions to contribute to political campaigns in a more direct way - and permitted those entities to pay for express advocacy as long as the advocacy is not coordinated with any campaign or political party. It also points to underreported aspects of the ruling, and areas of campaign finance rules that will remain the same.

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WHEN FEDERAL AND STATE RULES COLLIDE: COURT RULES NO “NO SURPRISES” UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ESA

ABA Endangered Species Committee Newsletter

August 1, 2008

Elizabeth Lake - San Francisco

On July 17, 2008, the California Supreme Court issued a decision that could significantly impact development in California and upset expectations of public and private developers who have completed Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) with corresponding permits from the state under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). Please click on the link below to view the article.

WHEN FEDERAL AND STATE RULES COLLIDE: COURT RULES NO “NO SURPRISES” UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ESA

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