Publications

Preserve the Sandhills v. Cherry County, 310 Neb. 184 (2021). Preserve the Sandhills, LLC (“PTS”), an opponent of a wind energy project in Cherry County, Nebraska, appealed the decision of the Cherry County Board of Commissioners (the “Board”) granting a conditional use permit (“CUP”) for the project.  During the pendency […]

The newly formed California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) issued an Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking under the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”), on September 22.  Earlier this year we detailed the specifics of the CPRA, and now the CPPA, which was established under the CPRA, […]

On September 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend Regulation B in order to implement certain changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”). The proposed rule, which was mandated by Congress as part of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, would […]

Over the past several years regulation of crypto currency has been a point of discussion for the US Government.  The rationale for regulations ranges from acquiring intelligence to combat the funding of terrorism, prosecuting participants in the black-market economy, and investigating drugs, child pornography, and human trafficking.  But despite the […]

On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) issued its promised “Guidance” mandating vaccines, amongst other requirements, for certain federal contractors and subcontractors. This Guidance comes on the heels of Executive Order 14042, “Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors.” In that Executive Order, summarized here, […]