In 1984, while Ronald Reagan was securing a landslide reelection and Apple introduced the Macintosh, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) last updated the state’s primary oil and gas waste regulations. Now, four decades...more
This week, the Michigan Court of Appeals released its decision in In re Estate of Joel Solomon Weingrad, Docket No 360247, 2023 WL 3397437 (Mich Ct App May 11 2023) (unpublished), which stands for three principles in estate...more
On August 29, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board unveiled Draft Regulations on Risk Assessment and Cybersecurity Audit. The CPPA Board announced that the formal rulemaking process will begin soon,...more
On May 30, 2023, Minnesota’s governor signed House File (HF) 100 [H0100-12 (state.mn.us)], legalizing adult use of recreational cannabis. Per the new law, beginning August 1, 2023, an individual 21 years of age or older may:...more
NYC Agencies Asked to Reduce Vacancies by Half- Last Monday, Office of Management and Budget Director Jacques Jiha sent a memo to heads of NYC agencies asking them to continue mining their budgets for efficiencies and...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently released draft regulations for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) (Draft Regulations). These Draft Regulations come roughly two months before the agency is...more
The newly formed California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) quietly released a preliminary draft of its proposed regulations on May 27, 2022, implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the...more
On November 3, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced the creation of a new Climate Risk Division (the Division) that is tasked with integrating climate risks into DFS’s supervision of regulated...more
The U.S. Supreme Court held that property owners do not have to comply with state administrative processes to obtain a final decision before bringing a takings claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when the government’s position is...more
On March 17, California officials announced the inaugural membership of the five-member board for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). The formation of the CPPA is a requirement of the recently passed California...more
California Attorney General (AG) Xavier Becerra recently announced that he has created the Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section, which will fall under the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Division of Public Rights....more
The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”) expands the privacy rights and protections provided to California consumers pursuant to existing state law, including the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
In a notable event on Election Day this November, California voters approved amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and enacted a new statute – the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The new statute...more
Next Tuesday is election day, and this year, California voters are deciding whether to support another statewide privacy initiative – the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) (Proposition 24). This measure would expand on...more
The new California law discussed in this Legislative Alert does not have the earth-shattering significance of Trump versus Biden, or even Godzilla versus Mothra, but tremors have originated on the Pacific coast and are likely...more
Bricker attorneys Frank Merrill and Christine Rideout Schirra will be presenting 'Environmental Permitting Appeals and Pipeline Construction: Are the circuit courts the new environmental review courts?' for the Institute of...more
Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Medicaid (“ODM”) have announced multiple measures intended to increase access to healthcare for Ohioans, reduce administrative requirements for physicians and other healthcare...more