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Ballard Spahr Submits Amicus Brief on Behalf of Banking Trade Groups in Important SCOTUS Arbitration Case

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On behalf of the American Bankers Association (ABA) and the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), Ballard Spahr has submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Coinbase, Inc., et al. v. Kramer, et al., No....more

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Protecting LGBTQ+ online privacy in 2025

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A recent amicus brief filed by LGBT Tech, with the support of a coalition of LGBTQ+ advocacy organisations and legal counsel from McDermott Will & Emery, carries significant weight in ongoing jurisprudence regarding online...more

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California Files Amicus Brief Defending SEC Climate Disclosure Rule

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California AG Rob Bonta has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in defense of the SEC’s climate disclosure rules (Final Rule), which requires publicly traded companies to disclose...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Berkeley Seeks Re-Hearing of Ninth Circuit’s Decision on Natural Gas Ban Preemption

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In April, a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the City of Berkeley’s ordinance prohibiting natural gas infrastructure in new buildings was preempted by federal law. In June, Berkeley asked the...more

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City’s Ban on Short-Term Vacation Rentals in Coastal Zone Violated Coastal Act

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A city’s ban on short-term vacation rentals in the coastal zone constitutes “development” under the California Coastal Act. Therefore, the Coastal Commission must first approve a coastal development permit, an amendment to...more

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on California’s Attempt To Collect Names of Donors to Nonprofits

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The petitioners appeared to have a more sympathetic bench and went so far as to say the Attorney General of the State of California was “not genuine” in his position. On April 26, the Supreme Court held a lively oral...more

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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Nonprofit Donor Disclosure Case

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Currently, charities are only required to disclose the names of their major donors to the IRS – which must keep them under seal – on federal Schedule B. The Supreme Court is set to schedule arguments in April for two...more

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The Evolving Argument Surrounding Federal Preemption of Proposition 65

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Ninth Circuit considers whether federal law takes precedence over California statute requiring warnings about chemicals. Hardeman v. Monsanto, pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, raises issues as to whether a...more

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