Earl E. DeBrine, Jr.

Native American Law Watch - Winter 2016-2017

USA - March 27 2017 Since it was enacted, the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996, better known as the Congressional Review Act,1 has been rarely used and…

Deana M. Bennett, Jennifer L. Bradfute, Stuart R. Butzier, Joan E. Drake, Robin E. James, Margaret Lewis Meister, Brian K. Nichols, Lynn H. Slade, Walter E. Stern

Native American Law Watch - Fall 2016

USA - October 21 2016 The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project has become the focal point for Native American...

Deana M. Bennett, Jennifer L. Bradfute, Stuart R. Butzier, Joan E. Drake, Jeremy K. Harrison, Robin E. James, Zoe E. Lees, Brian K. Nichols, Lynn H. Slade

Seismic Operations Held Subject to Notice and Negotiation Requirements of Surface Owners Protection Act

USA - January 14 2016 In a July 28, 2015 opinion, the New Mexico Court of Appeals (Court of Appeals) determined that geophysical seismic operations constitute "oil and gas…

Energy & resources notes - Spring 2015

Mexico, USA - March 30 2015 United States District Court Judge James Browning issued a lengthy opinion on January 19, 2015 invalidating Mora County’s “Community Rights and Local…

Deana M. Bennett, Jennifer L. Bradfute, Stuart R. Butzier, Frank T. Davis, Christina C. Sheehan