Part 2 of 3 — The statutory divide and FERC’s PJM Co-Location Order
Part 1 described the surge in data center demand pushing very large electricity consumers onto the transmission grid, and the Department of Energy’s October 2025 direction ordering
Part 1: The demand surge and the DOE’s Section 403 direction
Over the past six months, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) have each taken major steps that challenge the 90-year-old boundary between federal
Ohio lawmakers have introduced Senate Bill 396, a proposal that would create a statewide paid family and medical leave program for Ohio workers. The bipartisan bill would establish an insurance fund providing partial wage replacement benefits for employees, independent contractors,
Employers hoping the new administration would scale back scrutiny of employee non-compete agreements may need to reconsider. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to aggressively challenge non-compete agreements under Section 5 of the FTC Act, as shown by its recent
Adverse possession is a doctrine that every lawyer encounters early in their first-year law school property class—the classic “squatter’s rights” analysis involving “open, notorious, exclusive and hostile” possession. Despite its ancient roots, it remains “still new law” as the Ohio
In 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court overruled decades of precedent when it held in State ex rel. Dillon v. Industrial Commission that temporary total disability (TTD) compensation is terminated on the date a claimant reaches maximum medical improvement (MMI) (or,
Ohio’s Westfield v. Galatis test for overruling precedent
Nearly 25 years ago, the Westfield Ins. Co. v. Galatis decision established the Ohio Supreme Court’s three-part test for overruling its own precedent. This is an essential framework for understanding Ohio appellate
On March 31, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had completed its initial round of selections for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. This marks the first cap season in which USCIS applied its new weighted selection process
The Ohio Supreme Court’s jurisdictional announcement on March 17, 2026, serves as a stark reminder of the “selective” nature of the discretionary docket. While previous weeks in February and early March showed higher acceptance rates due to held cases,
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently clarified a key question in Ohio zoning law: when does a zoning decision trigger the right to appeal? In 729 West 130th Street, L.L.C. v. Hinckley Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, the court
