by Zachary Kessler, Amanda G. Halter and Adam Weaver In a closely watched 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided against the challengers to the eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), keeping a stay in place that leaves the eviction ban in effect through July 31. The CDC has indicated it will not renew the eviction moratorium when it expires at the end of the month. Continue Reading …

by Anthony B. Cavender This is a brief account of some of the important environmental and administrative law cases recently decided. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT  Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco On June 28, 2021, the Supreme Court decided the case of Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco. This is another regulatory “takings” case, and the Court, in a Per Curium opinion, reversed the Ninth Circuit’s ruling that that petitioners had to exhaust their…

by Caroline A. Harcourt and Adam Weaver The shift towards a “greener” environment has resulted in cities and states implementing electrification mandates, which will have a major impact on both current and future building design. Currently, most commercial and residential end users are already all-electric. However, there are some exceptions, such as space and water heating, that use a significant amount of energy. Several states, including California and New York, have cities that have introduced…

by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team Drew DeWalt is COO of Rhumbix, a construction computer software company he co-founded with CEO Zach Scheel in 2014. A native of Waco, Texas, Drew attended the University of Notre Dame, and upon graduation, was commissioned into the U.S. Navy as a Nuclear Submarine Officer. He spent over six years with the Navy, stationed primarily in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and deployed to locations across Southeast Asia.After completing his…

by Anthony B. Cavender What follows is a brief account of some of the notable U.S. environmental and administrative law cases recently decided. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution vests the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to nominate and appoint, in addition to Ambassadors and justices of the Supreme Court, “all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for..”  The…

by Caroline A. Harcourt, Natalie S. Starkman and Nika Bederman In a previous post, we described how the New York City Climate Mobilization Act, 2019 (the CMA, or Local Laws 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, and 147 enacted in 2019) was passed with the goal of reducing New York City’s carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and by 80 percent by 2050 (as against a 2005 baseline as provided for in item…

by Craig A. de Ridder and Josh D. Morton As innovative applications with integrated smart contract functionality emerge from blockchain technology platforms, there is an expanding list of digital currencies, tokens and peer-to-peer financial products and services. Abbreviations abound. There are non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which, unlike fungible cryptocurrencies, are “one-of-a-kind’ digital assets stored on a blockchain platform, and can include images, videos, recordings, collectibles and tangible items in the physical world. There is decentralized finance…