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Transportation
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Capital Thinking
Transition 2020 | Building Back Better: Transportation and Infrastructure in the 117th Congress
President-Elect Joe Biden’s recent presumed victory in the general election will push forward major shifts in US policy across a wide array of issues, including transportation and infrastructure. Broadly, Biden…
Land Use Prof Blog
Iowa Law Symposium: The Future of Law & Transportation
The Future of Law & TransportationPresented by: Iowa Law Review & the Iowa Innovation, Business and Law CenterFaculty Organizer: Professor Gregory ShillNovember 6, 2020University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IAHeld virtually…
Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform
"Marijuana and Its Movement: Issues with Transporting a Legally Ambiguous Substance"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper recently posted to SSRN and authored by Joshua Gmerek, a recent graduate The Ohio State University Moritz College…
The Right Coast
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. finishes digging tunnels in Las Vegas – L.A. Biz
"This milestone not only helps usher in the future of transportation in Las Vegas, but it signals the destination's ability to push through during trying times and continue to meet…
Public Law
What The CARES Act Means for Airports, Airlines, and Other Airport Tenants
Image by wal_172619 from Pixabay On March 29, 2019, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, H.R. 748 (the “CARES Act”) providing an unprecedented $2 trillion in…
Illinois Bicycle Lawyers
New Illinois Transportation Budget includes $50M to Benefit Illinois Bicyclists
July 1, 2019 is a notable day in the history of transportation in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill that puts $45 Billion towards state construction projects.…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
No Buyer? No Problem. 11th Cir. Affirms Application Of Motor Carrier Act Exemption To Intrastate Drivers Even If Final Recipient Of Goods Is Undetermined At Shipment
By: Jeff Glaser and Katy Smallwood Seyfarth Synopsis: The Motor Carrier Act exemption to the FLSA (“MCE”) is a powerful defense against overtime claims brought by interstate truck drivers and others…
Land Use Prof Blog
Why Housing Policy is Climate Policy
From Scott Wiener's NYTimes op-ed:California has long been seen as a leader on climate change. The state’s history of aggressive action to reduce air pollution, accelerate the use of renewable…
The Contractor's Perspective
Transportation companies dominate 2018 list of top U.S. Postal Service suppliers
Transportation companies again dominate this year's Top 150 U.S. Postal Service Suppliers list. All told, USPS spent nearly $16 billion on purchases in FY 2018, about $900 million more than last…
Inside Energy & Environment
Northeast States to Tackle Transportation GHG Emissions
By Kevin Poloncarz, Gary S. Guzy, John Mizerak
Nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia announced this week a new regional initiative to cap and reduce greenhouse gas pollution from the transportation sector. Much remains…