Recent Developments in Florida Energy and Environmental Legislation
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An Alaska trial court has struck down key portions of Senate Bill 9 that restricted breweries and wineries from hosting live music, entertainment and most non‑product‑focused activities. In Zip Kombucha LLC v. Richard,...more
Entering 2026, Washington joins the growing list of states looking to implement new taxes on the "rich" – those earning more than $1 million per year. In December 2025, Gov. Bob Ferguson signaled his approval for a new 9.9...more
The Wyoming Supreme Court began the year 2026 with a landmark decision in State v. Johnson, 2026 WY 1, delivering a ruling with implications that extend far beyond its immediate outcome. While headlines will focus on the...more
A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling could have broad implications for internet privacy, and employers should take note. The state’s high court ruled in December that individuals do not have a reasonable expectation of...more
Pioneer New England Legal Foundation (the Legal Foundation) and Sullivan & Worcester LLP today filed on behalf of their client 148 State Street a class action lawsuit against the City of Boston, alleging that the Assessor's...more
On December 16, the Missouri Supreme Court announced new rules dramatically restricting when court papers may be redacted. The new rules effectively undo a set of rules from 2023 that required the names of “witnesses” to be...more
The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously upheld, in Knight v. Fontes, the constitutionality of Arizona’s judicial retention election scheme for the Arizona Court of Appeals, rejecting challenges under the Arizona Constitution’s...more
A California federal court recently handed healthcare businesses another victory in the ongoing wave of privacy lawsuits targeting website analytics and tracking tools. A California federal judge ruled on November 21 that...more
On November 24, 2025, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank denied a request by state court judges to invalidate New York State’s mandatory retirement age for judges. The plaintiffs are all sitting Justices of the New...more
In Ohio Environmental Council v. State of Ohio, Case No. 23-CV-002403, the court of common pleas of Franklin County, Ohio addressed certain claims brought by environmental groups seeking to challenge the state land leasing...more
As state laws increasingly limit local government authority over housing production, cities and housing opponents have sought refuge in provisions of the California Constitution that give "charter cities" – cities that have...more
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin transmitted a November 4th letter (Opinion No. 2025-110) to Jennifer Waymack Standerfer rejecting a popular name and ballot title for a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment titled: ...more
The First District Court of Appeal recently struck down a Florida law that prohibited people from openly carrying firearms in public. The court held that section 790.053 violated the Second Amendment as applied to the states...more
In a nearly unanimous decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the City of Pittsburgh’s (City) 3% tax on income earned by City nonresidents while performing at one of its publicly funded sports stadiums, the...more
The Virginia General Assembly will convene a Special Session this week to take up redistricting. This follows similar efforts in states like North Carolina, Texas, and California. ...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed the Commonwealth Court and ruled that Pittsburgh’s Non-Resident Sports Facility Usage Fee (“Facility Fee”) unconstitutionally discriminates against nonresidents in violation of...more
Through a statute enacted over a decade ago, North Carolina law limits medical-malpractice defendants’ liability for noneconomic damages (such as pain and suffering) to a statutory maximum. The limit applies unless the...more
On September 25, 2025, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania struck down the City of Pittsburgh’s 3 percent tax on income earned by nonresident athletes while playing in one of Pittsburgh’s publicly funded sports stadiums,...more
Legislative redistricting has sparked fierce partisan battles across the country for hundreds of years. It seems that after every census, Republicans and Democrats engage in a tug-of-war, looking to cement an advantage for...more
In Hunt v. Alderman, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that service of a complaint by certified mail to a defendant’s former address fails both the requirements of Ohio Civil Rule 4.1(A)(1)(a) and the due process requirement...more
The Michigan Supreme Court recently declined to weigh in on an important question about whether the state’s cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits violates the Michigan Constitution. (In re Certified...more
The Arizona Supreme Court recently held in Roundtree v. City of Page that the circumstances under which citizens can place a local initiative measure on the ballot are very broad, so long as they propose something that may be...more
The Ohio and U.S. Constitutions require that the power of eminent domain can only be exercised when necessary for a public use. In the 2005 case of Kelo v. City of New London, the U.S. Supreme Court took an expansive view...more
On July 30, 2025, a divided California Court of Appeal issued its long-awaited opinion in Patz v. City of San Diego, affirming the trial court’s judgment that the City’s tiered residential water rates violated Proposition 218...more
Lake Meredith is a reservoir located about 30 miles northeast of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. It was formed when the State of Texas built the Sanford Dam on the Canadian River in 1965. When the dam was completed the...more