Monthly Archives: July, 2020

President Signs Executive Order “Clarifying” Section 230 Immunity for Online Platforms

President Trump signed Executive Order 13925, “Preventing Online Censorship” on Thursday, May 28. The order came after his tweets critical of mail-in ballots posted...

Colorado Sues Gas Co. for Pollution Violations

The federal government and the State of Colorado launched a legal action against Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC, a natural gas company with three locations in the state,...

FCC Settles with Pirate Radio Stations

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced yesterday settlements with Gerlens Cesar and Acerome Jean Charles, two Boston-area pirate radio station operators. Through two consent...

Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada Goes Into Effect

A press release from the United States Department of Agriculture announced that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on Wednesday. The...

Waste Management Sued By Government Over Solid Waste Disposal

The Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sued Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc. (WM) on Wednesday for injunctive...

Court Partially Grants Uber’s Motion to Dismiss Employment Case

The  Northern District of California granted in part Uber’s motion to dismiss a class action complaint over wage-and-hour violations under California law. The plaintiffs alleged that Uber violated...

Colorado Enacts Social Equity Cannabis Licensing Law

The governor of Colorado signed into law a measure designed to increase business establishment access to those traditionally excluded from the development of new...

Archer-Daniels-Midland Fights Feed Allegations with Counterclaim

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) filed an answer and counterclaim on Tuesday to allegations that the company canceled contracts to provide animal feed. ADM alleged that it did not...