11/26/2025 7:59:33 PM Environmental Groups Sue Over Gulf Lease Sale Without NEPA Review By Liskow A recent ENERGYWIRE article examines a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups challenging the Trump administration’s plan to move...
2/18/2026 8:01:32 PM LDR Streamlines PTE Election Documentation Requirements By Bob Angelico Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari +1 more... Show less The Louisiana Department of Revenue (“LDR”) has issued Revenue Information Bulletin 26-007, announcing a change to the documentation...
2/13/2026 6:36:34 PM Second Circuit Affirms Tax Liability resulting from S Corporation ownership By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari On February 9, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld an individual income-tax deficiency and associated...
2/6/2026 10:22:21 PM Federal Court Upholds IRS Promoter Penalties Against Art Donation Program Operator Under IRC Section 6700 By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari A federal district court in Texas recently granted summary judgment in favor of the United States in a case involving penalties assessed...
2/4/2026 8:23:53 PM Proposed Regulations for Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, Provide Greater Certainty for Biofuel Producers By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The Internal Revenue Service recently released proposed regulations implementing the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit after...
1/29/2026 9:53:41 PM Data Centers Are the New Industrial Neighbors: Managing Risk of Nuisance and Environmental Litigation By Michael Mims Earlier this week, the New Orleans City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers while the city revisits how (and...
1/28/2026 7:06:03 PM DOJ Issues Final Rule Eliminating Disparate Impact from its Title VI Enforcement Regulations By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title VI of the...
1/28/2026 2:27:00 PM Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG Petition By Kelly Becker Jamie Rhymes Andrew Hughes In October 2025, a district court in Cameron Parish granted a challenge brought by environmental justice groups who sought to vacate a...
1/26/2026 7:38:33 PM Why Employers Everywhere Should Be Watching DOJ v. Minnesota By Cherrell Taplin Tommy McGoey What the DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Minnesota Signals for DEI in the Workplace The U.S. Department of Justice’s January 14, 2026 lawsuit...
1/23/2026 5:16:57 PM D.C. Circuit Rejects EPA’s Bid to Partially Vacate PFAS Drinking Water Rule By Michael Mims Emily von Qualen On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied EPA’s request to partially vacate portions of its...
1/22/2026 2:10:32 PM LDEQ Finalizes Regulations Amending the State's Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Program By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On January 20, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) published a final rule in the Louisiana Register that...
1/20/2026 5:07:43 PM How PFAS Exposure Is Driving a New Era of Personal Injury Claims By Cherrell Taplin Michael Mims Understanding PFAS Personal Injury Claims Public concern about PFAS—often called “forever chemicals”—has grown as regulators prioritize...
1/20/2026 2:54:21 PM Fifth Circuit Limits Tax Court’s Authority to Recharacterize State-Law Limited Partners for Self-Employment Tax Purposes By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that state-law limited partners are exempt from self-employment taxes on their...