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Election 2014: Closing Thoughts from a Former Senator
Former U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, now a Senior Counsel at Bracewell, offers her views on the 2014 election results. She discusses how the Senate may change under the new Majority Leader and prospects for the President and leaders of...
EPA's NY/NJ EPCRA Sweep Points to Broader Enforcement Effort
Last week's announcement by the US EPA of EPCRA violations at 17 facilities comes as part of the Agency's heightened scrutiny of chemical storage facilities in the aftermath of the West, Texas explosion and the Charleston, West Virginia release into...
SEC Issues Risk Alert on Campaign Contributions and Pay-to-Play Prohibitions
At the beginning of the Labor Day holiday and in the heart of the campaign season, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a Risk Alert targeting compliance by investment banks underwriting municipal bonds with rules limiting political...
Supreme Court Allows Judicial Review of EPA Administrative Orders Under the Clean Water Act - But How Much Will It Help?
On March 21, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that courts can review EPA administrative orders under the Clean Water Act before EPA seeks to enforce them. The Supreme Court’s ruling, while significant, is of uncertain benefit to those regulated by...