Environmental and Natural Resources

FERC Asserts Authority: Declaratory Order Says Eminent Domain Exempted From State Sovereign Immunity

By Kelly Daly, Farris Gillman, and Fabian Eichentopf[1] In a recent declaratory order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asserted the right of its certificate holders to “exercise eminent domain authority over state-owned land.”[2] The Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) provides that “[w]hen any holder of a certificate . . . cannot acquire by contract . […]

February 25, 2020 | 3 min read | Tagged: eminent domain, federalism, FERC, natural gas, Natural Gas Act, pipeline, state sovereign immunity

Kelly A. Daly Partner

Farris J. Gillman Former Associate

DOJ Announces New Drone Policy

by Kelly A. Daly Calling it “a paradigm-shifting technology with far-reaching social impact,” on November 27, 2019, the Federal government announced the issuance of the new Department of Justice Policy on the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (the “Policy”) governing the operation on Unmanned Aircraft System (“UAS” or “Drone”) technology. When properly deployed, DOJ acknowledges […]

December 2, 2019 | 3 min read | Tagged: Department of Justice, DOJ, Drone, UAS

Kelly A. Daly Partner