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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—January 6, 2026
Register Now! Educational programming for January: Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Requirements and Exemptions Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvania’s Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE) Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of Identity—Regulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE) Agribusiness: Eleventh Circuit Finds Corporate Transparency Act is Constitutional 🌾 On December 16, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion finding constitutional the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which requires certain corporate entities to report “beneficial ownership” to the Treasury Department, and reversing the district court’s March 2024 decision. Nat’l Small Bus. United [...]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—December 23, 2025
Industrial Hemp: President Issues Executive Order to Reschedule Marijuana to Schedule III Substance 🌾 On December 18, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,” which directs the Attorney General to “take all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking process”—initiated in May 2024 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s publication of a proposed rule (89 FR 44597)—to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). According to the executive order and accompanying fact sheet, “marijuana is currently controlled as a Schedule I substance, which is defined [...]
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Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of August 18, 2025
Oil and Gas Leasing: BLM Issues New Oil and Gas Leasing Definitions and Removes Fee Requirements ⚡ On August 1, 2025, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized two rules to update its oil and gas leasing regulations, following the enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB). The first rule, Revision to Regulations Regarding Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing; General (90 FR 36117), includes statutory definitions of “available” and “eligible.” The BLM’s previous definition required lands to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in order to be considered “eligible.” The new definition of “eligible” removes that [...]
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of August 11, 2025
Community Impacts: PA Attorney General Files Charges Against Equitrans for Well Leak ⚡ On July 24, 2025, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday released a statement indicating that criminal charges have been filed against the energy company Equitrans, LP, concerning a natural gas leak that occurred in 2022. The charges, which include 14 counts of unlawful conduct and pollution, stem from an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General. It was found that a gas well at the Rager Mountain Storage Field in Cambria County leaked for 14 days due to what the 51st Statewide Investigating Grand Jury cited as [...]
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