Legislative Background  On 1 August 2025, Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT or the Commission) staff (Commission Staff) opened Project No. 58484, Evaluation of Transmission Cost Recovery, pursuant to Senate Bill 6 (SB 6), which requires the Commission to evaluate whether the existing methodology under Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP represented ZipBy USA, Inc. in securing a significant appellate victory before the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which affirmed a US$4.5 million damages and attorneys’ fees judgment of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The First Circuit upheld […]

The Matriarch’s Chuckle: How Margo Real Bird Turned Trauma into a Garden of Hope Country United States agnes Mon, 03/30/2026 – 12:27 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Preeti Vasudevan “Well, they put Jesus on the Cross as he was so handsome because they were jealous of […]

The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has announced their expanded proposal for a voluntary one-stop mission authorization for novel space activities.1 The proposal sets forth a streamlined approval process for a wide range of commercial activities that currently fall within existing regulatory gaps including: satellite servicing, nuclear-space activities, lunar missions, commercial […]

Introduction In January 2022, we published a client alert1 examining the initial FAQ issued by Luxembourg’s financial sector regulator—the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)—on the use of what it then called “virtual assets” by investment funds and credit institutions. That FAQ set out a cautious but constructive framework, […]

A Call for Justice and Healing: Christa McClellan on Addressing the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Country United States agnes Thu, 03/26/2026 – 09:23 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By CS Staff Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and Missing and Murdered Indigenous People […]

Cultural Survival Submits Report to UN Special Rapporteur about Demarcation, Registration, and Titling of Indigenous Lands Country Global agnes Wed, 03/25/2026 – 18:21 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By CS Staff The rights of Indigenous Peoples to their lands, territories, and natural resources constitute the material […]