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Over the last several years, we've been following an eminent domain case playing out in Mendocino County related to the Skunk Train.

Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman's Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign...

An "83(b) election" is a tax saving tool that can help workers save money when they receive restricted stock or other equity from a company.

On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its rule requiring reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) issued its decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Case No. 20-15654), a case in which a mining...

California's Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has increased the financial limits for political contributions and gifts to state candidates and officials.

The Biden-Harris administration is redoubling its efforts to improve cybersecurity for the nation's water systems. In March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman's Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving...

The Delaware Court of Chancery has issued its first interpretation of new General Corporation Law section 144(d)(2), establishing a heightened legal presumption of director independence in interested-director transactions for publicly traded corporations. In Ayers v. Foley, the court examined two separate compensation decisions at Fidelity National Financial, applying different standards of review and offering critical guidance on how boards can structure approval processes to maximize legal protection.

As another deluge of storms ravages California and the Southeast, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on February 24, 2023 announced a further extension of the May 15 tax deadline to October 16, 2023 for taxpayers...

You wouldn’t buy a restaurant or bar without doing a “walk-through,” checking staff and clientele and kicking the floorboards for rats or cockroaches.

On March 4, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of its the Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA) initiative.

Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman's Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance, election law and government ethics issues at the federal, state and local level.

The constitutionality of California's felony forfeiture statute, as applied by the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), survived yet another challenge in September 2023...

On January 4, 2024, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 6, unanimously rejected the first lawsuit challenging a county retirement board's implementation of the California Supreme Court's...

On March 12, 2026, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced via press release and bulletin the release of its California Groundwater: Bulletin 118 – Update 2025 (2025 Update).

After releasing the final environmental report (EIR) for the Delta Conveyance Project on December 8, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) certified it on December 21, 2023.

As announced via press release on November 10, 2025 and then officially in the Federal Register on November 13, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rolling back certain requirements...