Legal Alerts

On April 21, 2026, Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/CS/CS/HB 1093 into law. Dubbed the “Vertiports Act,” HB 1093 adds vertiports to “airport infrastructure” under Section 332.007 of the Florida Statutes and authorizes the Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) to fund projects for public vertiports. HB 1093 also enables vertiports and charging systems as qualifying […]

April 22, 2026 2026 Drought Conditions Escalate Disputes Between Eastern Idaho Water Users Disputes between senior surface water users and junior ground water users in eastern Idaho are nothing new. As covered in prior SSD alerts from June 2024, November 2024, and August 2025, few years pass without some form […]

April 22, 2026 Wesley S. Stevenson, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog Earlier this month in Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, the U.S. Supreme Court broadly interpreted the meaning of “relating to” in the federal officer removal statute.  In doing so, it vacated the judgment of the Fifth Circuit that held defendant […]

On April 8, 2026, Judge Richard M. Platkin of the New York State Supreme Court, Albany County, entirely annulled the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) revised Part 664 freshwater wetlands regulations for noncompliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).  The revised regulations went into effect […]

April 13, 2026 SPR Associate Kayley McGrath is serving as the co-chair for NYSBA’s 2026 Annual Oil Spill Symposium, which will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. SPR is proud to sponsor this year’s symposium. NYSBA’s Annual Oil Spill Symposium is a premier event bringing together […]