38th Annual Armed Forces Banquet
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Albuquerque Convention Center Modrall Sperling is proud to honor the men and women of our military community who have dedicated their lives to preserving the freedom and democracy we value.
National Law Day
May 2, 2017 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Albuquerque 330 Tijeras NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 As we have done for almost 30 years, Modrall Sperling is proud to honor the late James E. Sperling through our ongoing sponsorship of the…
Roberta Ramo Guest Lecturer at University of Chicago
Roberta Cooper Ramo returned to her alma mater, the University of Chicago Law School, to present as the Ulysses and Marguerite Schwartz Memorial Lecturer on April 25, 2017. …
Executive Order on the Clean Water Rule
The Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the “Waters of the Unites States” (WOTUS) Rule issued on February 28, 20171 articulated the Trump administration’s policy on navigable waters, and attempted to roll back…
Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects
On his second day in office, President Trump issued several executive orders and memoranda intended to overhaul the environmental review and approval process for pipeline and other infrastructure projects. Among them was EO 13755, intended to expedite environmental reviews and approvals for…
Modrall Sperling Celebrates Law Day
On May 2, members of the legal profession from across New Mexico gathered in Albuquerque to celebrate the U. S. justice system. Established as a nationally recognized day in 1958 by President Dwight Eisenhower, each year’s Law Day follows a legal theme…
The Demise of Deference? Chevron’s and Auer’s Uncertain Future
Introduction: President Trump’s recent executive orders and ongoing commitment to regulatory reform are finding complimentary provisions in the form of a number of bills being considered in Congress. One of those bills, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017,1 includes a provision that…
ONRR’s Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform: A Call for Comments, Industry Here’s Your Shot
As noted in a previous update,1 on January 6, 2015 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resource Revenue (ONRR) announced a proposed rulemaking amending its regulations governing valuation, for royalty purposes, of oil and gas produced from Federal onshore…
Energy & Resources Notes Spring 2017
View as PDF Articles: Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects In his first 100 days, President Trump issued numerous (28 to date) executive orders addressing key issues ranging from immigration to health care. In this issue,…
Wind River Reservation Held Diminished: EPA’s Contrary Determination Set Aside Despite EPA Reliance on Solicitor Opinion
On February 22, 2017, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision finding that the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, established by, as relevant here, an 1896 treaty, was diminished by a 1905 Act of Congress in which the Eastern Shoshone…