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08/21/2008  New Regulations on Mineral Exploration in China
06/20/2007  The Move to Biofuels – Will California’s Transportation Network be up to the Challenge?
02/15/2007  Give One, Give All: D.C. Circuit Requires FERC to Treat Public Utilities Equally
01/16/2007  The Battle Continues: EU Competition Commissioner Kroes Challenges the Energy Industry in Europe
09/25/2006  Ninth Circuit Solves Another Piece of the California Energy Crisis Puzzle, Dismissing For Lack of Jurisdiction Petitions Seeking Review of FERC Orders
08/31/2006  More Than An Inconvenient Truth: Making Sense of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
06/27/2006  Electric Energy: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Market-Based Rates
06/26/2006  Justice Department Requires Additional Divestitures to Resolve Competitive Concerns Regarding Exelon-PSEG Merger
04/28/2006  PRC Regulator Update - Mining
03/23/2006  Filed Rate Doctrine Applies to Rates Filed with State Authorities
01/19/2006  Court of Appeals Holds That State Court Should Hear Claims Relating To Alleged Transfer of $4 Billion From PG & E Bankruptcy Estate to Parent Corporation
01/10/2006  D.C. Circuit Rejects FERC's Interpretation of "Incremental Cost" Under WSPP Agreement
11/21/2005  Court of Appeals Holds that SMUD Has No Contractual Right to Transmission Service
09/08/2005  Municipalities Not Subject to FERC Jurisdiction and Refund Orders
09/06/2005  Court Reaffirms FERC's Exclusive Jurisdiction over Wholesale Energy Rates
08/31/2005  The Energy Policy Act of 2005: The Repeal of PUHCA Paves the Way for New Investments
08/29/2005  D.C. Circuit to Rule on "Settlement Privilege"
08/12/2005  Summary of Electricity Modernization Act of 2005 and Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005
06/03/2005  Ninth Circuit Declines Review of BPA Decision to Trigger Rate Adjustment Clause
05/23/2005  DC Circuit Court of Appeals Holds District Court Has Initial Jurisdiction Over PURPA Dispute
04/21/2005  District Court Affirms FERC’s Statutory Authority Over Wholesale Natural Gas Prices Under the Natural Gas Act
04/20/2005  Electricity: A "Good" under the UCC. Should be a Simple Question - Right?
04/08/2005  California Supreme Court Holds that Regional Water Boards Do Not Need to Consider Economic Factors When Establishing NPDES Permit Requirements.
04/06/2005  California Court of Appeal Upholds CPUC's Decisions Extending Standard Offer No. 1 QF Contracts
03/18/2005  CalEPA Finalizes New Policy Regarding Agency Oversight for Brownfield Sites Cleanups
02/25/2005  Lockyer v. Mirant Summary
10/14/2004  Ninth Circuit Issues Third in a Series of Decisions Solidifying FERC's Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Wholesale Electricity Markets
09/08/2004  California Court of Appeal Holds that CPUC Decision Allocating Transmission Costs is Preempted by the Federal Power Act
09/08/2004  A Public Utility's Obligation to Serve: Saber or Doubled-Edged Sword?
08/11/2004  Fifth Circuit Delineates Boundaries of FERC, Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
08/11/2004  California Court Affirms Private Utility's Broad Access
08/06/2004  Recent California Appellate Decision Underscores CPUC's Authority to Approve Settlements Arising from the Energy Crisis
08/03/2004  Five Star: Tuxpan V -- One of the Fastest Closings Ever in the Mexican Power Market
03/03/2004  Ninth Circuit Confirms its Jurisdiction to Review Individual Issues That Have Been "Definitively Resolved"
02/11/2004  Ninth Circuit Finds Electricity Supplier Immune from Liability for Alleged Refusal to Wheel
12/15/2003  The Orloff Case: California Supreme Court Holds that Public Enforcement Agencies Can Bring Action Against CPUC-Regulated Entities
11/01/2003  Court of Appeal Upholds CPUC Decision in Los Angeles v. Southern California Edison
08/26/2003  The California Supreme Court Denies Challenge to Southern California Edison Settlement
06/17/2003  Ninth Circuit Issues Latest Decision in Series of Cases Strengthening FERC's Authority Under Federal Power Act: Skokomish Indian Tribe v. United States
06/11/2003  U.S. Supreme Court Broadly Interprets Filed Rate Doctrine: Entergy Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Serv. Comm'n
05/14/2003  California Supreme Court Declines Review of PUC Decision re Power Charges for Direct Access Customers
04/25/2003  Supreme Court to Consider Conflict Between State and Federal Energy Regulation
02/14/2003  California Court of Appeals Rules CPUC Has No Jurisdiction over Unfair Competition Claims
01/27/2003  Electricity is Not Tangible Personal Property for Sales Factor Purposes in California
11/11/2002  Ninth Circuit Articulates New Standard for Aider and Abettor Liability Under the Alien Tort Claims Act
Doe I v. Unocal Corp., Nos. 00-56603, 00-57197, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 19263 (9th Cir. Sept. 18, 2002)
11/09/2001  Supreme Court to Review Jurisdictional Limits on Ability to Sue Regulated Utilities
08/02/1999  Contracts With Energy Service Providers
12/01/1998  CPUC Decisions to Be Subject to Full Judicial Review
Energy Law Bulletin, December 1998
03/01/1998  US Supreme Court Rules Title VII Covers Same-Sex Harassment
Employment Law Commentary, March 1998, Vol. 10 No. 3