Public Policy
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A resolution calling for the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s election interference probe to be made public stalled in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after passing the House of Representatives earlier in the day without opposition… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The city of Santa Monica, California, can require residents who use home-sharing websites for short-term rentals to obtain licenses after a Ninth Circuit appeals panel on Wednesday shot down challenges to the rule brought by Airbnb Inc. and HomeAway.com Inc… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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ussian telecommunications group Mobile TeleSystems PJSC and a subsidiary agreed to pay $850 million related to U.S. authorities’ allegations that the company bribed an Uzbek official to win $2.4 billion worth of business, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday… This piece was co-authored with Rachel Graf. Read it in its entirety at Law360.
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Monday criticized a U.S. Department of Transportation plan to cut nearly $1 billion in federal funding for a major infrastructure project in the state, calling the move “legally indefensible” and economically harmful… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 