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US federal judge orders Texas to remove floating barriers from Rio Grande border with Mexico

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Ezra found that Texas’ construction and maintenance of the barrier without permission from the US Army Corps of Engineers likely violates the Rivers and Harbors Act. ” However, there is an exception for “plans recommended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of the Army.”

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Germany: Current Higher Regional Court Decision On The Duties Of The Architect Supervising The Construction Work - Jasper Rechtsanwalte

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In its ruling of January 20, 2021, the Munich Higher Regional Court decided that one of the duties of the architect supervising the construction is to also supervise the execution of welding seams.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 7, 2021 to August 13, 2021

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC this week announced the close of Auction 109, which offered for sale construction permits for 139 new radio stations – 4 AM stations in the St. Old court decisions that suggest that no liability would arise unless the copyrighted content is hosted on the server controlled by the website owner may no longer be good law.

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FCC Plans Hearings on Environmental Impact of Tower Registration Program - Follow Up to Court Case on Impact of Communications Towers on Birds

Broadcast Law Blog

In a Court decision in 2008, the US Court of Appeals determined that the FCC had not adequately assessed its obligations under NEPA with respect to the impact of communications towers on birds after there were claims that towers killed millions of birds each year. After the Court decision, American Bird Conservancy v.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 9, 2022 to July 15, 2022

Broadcast Law Blog

The US Court of Appeals this week determined that the FCC’s requirement that broadcasters confirm by searching DOJ and FCC databases that all buyers of program time on their stations are not representatives of foreign governments was beyond the power of the FCC as authorized by Congress.

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Kazakhstan dispatch: new law is designed to repatriate assets illegally hidden abroad

JURIST

Given that assets may be located abroad, the Law provides for mechanisms of international legal cooperation to ensure the enforcement of court decisions, information exchange and other legal interaction. Funds from the Special State Fund will be used to finance social and economic projects.

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Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

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The court overturned a District Court ruling to invalidate a Berkeley, California, prohibition on natural gas infrastructure in newly-constructed buildings. Berkeley’s so-called “natural gas ban” was the first local ordinance in the country to effectively require all-electric construction of new buildings.