D.C. Bar Environment Energy and Natural Resources Community co-chair, Lisa Anne Hamilton, interviews Julius M. Redd, Principal and co-founder of the Environmental Justice Practice Group at Beveridge & Diamond. Julius shares his insights about the rapidly evolving legal developments driving the enforcement of state and federal environmental justice law.

The conversation addresses the recent permanent injunction issued in Louisiana v. EPA and efforts to limit U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s and Department of Justice’s enforcement of disparate impact regulations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Further, the guests discuss how states are advancing environmental justice through legislation, regulations, enforcement and the recent settlement of a Title VI complaint in Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy v. Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, EGLE Complaint No. 20-001-D. Additionally, learn how these considerations are influencing the expansion of critical infrastructure investments funded under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.

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As part of the DC Bar International Law Community’s historic year of elections* initiative focusing on global principles and standards for national elections, Tzili Mor interviews Patrick (Pat) Merloe, renowned global elections expert and DC Bar member, who elucidated the evolution, progress, and current concerns about elections and human rights globally and in the United States.

In addition to expert speakers on the topic, the International Law Community gathered key resources on Global Elections and Electoral Standards, including guidance for legal frameworks, equal access to voting, protections for election observers and electoral workers, electoral integrity and accountability.

*This year over half the globe’s population has already or will be voting in over 80 national elections, making this year the biggest election year in history, and the largest election cycle until 2048.

Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.

In episode 6 of this series, A. Valerie Mirko, a Partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP and Leader of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Litigation Practice, and William Nelson, Director of Public Policy and Associate General Counsel at the Investment Adviser Association, chat about the SEC’s recent off-channel communications settlements. The episode focuses on the history of these settlements, recent developments and what to expect.

Past episodes of this series:

⁠⁠Episode 1⁠⁠ (5/22/24)

⁠⁠Episode 2⁠⁠ (6/5/2024)

⁠⁠Episode 3⁠⁠ (7/24/2024)

⁠Episode 4⁠ (8/21/2024)

Episode 5 (9/11/2024)

Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.