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2 months ago | 
nasa.gov | Andrew Good |Monika Luabeya
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this feather-shaped iridescent cloud just after sunset on Jan. 27, 2023. Studying the colors in iridescent clouds tells scientists something about particle size within the clouds and how they grow over time. These clouds were captured as part of a seasonal imaging campaign to study noctilucent, or “night-shining” clouds. A new campaign in January 2025 led to Curiosity capturing this video of red- and green-tinged clouds drifting through the Martian sky.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jonathan Benson |Andrew Good |Ryan Junck
[co-author: Frank Lech] Introduction On 6 November 2024, the UK government published its guidance on the new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence, which was introduced in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023).1 We covered the details of the new offence in our 12 September 2024 alert: In summary, the establishment of the new offence will mean that, starting from 1 September 2025, companies can be held criminally liable where a fraud offence is committed by an...
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
phys.org | Andrew Good |Karen C. Fox |Molly Wasser
While actual evidence for life on Mars has never been found, a new NASA study proposes microbes could find a potential home beneath frozen water on the planet's surface.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Avia Dunn |Andrew Good |Ryan Junck
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance. First published in 2017, the ECCP sets out factors that DOJ Criminal Division prosecutors will consider when evaluating the compliance program of a company facing a criminal enforcement action. While primarily intended for prosecutors, the ECCP also serves as a valuable resource for companies to assess how their programs might be judged by the DOJ.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jonathan Benson |Andrew Good |Ryan Junck
On 12 September 2024, the UK government published The Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (Regulations) which, among other things, set out the powers of the new Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI), the long-awaited agency that will have responsibility for the civil enforcement of most of the UK’s trade sanctions.1 OTSI, which will sit within the UK Department for Business and Trade, will commence operations on 10 October 2024, when the...
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jonathan Benson |Andrew Good |Ryan Junck
The UK government introduced a major overhaul of its framework for addressing financial crime — and brought into force numerous significant changes1 — when the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) became law in the UK on 26 October 2023. A key innovation introduced by the Act is the new failure-to-prevent-fraud offence that will make it easier for companies to be criminally prosecuted.
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Jun 15, 2024 | 
magicvalley.com | Andrew Good
Earlier this year, Idaho seemed poised to launch one of the nation’s toughest crackdowns on illegal immigration. But then senior leaders in the state legislature shelved the effort — at the behest of Big Business lobbyists who want to maintain the flow of cheap illegal labor. In February, Rep. Jordan Redman introduced H 510, a bill that would require all employers to use E-Verify to confirm that new hires are legally authorized to work in the United States.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Andrew Good
[co-author: Kaitlyn Richard]* The Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) gave the federal government new authority to “tackle” the problem of methane emissions.[1] On May 6, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued final revisions to the methane emission reporting requirements for oil and gas companies.[2] These most recent revisions impact two sources of this authority, including the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and the methane fee.[3] Enhancing the Precision of...
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May 20, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Andrew Good
[co-authors: Matthew Gibson]In August 2016, AWMS Water Solutions, L.L.C., AWMS Holdings L.L.C., and AWMS Rt. 169, L.L.C. (collectively, “Appellants”) filed their original writ of mandamus to commence property-appropriation proceedings since, in their view, the government had taken their property, they were entitled to just compensation.[1] Fast forward almost eight years, and the case is still floating around with the Ohio Supreme Court being the latest to rule on it.
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May 20, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Andrew Good |Vanessa McGoldrick |Jason Williamson |Molly Brien |Jack Zaher
Below is a summary of recent developments and enforcement trends in the UK white collar crime space in the first quarter of 2024. I. New LegislationThe Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) became law in the UK in October 2023, and although certain parts are not yet fully in force, the act contains key legislative changes around which companies should anticipate making related updates to their compliance programs.
