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In Mid-America Milling Company v. United States Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:23-cv-00072 (“ Mid-America ”), the plaintiffs challenged the United States Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) use of a rebuttable presumption when determining if an individual is socially disadvantaged for purposes of the DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program (“DBE Program”). The plaintiff in Mid-America argued that the DOT’s use of a rebuttable presumption that businesses owned by women and certain races and ethnicities are socially disadvantaged is unconstitutional disparate treatment on the basis of race and sex.

Portland, like many U.S. metro areas, has an abundance of office vacancies and a shortage of housing. These issues are not news, but rather an obvious — and fixable — disconnect between two real estate market sectors. Thoughtful, intentional and responsible public-private partnership, with local and state legislative and executive support, can remedy these two problems at once.

On November 15, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the Department of Labor’s final rule that increased the...

The Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) opened Docket UM 2111 in June 2020 with the goal of investigating interconnection policies and processes...

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which affects many small and medium-sized businesses across the United States, went into effect on January 1,...

Mirror Worlds Technologies, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1600, -1709 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 4, 2024)

Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, et al. v. Eagle County, Colorado et al. ‎ On Tuesday, December 10, the Supreme Court heard...

DDR Holdings, LLC v. Priceline LLC, Appeal Nos. 2023-1176, -1177 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 9, 2024) In our Case of the Week, the Federal...

On November 29, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration published a proposed...

Preparation of competitive bids and proposals for Oregon procurements can take significant time and resources. Oregon government contracting entities...