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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 21, Issue 1 - (Spring 2004)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.28.04

  • "U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Bedroc v. United States: Ownership of Western Desert Sand and Gravel Shifts to Private Sector," Author: Tim McCrum.
  • "Subsidence in SMCRA § 522(e) Areas," Co-Authors: Tim Means and Michael Klise.
  • "Managing the High Risk of Regulatory Noncompliance," Author: Dick Bednar.
  • "Regulation of the Mining Industry — The Past is Prologue," Author: Ed Green.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.14.26

License to Hack? The White House Greenlights Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations

On August 12, 2026, the White House released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM), marking a seismic shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy and establishing a framework to authorize private-sector companies to conduct offensive cyber operations—historically strictly prohibited by federal law—against foreign Cyber-Enabled Transnational Criminal Organizations (CE-TCOs).  It builds on an executive order issued in March 2026 that directed federal agencies to develop plans to combat cyber-crimes against Americans....