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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 25, Issue 1 - (Summer 2009)

Client Alert | 11 min read | 08.01.09


Click here to download a PDF of the Mining Law Monitor.

Included Articles:

  • D.C. Circuit Upholds MSHA Jurisdiction On Mine Access Road
  • MSHA's Broken Plan Approval Process: A Call For Action
  • As If Things Weren't Already Bad Enough: Flagrant Violations Under The Miner Act
  • Major Supreme Court Victory For Mining Industry Under Clean Water Act
  • The Advantages To A Strategic Purchaser To Acquire Distressed Assets In Bankruptcy
  • Seven Senior Lawyers Join C&M's Environment and Natural Resources Practice

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.19.26

Proposed NY Legislation May Mean Potential Criminal Charges for Unlicensed Crypto Firms

On January 14, 2026, State Senator Zellnor Myrie proposed legislation in the New York State Senate that would amend New York law to make it a criminal offense to operate a virtual currency business in New York without the proper license. By introducing the possibility of criminal penalties, Senate Bill S. 8901, the Cryptocurrency Regulation Yields Protections, Trust, and Oversight Act (CRYPTO Act), would mark a significant regulatory shift in the state’s oversight of virtual currency businesses, given New York’s prominence in virtual currency regulation in the U.S....