The Cuddy & Feder Blog.

Recent court cases have grappled with how to legally characterize DAOs, with several courts finding a DAO is a general partnership.  Often, these lawsuits emerge from when things go wrong in a DAO. Read More >

As of the drafting of this post, there are at least 20 communities throughout New York State with an active moratorium prohibiting or impeding the development of data centers, some of which are barring permits for three-year periods. There are two additional municipalities with pending local laws that would enact a moratorium on data center development and others discussing it. We expect the number of moratoria to grow through concerns stoked through social media and in many cases misinformation on water and power consumption and conservation measures at data center sites. A local moratorium is an extraordinary planning tool often weaponized for the wrong reasons. Temporary land use moratoria are intended to preserve the status quo while planning or zoning changes are studied and made. However, few municipalities are actually spending the time, energy, and resources to follow through on legitimate planning and zoning objectives; which begs the question – are these moratoria legal or simply community pressured bans adopted by elected officials that would not withstand judicial scrutiny? Read More >