News & Events
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Recent News and Events
- November 10th, 2023
How have Recent Federal Appropriations affected Grant Allocations? Where does Grant Money Go? Using the NOAA Climate Resilience Grants as a Case Study -
Over the last several years Congress has passed several landmark government spending bills, most notably the Investment Infrastructure and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors Act (also known as the CHIPS Act), and the Inflation Reduction Act.
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- October 30th, 2023
October 2023 Issue of The SandBar Published 
The October 2023 (volume 22:4) issue of The SandBar has been published. The lead story is "Supreme Court Rules on Wetlands Covered by the Clean Water Act".
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- October 13th, 2023
Ocean and Coastal Law Fellowship Program Applications Open -
The National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law is seeking applications for its Ocean and Coastal Law Fellowship Program. During the one-year fellowship, which may be extended for a maximum of two years, the Fellow will conduct legal research, write articles, and prepare white papers and other materials under the supervision and direction of the Law Center director.
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- July 27th, 2023
July 2023 Issue of The SandBar Published 
The July 2023 (volume 22:3) issue of The SandBar has been published. The lead story is "Fishers Lose Challenge to Herring Fishery Observer Rule".
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- June 29th, 2023
Mississippi Legislature Passes Senate Bill 2544 to Expand Private Oyster Leasing -
In April 2023, the Mississippi Legislature passed legislation expanding private molluscan shellfish leasing in the state and designating certain public areas as state-owned reefs. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 2544, states that MDMR may designate no more than 20% of the area available for leasing as state-owned reefs.
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- June 7th, 2023
Meet Our New NSGLC Research Associate: Matthew Sheffield -
Matthew Sheffield, a rising 3L at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, will be working with the NSGLC this summer on a project looking at contaminants of emerging concern. The project is in partnership with South Carolina and Georgia Sea Grant. Welcome, Matt!
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- June 1st, 2023
Meet the 2023 SGLDIP Intern: Gabriela Martinez -
The National Sea Grant Law Center has selected Gabriela Martinez, a rising 2L at Pace University’s Haub School of Law, for the 2023 Sea Grant Law Diversity Internship Program (SGLDIP). Over the summer, Gaby will gain experience in the field of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes law, with an emphasis on issues facing underrepresented or indigenous communities.
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- May 31st, 2023
National Pork Producers Council v. Ross: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California Animal Welfare Law -
On May 11th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding a controversial California animal rights law adopted in 2018. The law, known as Proposition 12, prohibits the sale in California of whole pork products by a seller who knows or should know that the meat came from a breeding pig or their offspring that was “confined in a cruel manner.”
