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Supreme Court rules proposed EPA regulations unconstitutional

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The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have the authority under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act to enforce proposed power plant emission limitations in West Virginia v. EPA , the court is in a unique position as it is examining a rule that has yet to be implemented.

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US Supreme Court rules administrative patent judge powers violate appointments clause

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The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday in United States v. Arthrex that the America Invents Act gives powers to Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) that are inconsistent with the appointments clause of the US Constitution. ” Justice Clarence Thomas was the sole member of the court to dissent on both issues. .”

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US Supreme Court rejects North Carolina’s ‘independent legislature’ theory

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The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Moore v. The theory stipulates that state legislatures retain exclusive authority over the administration of elections; therefore, state courts are not allowed to intervene, even if the law in question violates the state constitution.

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SEC Urges Justices To Undo Ruling Against In-House Courts

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Supreme Court case that could spell the end of administrative law courts, urging the nation's highest court to reverse a lower court ruling that the agency says could prevent it from protecting investors against potentially harmful conduct.

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France court finds government liable for climate change inaction

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The Administrative Court of Paris on Wednesday held that the French state is “responsible” for failing to take sufficient measures to halt climate change and for failing to meet its greenhouse gas emission targets.

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Supreme Court to decide whether insurrection provision keeps Trump off ballot

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Share The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in what is shaping up to be the biggest election case since its ruling nearly 25 years ago in Bush v. Although the question comes to the court in a case from Colorado, the impact of the court’s ruling could be much more far-reaching. And on Dec.

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Justices probe states’ effort to defend Trump immigration rule after Biden stopped defending it in court

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Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Wednesday in a case involving whether a group of states can defend a contentious Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule after the Biden administration refused to do so. After nearly 90 minutes of debate in Arizona v.