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Revenge of the rescheduled cases: Congressional proxy voting, the ministerial exception, and more

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Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. At this Friday’s conference, the Supreme Court will thus begin the process of considering what cases to review next fall during October Term 2022. The district court and U.S. What’s the difference ?

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

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Supreme Court weakened this kind of argument considerably on May 11, 2023, in its decision in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, which upheld a California law that banned the in-state sale of pork from pigs that are “confined in a cruel manner.” [47] Nebraska, 600 U.S. 46] The U.S. May 11, 2023). [48] Times , Oct.

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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule Must Respond to Emerging Legal Risks

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When the SEC initially proposed the rule, the Supreme Court had not yet embraced the Major Questions Doctrine (MQD), a new doctrine that constrains the function of the administrative state. In the Supreme Court’s recent decision Biden v. While the decision has been appealed , a federal district court in Utah v.

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The Major Questions Doctrine is a Fundamental Threat to Environmental Protection. Should Congress Respond?

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In the year since the Supreme Court embraced the “major questions doctrine” (MQD), industry and Republican state attorneys general have argued that federal regulations ranging from stricter vehicle emissions standards to climate change disclosures must be struck down under its banner. Env’t Prot.

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Profile of a potential nominee: Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, he will take his mission to diversify professional representation to the next level, putting a former federal public defender on the highest court in the land. Sentencing Commission. Sentencing Commission.

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