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An off year for environmental cases

At the Lectern

.” Justice Martin Jenkins at his confirmation hearing two months ago identified California Environmental Quality Act cases as an “area where the Supreme Court’s guidance. Right now, however, it looks like there’s only one pending review-granted environmental case — County of Butte v. is necessary.”.

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Canada dispatch: raging wildfires likely to increase calls for more regulation of fossil fuels and more government funding for climate action

JURIST

Most tend to ignite from a combination of a dry, hot climate and accidental human activity, such as improperly doused campfires and discarded cigarette butts, but occasionally, as seems to have been the case for a few smaller fires in Nova Scotia this year, they result from arson. The causes of wildfires vary.

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The Pros and Cons of Violence Interrupters

The Crime Report

The research “is mixed, incomplete, and very difficult to do,” Jeffrey Butts, director of John Jay’s Center for Research and Evaluation, told Vox. The debate is further complicated by questions about whether violence interrupter programs produce significant results.

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South Carolina Supreme Court Declares High School Football Coach Neither a Public Official Nor a Public Figure

JonathanTurley

Butts (1967) … held that the head football coach at the University of Georgia (who was privately paid and not a public employee) was a “public figure” in a defamation case involving allegations of bribery. Indeed, Wally Butts (the defendant in Curtis Pub. ” Gertz v.

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Why Lawyers Should Prioritize Housekeeping

ALPS

Making matters worse, that desk was also littered with empty coke cans and a large overflowing ashtray full of cigarette butts. Anything that could identify any client must be kept in a non-client area. This is one more reason why any area the public will have access to should be kept free of confidential information of others. (5)

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Home Office Setup: The Best Products for Comfort, Productivity and Joy

Attorney at Work

And let’s be frank, we’re talking about your butt — the two biggest muscles in your body. You need to treat your butt with some respect. A task lamp is a small, adjustable light meant to illuminate a specific area for a specific task. But you need a good chair. Task lamps are critical for a home office setup. But there are more.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 26 to December 2 , 2022

Broadcast Law Blog

The petitioners believe that adoption of these proposals will give FM HD Radio signals a greater coverage area and more robust signal strength, enhancing the attractiveness of the service to stations and consumers. We wrote more about this proceeding and the issues it raises, here.