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Justices take up Native health care funding cases and a dispute over sentencing guide

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United States , the justices will return to a familiar statute: the Armed Career Criminal Act, which imposes an enhanced sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm if the defendant has three convictions “committed on occasions different from one another.” The court designated six cases as bellwether cases. And in Erlinger v.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. Fourth Circuit Said West Virginia District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Coal Companies’ Clean Air Act Jobs Study Lawsuit. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.

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Ergon-West Virginia, Inc. Ninth Circuit Rejected Claim That CEQA Applied to Taxi Rules for Airport Pickups. The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. 19-2128 (4th Cir. Zepeda , No. 80593-2-I (Wash.

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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. ” In West Virginia v. ” The final ruling was 6-3 on ideological lines.

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Supreme Court rules in favor of Mountain Valley Pipeline  

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As the dispute came to the Supreme Court, it centered on legislation enacted earlier this year by Congress to expedite the pipeline’s completion. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, the act also included a provision that ordered federal agencies to issue any permits needed to complete the pipeline. As a concession to Sen.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court dismissed the proceedings 11 days after the effective date of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and finalizing the final Affordable Clean Energy rule in its place. West Virginia v. The case was argued before the High Court on January 22, 2019.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Trimble ␣ 315 Mo.

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