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Mass. High Court Revises 'Complex' Anti-SLAPP Guidance

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The Massachusetts anti-SLAPP statute can't shield a company from being sued over years of litigation allegedly aimed solely at thwarting a potential competitor, the state's highest court said Thursday as it issued new guidance intended to make it easier for judges to resolve such disputes.

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Environmental Rights in State Constitutions

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The district court in Oregon in 2016 seemed to favor such a right, but a divided Ninth Circuit concluded in 2020 that the plaintiffs lacked standing. The plaintiffs are now back in the district court seeking much more modest relief.). Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash. Now we have an important new decision from Montana.

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New York State Court Holds Upholds Local Law 97

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Last week, the New York State Supreme Court for New York County dismissed Glen Oaks Village Owners v. While the preemption claim rang hollow to observers from the start, the idea that the ambitious climate laws passed in states like New York, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and California could limit local authority on climate was troublesome.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

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In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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No new relists — but a preview of a free-exercise issue the court is watching closely

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Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The court on Monday granted review in four consolidated cases that involve the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. A short explanation of relists is available here.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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On June 15, 2023, the court issued the ultimate judgment not only on the torts claims but perhaps the state of our politics. Louis, a Missouri court was faced with a claim from Carly Munoz who in 2019 sent to Six Flags’ Fright Fest with her cousin. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Again, the court agreed.

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Revised PhRMA Code Took Effect on January 1, 2022, and Certain State Obligations Follow

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Several states, including Connecticut, California, District of Columbia , Massachusetts , and Nevada, have adopted or incorporated the Code in their statutes or regulations. Related Stories California Dreaming Part 4: The Court Tells California to Keep on Dreaming Is The Skinny Label Back From the Dead?