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Immigration, takings, administrative law and the kitchen sink

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The government takes the position that the statute forecloses only review of discretionary decisions not to grant relief, not factual findings that are factored into those decisions.) City of Chicago, Illinois , 20-1214 , petitioner Fred Eychaner owned property in Chicago’s “River West” area. City of Chicago, Illinois , 20-1214.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Court held that the provision used “extension” in its “temporal sense,” but that the statute did not impose a “continuity requirement” and instead allowed small refineries to apply for hardship extensions “at any time.” In re Enbridge Energy, LP , Nos.

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Litigation continues over public charge immigration rule

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Even if Biden’s campaign promises weren’t enough to put the states on notice that they needed to intervene, the 7th Circuit concluded, his administration’s court filings that that it was unsure whether it would continue to defend the rule were sufficient. Cook County, Illinois. In Texas v. It takes four votes to grant a petition.