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Federal Court Limits State Authority to Deny Interstate Transmission Projects

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But a Middle District of Pennsylvania court recently established one key limit on states’ authority to block new transmission lines through the siting process. PJM Interconnection is one such RTO, which oversees a region encompassing thirteen states, including Pennsylvania, along with the District of Columbia.

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

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The compact, agreed to in 1953, formed the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor and granted it broad regulatory and law-enforcement powers over operations at the port. However, in 2018, New Jersey passed a statute to withdraw from the compact, and on Dec. 27, 2021, it formally notified New York that it intends to withdraw.

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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.) The court also has a pair of new administrative law cases, both captioned American Hospital Association v. Becerra and with consecutive numbers.

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

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In 1981, Congress passed a statute requiring that reimbursement rates paid to organizations for managing state Medicaid plans must be “actuarially sound.” Pennsylvania , 20-7805. The case has already been rescheduled three times, clearly indicating it’s on at least one of the justices’ radar. Next up is Texas v. 10 and Jan. Oklahoma v.

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

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51] That doctrine only applies to federal regulations, however, not to state statutes, so it does not pose a danger to the two California bills. Moreover, the Supreme Court recently signaled again that states are free to enact environmental laws that may be beyond federal powers. [52] See also Cass R.

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