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California governor orders agencies halt contracts to comply with Russia sanctions

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Friday signed an executive order directing state agencies to review their contracts for commodities, services and technology and to terminate any contract with companies or individuals subject to sanctions because of Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. West Virginia Federal Court Ordered EPA to Evaluate Clean Air Act’s Impacts on Coal Industry.

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In a historic term, momentum to move the law often came from the five justices to the chief’s right

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Bruen , which struck down a New York handgun-licensing law that required New Yorkers who wanted to carry a handgun in public to show a special need to defend themselves. The court’s conservative majority also issued two significant rulings that opened the door to a greater role for religion in public life. In Carson v. In Kennedy v.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. The district court had granted Exxon’s motion to stay the case under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction to allow the U.S. July 12, 2021).

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Profile of a potential nominee: Leondra Kruger

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With Justice Stephen Breyer expected to retire at the end of this term , California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger is one of the frontrunners to succeed him. A native of southern California, Kruger is the daughter of two physicians. Supreme Court. Early life and career. as “only jealousy.”.

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