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AP and CNHI report finds US sunshine laws put transparency request burden on private citizens

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An AP and CNHI News report published Sunday found that less than a third of US states have agencies to resolve citizen disputes regarding access to public records or open meetings. While some states like Arizona do provide an ombudsman’s aide who receives complaints, the aide lacks the authority to enforce agency compliance.

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DOJ Earmarks $7.65m for Rural Police Body Cams

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million for the purchase of body-worn cameras by law enforcement agencies 50 or fewer full-time sworn personnel, including rural departments and federally recognized tribal agencies. Then-president Barack Obama allocated $23 million in federal grants for agencies of all sizes to purchase body cams in 2015. Washington, D.C.’s

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DOJ Earmarks $7.65m for Rural Police Body Cams

The Crime Report

million for the purchase of body-worn cameras by law enforcement agencies 50 or fewer full-time sworn personnel, including rural departments and federally recognized tribal agencies. Then-president Barack Obama allocated $23 million in federal grants for agencies of all sizes to purchase body cams in 2015. Washington, D.C.’s

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Connecticut , 564 U.S. s consumer protection statute. The court therefore dismissed the case—which alleged, among other things, that the federal agencies failed to take into account climate change impacts and future climate change models—for lack of jurisdiction. The Second Circuit cited American Electric Power Co.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the same rulemaking. In October 2017, the D.C.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that its review of the remand order in Baltimore’s climate change case against fossil fuel companies was limited to determining whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute. Calhoun , 516 U.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lacked authority to administratively stay portions of new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector for which it had granted requests for reconsideration. Circuit Vacated EPA’s Administrative Stay of Methane Standards for Oil and Gas Facilities. A divided D.C.

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