SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 21, 2021
United States that the Federal Tort Claims Act, through which Congress generally waived the federal government’s sovereign immunity from tort liability, does not extend to service-members’ injuries that “arise out of or are in the course of activity incident” to a person’s active duty service in the military. The last case is Alaska v.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. 24, 2016); Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. The appellate court also agreed with the court below that it was not appropriate to recognize a new tort of “intentional investment in abnormally dangerous activities” advocated by the plaintiffs on behalf of future generations. Pritzker , Nos.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Second Lawsuit Filed to Challenge 211-Mile Mining Access Road in Alaska. Alaska, filed Oct. ExxonMobil asked the Texas Supreme Court to “confirm that longstanding precedent of this Court and the U.S. Department of Energy , No. 1:20-cv-02950 (D.D.C., Another lawsuit challenging the Ambler Road Project was filed in August.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 2, 2022
District Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a stinging rebuke to former Alaska Gov. Senior U.S. Sarah Palin in seeking a new trial. A new trial was unlikely given Rakoff’s ruling that he would dismiss the case regardless of the verdict of the jury.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 19, 2022
Rakoff came up with a curious legal version of a palindrome in the defamation trial of former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin v. Here is the column: In a trial in New York, federal judge Jed S. The New York Times. Rakoff was previously reversed by the federal court of appeals for dismissing the action.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
After Denying Motions to Stop Construction Activities in National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska Federal Court Enjoined Certain Work for Two Weeks. Alaska Feb. Alaska Federal Court Declined to Bar Issuance of Leases on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska Jan. Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bernhardt , No.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 8, 2021
On May 24, 2021, the mandate issued for the Second Circuit’s judgment affirming dismissal of New York City’s tort law-based case against fossil fuel companies. Alaska May 26, 2021). Chevron Corp. City of Oakland , No. 20-1089 (U.S.). City of New York v. Chevron Corp. , 18-2188 (2d Cir. May 24, 2021). Bureau of Land Management , No.
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