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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v.

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They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

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Tracy Harpster, a deputy police chief from suburban Dayton, Ohio, was hunting for praise. Searches for 911 call analysis in national court dockets come up virtually empty too. Dozens of other defense attorneys had similar reactions. Then 43, he had spent most of his career with the Moraine, Ohio, police department.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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James Harlan served in Congress and as Kentucky’s attorney general, and was a devoted follower of Henry Clay, to the point that Clay’s politics and James’ were almost interchangeable. Having lived through Dred Scott , he was deeply conscious of how mistakes by the court could lead to terrible outcomes. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co.

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Trump’s Surprise Witness: Rep. Waters Becomes A Possible Witness Against Her Own Lawsuit

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District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine then thrilled many by declaring that he was investigating Trump for a possible incitement charge. Ohio , where the Supreme Court stressed that even “advocacy of the use of force or of law violation” is protected unless it is imminent. Trump’s Jan.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court rejected CBD’s contention that DOI should undertake a specific search of Trump transition team records but directed DOI to clarify the extent to which its searches encompassed and identified correspondence between DOI and the transition team, or to expand its search to include such records. Center for Biological Diversity v.

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Colorado Judge Rejects 14th Amendment Disqualification Effort to Bar Trump from Ballot

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Attorney General who announced his intention to pursue such charges. While I am a critic of Trump’s speech and actions on that day, I still believe that the the court is completely wrong on the First Amendment. We need to put this insidious legal theory to rest with the finality and clarity of a Supreme Court decision.

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