SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived the case of a man on death-row in Texas who is seeking DNA testing to provide evidence that he asserts will clear him. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that Rodney Reed had filed his challenge to the Texas law governing DNA testing too late.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 1, 2023

. § 1983 procedural due process claim begins to run at the end of the state-court litigation. Facts of the Case A Texas jury found petitioner Rodney Reed guilty of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Reed’s conviction and death sentence.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 26, 2024

Medical Marijuana, represented by Supreme Court veteran Lisa Blatt, petitions for review, arguing that the courts of appeals “are divided on whether economic damages arising from persual injuries … support civil RICO liability.” In reviewing the Veterans Court decision, the U.S. relisted after the Apr. 12 and Apr.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In October, the federal district court for the Eastern District of Texas denied the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction. Oklahoma Federal Court Allowed Landowner to Proceed with NEPA Challenge of Osage Nation Oil and Gas Leases. Optimus Steel, LLC v. Army Corps of Engineers , No. 1:20-cv-00374 (E.D.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Circuit Found Deficiencies in Climate Change and Environmental Justice Analyses for Texas LNG Export Terminals. The Ninth Circuit said the new issuance of NWP 12 rendered the appeals moot and ordered the district court to dismiss the underlying claim. Northern Plains Resource Council v. Army Corps of Engineers , No. 20-35412 (9th Cir.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

The district court found the analysis of greenhouse gas and climate change impacts to be adequate but remanded for consideration of alternatives that did not involve leasing all nominated parcels. The conservation groups’ appeal of the district court decision is still pending, with the opening brief due on July 12. Biden , No.

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