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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. The companies filed their brief on November 16, arguing that the Fourth Circuit erred by concluding that it was limited to reviewing removal based on the federal-officer removal statute. FEATURED CASE. Bernhardt , No. 4:16-cv-00615 (N.D.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The First Circuit—like the Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in other climate change cases—concluded that the scope of its appellate review was limited to whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. District of Columbia v. County of Maui v. .): Exxon Mobil Corp. , Delaware v.