JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. She also threatened another woman with a carving knife.

Tort 32

Tort Statute Court Criminal Law 32

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Portland, Oregon. Source: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives. Oregon Supreme Court Said Public Trust Doctrine Did Not Impose Obligation to Protect Resources from Climate Change. Maui asserted causes of action for public nuisance, private nuisance, strict liability failure to warn, negligent failure to warn, and trespass.

Cause of Action 96

Cause of Action Court Government Litigation 96

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

The District of Utah held that the lease suspensions merely maintained the status quo and therefore were not major federal actions subject to NEPA; the conservation groups therefore lacked standing. In addition, the defendants argued that the claims were not ripe, that the states lacked a cause of action, and that their claims were meritless.

Court 44

Court Statute Litigation Litigating 44