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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court in Washington Upheld Forest Restoration Plan. The federal district court for the Eastern District of Washington upheld the U.S. The federal district court for the Western District of Washington vacated U.S. Washington Appellate Court Upheld Convictions of Activist Who Presented Necessity Defense.

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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. Washington , No. County of Maui v. On October 5, 2020, the U.S. 22O152 (U.S.