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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Supreme Court called the appellate court’s conclusion that there are always reasonable legal alternatives to disobeying constitutional laws “untenable,” and held that “reasonable legal alternatives” must be effective. Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. BP p.l.c. ,

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

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The Christian Legal Society and Robertson Center for Constitutional Law , Concerned Women for America , and Judicial Watch, Inc. Three constitutional law scholars, Serena Mayeri, Melissa Murray, and Reva Siegel , argue that the Mississippi law violates the equal protection clause.

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Sanctuary but Unsuitable: New Jersey Governor Comes Out Against Additional Federal Flights of Undocumented Migrants

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Phil Murphy is pushing back on a plan to fly undocumented immigrants to his state, suggesting that New Jersey is now effectively off-limits to planned federal flights dropping off undocumented immigrants. However, these federal flights can only be blocked under federal law. We can’t afford it. We’re a poor county.