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Supreme Court Hears Challenge to EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule

Constitutional Law Reporter

One of the most closely watched is Ohio v. Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia filed suit, arguing that EPA’s rulemaking process circumvented the Clean Air Act’s cooperative-federalism mandate by forcing its own top-down control over state-level air-pollution reduction, and moved to stay the federal plan pending judicial review.

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Court to hear battle over animal welfare, the dormant commerce clause — and the price of bacon

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The challengers, two groups that represent farmers and pork producers, contend that the law “will transform the pork industry nationwide,” while California and its supporters insist that the impact will be more limited.

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No Joke: Supreme Court Case Could Take a Big Bite Out of the First Amendment

JonathanTurley

He was charged with (and later acquitted of) a felony under an Ohio law prohibiting the use of a computer to “disrupt” or “interrupt” police functions. It was a tour-de-force on the value of satire to make profound legal and political points. Image from Supreme Court Petition.

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At a vestige of the Manhattan Project, a fight over workers’ compensation and intergovernmental immunity

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Share Under established constitutional law, states may generally not tax or regulate property or operations of the federal government. A 1936 federal law waives federal immunity from state workers’ compensation laws on federal land and projects. This principle is known as intergovernmental immunity. Washington.

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The Biden Administration Goes To War With The “Non-Vacs”: Is Coercion the Answer?

JonathanTurley

There is a high likelihood of a new round of litigation as pressure builds for new mandates and even lockdowns. But this stage could face legal challenges in coming weeks, as citizens and some states push back on mandates. For the most part, the motivation behind government and private mandates are hard to litigate.

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Trump’s Surprise Witness: Rep. Waters Becomes A Possible Witness Against Her Own Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

Waters’ most recent words could well be cited in the ongoing litigation over the January 6 th riot on Capitol Hill. After the riot, various legal experts appeared on news channels to proclaim that this was a strong if not conclusive case for criminal incitement. It is one of a number of lawsuits, including a lawsuit filed by Rep.

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Why Has Trump Not Been Charged With Criminal Incitement?

JonathanTurley

Various members and legal experts have claimed that the case for prosecution is clear on its face. The disconnect between legal analysis and legal reality matters little in today’s media. Ohio , where the Supreme Court said even “advocacy of the use of force or of law violation” is protected unless it is imminent.

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