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Are Alaska Native corporations Indian tribes? A multimillion-dollar question

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They further claim that subsequent statutes, federal agencies and appeals court decisions have all already recognized the corporations as entities eligible for federal contracting under the ISDA. They further argue that Alaskan Natives’ health care needs have been, and will continue to be, met by regional tribal nonprofits.

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Dann v. Johnston, 425 U.S. 219 (1976): Invention as the Absolute Prerequisite to Patentability

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Judge Markey also wrote a dissent that foreshadowed the eventual Supreme Court decision. After losing before the CCPA, the government then petitioned for Supreme Court review in the name of Marshall Dann, who was President Nixon’s Commissioner of Patents. Rather, the court found the claims obvious. John Deere Co. ,

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court concluded that the Freedom of Information Act’s deliberative process privilege shielded the redactions from disclosure. Federal Court Vacated Permits for Methanol Refinery and Export Terminal, Citing Failure to Consider Indirect Cumulative Greenhouse Gas Impacts.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Maine Federal Court Declined to Enjoin Work on Electric Transmission Project. The court concluded that CEQ had not demonstrated it would suffer “a reasonably foreseeable harm” from unredacted production. 1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. Southern Environmental Law Center v. 3:18-cv-00113 (W.D.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Court held that the provision used “extension” in its “temporal sense,” but that the statute did not impose a “continuity requirement” and instead allowed small refineries to apply for hardship extensions “at any time.” California Appellate Court Said Substantial Evidence Supported Setback Requirement for Coastal Residence.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In Minnesota, the district court granted the State of Minnesota’s motion to remand its case, which asserts state law claims under common law and consumer protection statutes. s consumer protection statute. On March 26, 2021, the court denied Exxon’s emergency motion for a temporary stay of the remand order.

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