At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Actions of note at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference included: Supreme Court might open Girardi’s State Bar disciplinary files. The court agreed to hear People ex rel. concerning California’s whistleblower statute. ” The court also granted review in Los Angeles Unified School District v. .”

Court 40

Court Punitive Damages Statute Immigration 40

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Federal Court Vacated Permits for Methanol Refinery and Export Terminal, Citing Failure to Consider Indirect Cumulative Greenhouse Gas Impacts. The federal district court for the Western District of Washington vacated U.S. Lawsuits Asked Court to Compel Review and Updating of Energy Efficiency Standards. 2:20-cv-05627 (E.D.

Court 55

Court Government Litigation Litigating 55

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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.

Court 72

Court Government Compensatory Damages Litigation 72

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit majority opinion’s interpretation was foreclosed by the statute and violated separation of powers. The states argued that the Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan while it was under review by the D.C. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. The Minnesota Supreme Court adopted the U.S. 20-1530 (U.S. 20-1531 (U.S.

Court 40

Court Government Construction Litigation 40