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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. The district court ruled that EPA was required to conduct such evaluations in October 2016 and set an expedited schedule for EPA’s compliance.

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In equal-protection challenge, court will review Puerto Rico’s exclusion from federal safety-net program

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He began receiving monthly payments that the government deposited directly into his bank account. Two lower courts ruled in favor of Vaello-Madero. In evaluating the exclusion of Puerto Rico from SSI, both courts applied the lowest level of constitutional scrutiny — a test known as rational-basis review. territories.

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