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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. The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. Zepeda , No. 80593-2-I (Wash.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Ninth Circuit granted the extension of the stay of mandate after the Supreme Court allowed the fossil fuel company defendants an additional 60 days to file a petition for writ of certiorari. Subsequent to the Supreme Court decision, the government of Nepal passed the Environment Protection Act of 2019 and the Forests Act of 2019.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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I think the story of the Gilded Age – Harlan’s time on the court – is better understood through the actions of the Supreme Court, which voided antitrust laws, declared the income tax unconstitutional, blocked labor reforms, knocked out civil rights protections, refused to enforce voting rights, and approved the legal architecture of segregation.

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