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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the Northern District of California denied Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change public nuisance lawsuits against five major fossil fuel producers to state court. It demands to be governed by as universal a rule of apportioning responsibility as is available.”

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US dispatch: recent SCOTUS rulings contribute to a divided Fourth of July

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Over the course of the last month, culminating last week, similarly important decisions have been released regarding election law ( Allen v. Harper ), immigration ( US v. ” Despite this, the average US citizen has generally seen the Court as an independent and reliable arbiter. Milligan and Moore v.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. The plaintiffs—identified as environmentalists, environmental groups, natural resource conservation groups, and cattle ranchers—alleged, among other things, that the immigration actions resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions. Trump , No. 4:19-00028 (D.

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