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Court makes it easier for appellate courts to affirm federal felon-in-possession convictions after Rehaif

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922(g) , the federal statute barring people with prior felony convictions from possessing firearms, the government must prove that the defendant knew he was a felon at the time he possessed a firearm. ” Neither Gregory Greer nor Michael Andrew Gary carried that burden, according to the court.

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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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While largely believed to be an apolitical institution of the tripartite United States government, the Supreme Court has always been influenced by personal politics and the “flavor of the day.” ” Despite this, the average US citizen has generally seen the Court as an independent and reliable arbiter.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Justice Sotomayor dissented, writing that she believed the Court’s interpretation would allow defendants to “sidestep” the general bar on appellate review by “shoehorning” a civil rights or federal officer removal argument into their case for removal. The court invited the conservation groups to seek amicus curiae status.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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After the developers terminated the Keystone XL pipeline project, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on July 16, 2021 dismissed for lack of jurisdiction an appeal of the district court’s denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction barring work on the pipeline. July 16, 2021); Indigenous Environmental Network v. Trump , No.

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