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Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

But local governments operate under varying legal parameters, and the Ninth Circuit decision has different implications for different building electrification requirements depending on location, legal landscape, and policy approach. This post is not expressing a legal opinion on Ithaca’s code.) Under EPCA, the U.S.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The Second Circuit agreed with the district court that the plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to allege an injury in fact since he “never explained why he had any legal right to have the document distributed.” Federal Court in Washington Upheld Forest Restoration Plan. EPA’s brief is due December 15. Williams , No.

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Is it Okay Now to Say There is a Thin Record on Jackson’s Judicial Philosophy?

JonathanTurley

Putting aside the legal and linguistic problems with that position, most of the media and legal experts have simply shrugged and moved on. For the record, I have previously criticized Vladeck for false legal claims ). As I noted later, that is a bizarre take since all but one of those decisions were trial court decisions.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Upheld State Department’s Invocation of FOIA Exception for Legal Memorandum Supporting Paris Agreement Request. In a FOIA lawsuit brought by Competitive Enterprise Institute, a federal district court in the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. The petition must be filed by January 4, 2021. Chevron Corp. ,

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US announces immediate suspension on entry for Nicaragua officials

JURIST

The 2017 Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Hawaii recently reaffirmed the executive’s broad authority on entry procedure, holding that the INA largely defers to the president’s discretion on border entry when matters of national security are concerned.

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High Court Gun Ruling Fuels Licensing Debate in States

The Crime Report

A Supreme Court decision Thursday upending a century-old New York State gun licensing restriction has been called a major blow to state gun control interventions across the country. The Court released its opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) v.

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

SCOTUSBlog

In Harlan’s case, the story arc that first attracted me was the notion of posthumous vindication – how a man who went so far out on a limb in his time could land so comfortably in the mainstream of legal thought. In the broadest sense, Holmes was a legal theorist who approached cases as challenges to his intellect.

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