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Trump’s steel tariffs, UNC affirmative action, and Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

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Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed, ruling that the 50% tariff was part of an ongoing plan of action that Trump had properly initiated earlier. The case is Does v. These and other petitions of the week are below: Wright v. United States. Bridgeton Landfill, LLC.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The complaint alleged failure to consider climate change effects on the forest and protected species, but the court’s decisions did not address those issues. The petitioners argued that currently unoccupied bat habitat cleared for the pipeline would no longer be suitable for future use by the bat. Appalachian Voices v.

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