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Cities, counties, and states score major procedural win in climate liability suits against fossil fuel companies

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In total, at least 25 cases have been filed in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai’i, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. The Supreme Court sided with the fossil fuel company defendants, ruling that appellate courts could review all grounds of the remand order.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court in Rhode Island Allowed Failure-to-Adapt Claims to Proceed. First Circuit Heard Oral Arguments in Fossil Fuel Companies’ Appeal of Remand Order in Rhode Island Case; Ninth Circuit Extended Stay of Mandate in County of San Mateo ; Other Cases Still Pending in District Courts. Rhode Island v.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In December 2020, three additional petitions for writ of certiorari were filed by fossil fuel companies seeking review of decisions affirming remand orders in cases brought by the County of San Mateo and other California local governments, by Rhode Island, and by the City of Boulder and Boulder and San Miguel Counties in Colorado.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Rhode Island Federal Court Denied Motion to Stay Remand Order in Rhode Island’s Climate Change Case. Rhode Island v. Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. ,

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High Court Gun Ruling Fuels Licensing Debate in States

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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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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Ninth Circuit said the new issuance of NWP 12 rendered the appeals moot and ordered the district court to dismiss the underlying claim. The Ninth Circuit declined, however, to take a position on whether the underlying cases were moot in their entirety and also declined to vacate any district court decisions. Rhode Island v.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). order setting schedule Mar. 1, 2018; order denying remand and notice re tutorial Feb.

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