SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 15, 2021

Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that the case could proceed. District of Columbia v. Raymond Holloway cannot possess firearms because of a misdemeanor conviction for driving under the influence. Issue : Whether the discretion granted to district courts in 28 U.S.C. In Facebook v.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Some states and tribes also restrict firearm possession by adjudicated domestic abusers, and many have more expansive laws , covering a larger category of relationships, including conduct such as intimate partner stalking misdemeanor convictions, or restricting firearms access for respondents to ex parte protective orders.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

Federal Court Dismissed Challenge to Executive Order on Reducing Regulation. The federal district court for the Eastern District of California held that more analysis of the impacts climate change would have on a water transfer program for the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta was required under NEPA.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

The court denied, however, Connecticut’s motion for costs and fees, noting that several issues raised by Exxon were novel in the Second Circuit and that many relevant portions of district court rulings in other circuits had not been subject to appellate review until the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Baltimore case.

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