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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a West Virginia federal district court had erred in concluding that it had jurisdiction to consider the coal company Murray Energy Corporation’s and its affiliates’ lawsuit that sought to compel EPA to conduct evaluations of the Clean Air Act’s employment effects. Klee , Nos.

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Is It Forensics or Is It Junk Science?

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While there is no index that lists cases in which bloodstain-pattern analysis played a role, state appellate court rulings show that the technique has played a factor in felony cases across the country. Additionally, it has helped send innocent people to prison.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of South Dakota temporarily enjoined enforcement of provisions of a riot boosting statute enacted in South Dakota in 2019 in response to anticipated protests of the Keystone XL pipeline. The case was argued before the High Court on January 22, 2019. IBLA 2019 94 (IBLA Sept.

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