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Students who sued for an adequate civics education lose in 1st Circuit

ABA Journal

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rhode Island students can’t proceed with their lawsuit contending that the state failed to provide an adequate civics…

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A Hearing on Herring: Supreme Court to Hear Potentially Historic Chevron Case

JonathanTurley

In 1984, the Supreme Court ruled in Chevron U.S.A. We should acknowledge forthrightly that Chevron did not undo, and could not have undone, the judicial duty to provide an independent judgment of the law’s meaning in the cases that come before the Nation’s courts.” The cases are Loper Bright Enterprises v.

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Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Right To Carry Guns for Self-Defense

The Crime Report

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense, marking the court’s first foray into gun rights since Justice Amy Coney Barrett came on board in October, making a 6-3 conservative majority, reports the Chicago Tribune.

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The Alert: April – June 2024

Parasec

Federal: Federal Court Rules CTA Unconstitutional On March 1, 2024, a federal court in Alabama ruled in National Small Business United (NSBU) v. Yellen that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) exceeds Congress’s constitutional power. To read more on Senate Bill 8059, please go here.

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Retail Woes: A Running List of Fashion & Retail Bankruptcies

The Fashion Law

Alex and Ani filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on June 9, citing assets and liabilities that both range from $100 million to $500 million. NOW: Fiorucci was rescued by the Tacchella brothers of Italian jeans company Carrera S.p.A.,

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

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. The case was argued before the High Court on January 22, 2019. BP p.l.c. ,

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Under the Endangered Species Act, the court vacated the FWS’s biological opinion because the incidental take statement lacked “the requisite specificity of mitigation measures for the polar bear” and because the take finding for the polar bear was arbitrary and capricious. Rhode Island v. West Virginia v. 19-1818 (1st Cir.).