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Climate Change Shouldn't Be Litigated Under State Laws

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Supreme Court should reverse the Hawaii Supreme Court's October decision in Honolulu v.

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I am the smart one: Sideshow Patent Litigation

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” In particular, the appellate court suggested that “an objective review of the record demonstrates a degree of antagonism against Mycroft that is higher than that being applied against Tumey.” On remand, the new district court is considering the defendants summary judgment motion that is currently being briefed.

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DOJ loses attempt to withhold emails regarding Trump’s Muslim travel ban

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Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned a decision allowing the United States Justice Department to withhold records concerning former Acting U.S. EO-1 was challenged in federal district court by multiple states, and a nationwide temporary restraining order was implemented.

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Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act

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and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). Limiting Standing : Parties could only file IPR petitions if they would have standing to bring a declaratory judgment action in Federal Court. Drop Invalidity Defenses : If an IPR is established, the petitioner must drop any invalidity defenses from pending litigation that could have been raised in an IPR.

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Environmental Rights in State Constitutions

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The district court in Oregon in 2016 seemed to favor such a right, but a divided Ninth Circuit concluded in 2020 that the plaintiffs lacked standing. The plaintiffs are now back in the district court seeking much more modest relief.). The court found that this would violate the political question doctrine.

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law Blog

Until recently, no federal court had had occasion to interpret EKRA. That changed on October 18, 2021 when the Federal District Court for the District of Hawaii handed down a decision that construed key terms in the statute. S&G Labs’ pay structure was important to the Court’s decision regarding the EKRA issue.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

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On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. and global climate litigation movement.