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A tax deadline missed by one day leads to a showdown over equity, jurisdiction – and grammar

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The dispute arose after the Internal Revenue Service assessed a $19,250 penalty and issued a notice of intent to levy to a small North Dakota law firm for failing to file employee tax withholding forms. Partly because of the circuit split and partly because of the statute’s lack of clarity, this could be a close case.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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North Dakota and Second Coal Company Asked for Review of D.C. The June certiorari petitions were filed by a coal mining company and by North Dakota. Both North Dakota and the coal mining company asked the Court to review the question of the scope of EPA’s regulatory authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of North Dakota dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit brought by an oil and gas exploration and production company in February 2021 to compel BLM to act on applications for permit to drill (APDs) submitted in 2020 for oil and gas leases in North Dakota.

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