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Justice Breyer: A formidable defender of reproductive rights

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In that case, Breyer led the majority in striking down a Nebraska criminal statute that made it unlawful to perform dilation-and-evacuation and similar abortion procedures even though the risks of mortality and morbidity to the pregnant person are significantly lower than induced-labor procedures. A close reading of Stenberg v.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In Minnesota, the district court granted the State of Minnesota’s motion to remand its case, which asserts state law claims under common law and consumer protection statutes. s consumer protection statute. Federal Court Directed Department of Interior to Search for Drafts of Zinke Order Rescinding Moratorium on Coal Leasing Program.

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Biden’s Bad Run: Is The Biden Administration Doing Worse Than The Trump Administration In The Courts?

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In Louisiana, a federal court enjoined the administration from carrying out its halting of gas and oil leases, finding that Biden’s unilateral action violated the separation of powers under the Constitution. The move by the Biden Administration was astonishing on a number of levels.

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Biden vaccine policies face Supreme Court test amid nationwide COVID-19 surge

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A federal district court in Missouri put the rule on hold for 10 states, while a federal district court in Louisiana did the same for 14 other states. The states argue that the provision on which the government relies is a “housekeeping statute” that does not give HHS the broad power that the government claims.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Louisiana Federal Court Blocked Biden Administration “Pause” on New Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court said the petitioner’s comments on the draft and final EIRs concerning the analysis of greenhouse gas emissions were not sufficient to exhaust administrative remedies. Army Corps of Engineers’ issue of a Section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act for a new petrochemical plant on the Mississippi River in Louisiana.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The companies filed their brief on November 16, arguing that the Fourth Circuit erred by concluding that it was limited to reviewing removal based on the federal-officer removal statute. The court concluded that the Freedom of Information Act’s deliberative process privilege shielded the redactions from disclosure.

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