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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Minnesota Federal Court Said State Biofuel Mandate Was Not Preempted.

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Project Veritas Wins Victory Against New York Times In Defamation Action

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The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. The video claimed without named sources or verifiable evidence that the campaign for Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, was collecting ballots illegally (NYSCEF#8 and #9). New York Times.

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The Potter Verdict: Was The Jury Right But the Law Wrong on Culpable Negligence?

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The conviction of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter for manslaughter brought closure for the family of Duante Wright and many in our society. Torts, which I have taught for three decades, often involve wrongful deaths where people are held civilly, not criminally liable.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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In government-facing litigation, the government’s petition in Becerra v. We finish with good old private litigation. Fillmore County, Minnesota , 20-7028. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit failed to appropriately reweigh the aggravating factors against the mitigating ones. CVS Pharmacy Inc. Pivotal Software v. Tran , 20-1541.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

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E&E News reports that similar legislation may soon be introduced in California and Minnesota. Chevron , the Second Circuit held that the City of New York could not sue global fossil fuel producers under state tort law for damages caused by fossil fuel emissions outside of its borders.

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February 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Minnesota Court and D.C. Minnesota opposed the stay. Minnesota v. Wikimedia Commons. and non-U.S. 2019-398 (Vt.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. and Minnesota Federal Courts Remanded Climate Cases Against Fossil Fuel Industry. Minnesota v. and non-U.S.

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