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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The conservation groups submitted an amicus brief opposing the motion; counties in Utah and Colorado submitted an amicus brief in support of the motion. The court also declined to sever and transfer the land-based portion of the lawsuit. Briefing on the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction was completed on May 28. Louisiana v.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense. “Valve Turner” Defendants Convicted of Aiding and Abetting Criminal Damage to Property. The cases were filed in 2016 , 2020 , and 2021.

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