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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also declined to vacate BLM’s leasing decisions and instead enjoined BLM from issuing drilling permits for the leases while it responds to the court’s decision. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. WildEarth Guardians v. Bernhardt , No. 1:16-cv-01724 (D.D.C. Circuit held this new proceeding in abeyance.

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Territorial Jurisdiction for Breach of Contract in Nigeria or whatever

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However, the defendant/appellant challenged the jurisdiction of the Kastina State High Court to hear the case on the basis that the contract in issue was concluded in Yobe State, where it claimed the cause of action arose, which it argued was outside the jurisdiction of Kastina State. This is a discussion for another day. [1]

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Supreme Court Agreed to Hear Small Refiners’ Appeal in Renewable Fuel Standard Exemption Case. Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that vacated U.S. 14, 2020 and TRO order Dec. Bernhardt , No.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The New Jersey court also found no basis for Grable jurisdiction, rejecting the companies’ arguments that the City’s claims necessarily raised substantial and actually disputed issues of federal law such as First Amendment issues or issues addressed by federal environmental statutes. CDV-2020-307 (Mont. 20-35412 (9th Cir.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Court held that the provision used “extension” in its “temporal sense,” but that the statute did not impose a “continuity requirement” and instead allowed small refineries to apply for hardship extensions “at any time.” Federal Defendants Abandoned Appeal of Decision Requiring Additional Alternatives Analysis.

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