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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

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In Japan, climate litigation ( / Kiko soshou ) has been used to challenge the legality of the construction and operation of the coal-fired power plants and promote coal phase-out. Subsequently, two administrative cases were filed, one in Kobe in 2018 ( Citizens Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Sendai Power Station ).

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Patent Puzzles after the Supreme Court’s 2024 Administrative Law Cases: Stare Decisis, Rulemaking, and Discretion

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Although these decisions may not have as significant an impact in patent law as in other areas, they do pose interesting puzzles with respect to stare decisis as well as agency rulemaking and discretion that will provide many litigation opportunities going forward. Meanwhile, Justice Gorsuch’s 2024 Ohio v.

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Prehearing Ruling Establishes Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Ground Rules

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Houck Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) John Mulrooney conducted a prehearing conference hearing on Monday, December 2nd, to kick off the public hearing on the Department of Justices (DOJs) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to reschedule marijuana. 4, 2024), at 1. By Larry K. Prehearing Ruling (Dec.

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New Copyright Royalty Board Chief Judge Named – Looking at the Issues Considered by the CRB of Importance to Media Companies

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According to the Press Release announcing his appointment, David Shaw will fill that position after having previously served as an administrative law judge on the International Trade Commission for over 10 years. A new Chief Copyright Royalty Judge of the Copyright Royalty Board has just been named by the Librarian of Congress.

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DOJ Position on Administrative Law Judges

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Hull Late last month, the Department of Justice filed a short statement regarding administrative law judges (ALJs). The letter stated that the Department had already taken this position in ongoing litigation, referencing a pending case before the U.S. 109 (2024), the Supreme Court upheld a decision by the U.S.

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‘La Acción de Cumplimiento’ as a Legal Mechanism to Implement Colombian Climate Change Laws

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In April 2023, the Council of State, the highest court on administrative law matters, affirmed the decision. Despite a strong climate change legal framework, the lack of implementation of statutes and case law is a prevalent and persistent issue in Colombia. In February 2023, the Tribunal of Cundinamarca decided the case.

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Pending IP Cert Petitions at the Supreme Court

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Seven petitions remain undecided and the court will pick them up again when it begins the 2024 term in late September. 23-1217) This is an administrative law case asking when the APA requires the PTO to conduct formal rulemaking. This post briefly reviews these cases. United Therapeutics Corporation v. Chestek PLLC v.

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