ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 24, 2025

Credit: Christine Olsson/TT On February 19, 2025, the Swedish Supreme Court dismissed the Aurora case ( Anton Foley and others v Sweden ), the first systemic climate change case brought in Sweden. That said, Swedish courts may soon be called upon to interpret and apply the ECtHRs standing test more directly.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 20, 2025

Simon , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that alleging commingling of funds alone cannot satisfy the commercial nexus requirement of the expropriation exception of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA). The Courts decision was unanimous. Supreme Courts Decision The Supreme Court disagreed.

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Above The Law

APRIL 10, 2025

(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) In early June 2022, in the wake of the unprecedented leak of a draft of the Supreme Courts Dobbs opinion, Nicholas Roske, a California man in his mid-20s, was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaughs Maryland home. Roske, who was reportedly angry about the Courts decision to overturn Roe v.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

In accordance with Supreme Court precedent, the Department is restoring constitutional accountability so that Executive Branch officials answer to the President and to the people. The impact of this position statementand how it will play out in federal courts with the new administrationis unclear. See Inmar Rx Solutions v. Bondi , No.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 20, 2025

But the court denied review last week in a case that sought to invalidate the burden-shifting framework that has long governed employment discrimination cases. 7, 2025 conferences.) Relisted after the May 30, 2024 and Mar. Returning Relists Apache Stronghold v.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 6, 2025

The court granted review of one of last weeks new relists raising a double jeopardy question about a federal sentencing enhancement for using a firearm during a violent crime. Grants are now filling in the 2025-26 term, which will start in October.) That period has long since passed for Ellingburg. Relisted after the Feb.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 18, 2025

On March 7, 2025, Judge Stephen N. The district court initially held that all the claims were barred by the FSIA, but the Eighth Circuit reversed on the hoarding claim. The Peoples Government of Hubei Province and the Peoples Government of Wuhan City fall into the same category because they are political subdivisions.

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Deremer , 2025 CCA LEXIS 46, 2025 WL 427756 (N-M.Ct. 2025), NMCCA decided that when an alleged victim has an SVC, the MCIO must notify the SVC of any interviews, especially those with intent to interrogate the “victim” about a false allegation. 305 governed Section 1044e and 10 U.S.C. In United States v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 8, 2025

VanDerStok , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule interpreting the Gun Control Act of 1968 to cover certain products that can readily be converted into an operational firearm or a functional frame or receiver is not facially inconsistent with the act.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 21, 2025

In the United States, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) governs such disputes, providing an exception for commercial activity that causes a direct effect in the U.S. At the heart of this legal uncertainty is the Supreme Courts decision in Republic of Argentina v. businesses engaged in international commerce.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

RusChem saga arose from bonds issued by UniCredit to guarantee performance under contracts for Russian construction projects, where RusChem, after terminating the contracts due to EU sanctions, initiated Russian proceedings for payment in breach of an English-law governed arbitration agreement that mandates resolution in Paris under ICC rules.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 21, 2025

o3-mini was also the only model to get the timeline of the Supreme Courts locations completely wrong (Question #29) and to cite the wrong constitutional provision referencing Article III instead of Article VI as the basis for the constitutional oath (Question #34). And in some cases, 4o significantly outperformed o3-mini and even o1.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 19, 2025

3] Best interests of the corporation is further defined to include the following factors: (a) the interests of shareholders, employees, retirees and pensioners, creditors, consumers, and governments; (b) the environment ; and (c) the long-term interests of the corporation. [4] 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2025

Together, these cases offer a snapshot of a legal system navigating the complexities of modern governance, individual freedoms, and the evolving boundaries of federal authority. Additionally, cases that reversed lower court decisions or set new legal precedents were considered more significant. Other Areas: 15 points.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 5, 2024

Cities are often considered a niche focus for those who work in climate policy – a third level of government not directly captured in our country’s federal-state dichotomy, one occasionally commended for “ stepping up ” or showing “ leadership ” in the absence of climate action by Congress or in many states.

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Above The Law

MARCH 31, 2025

The Eiffel Tower, Paris (photo by Renee Jefferson) One professional item to share – Law360 selected me to join its 2025 Editorial Advisory Board on Legal Ethics. From the website: On March 28 2025, Jenner & Block filed a lawsuit to stop an unconstitutional executive order that has already been declared unlawful by a federal court.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 30, 2025

The first 100 days of the second Trump administration have proved volatile for local governments working to advance ambitious climate action. Several preliminary injunctions may apply to grants and other forms of federal financial assistance that flow to or impact local governments.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 24, 2025

Biden appointed the most judges to the Second Circuit in 2021, to the Ninth in 2022, and even had one judge begin active service in 2025 ( Embry Kidd in the Eleventh Circuit). Decision The Ninth Circuit reversed the district courts decision to dismiss the Unruh Act claim, ruling that the federal court should have kept jurisdiction over it.

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Above The Law

MARCH 7, 2025

The two graphs below track the Justices word counts across all argument in the 2023/2024 Term and those already completed in this 2024/2025 Term. The remainder of this piece proceeds by breaking down and comparing their argument styles across eight oral arguments, four from the 2023/2024 Term and four from the 2024/2025 Term.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The government has already moved to kill the TRO arguing that it’s a violation of Article II to require the executive branch to wait LESS THAN A WEEK to make sure it’s not operating in violation of multiple explicit statutes and regulations. A corrupt judge protecting corruption. He needs to be impeached NOW!

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Above The Law

MARCH 4, 2025

The rule of law is considered the bedrock principle upon which our government is built. To that end, more than 500 law school deans and professors, law firm partners, and former judges have signed a letter calling on all government officials — including President Trump — to obey judicial decisions.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Over dissents or statements from several justices, the court denied review in cases that they had considered repeatedly at their recent conferences. The court did not add any new cases to their docket for the 2025-26 term. The justices declined to decide whether to limit or overrule its 1950 decision in Feres v.

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2025

Together, these cases deal with balancing government authority, economic activity, and individual rights. By 2024-2025, however, Barretts opinions began showing a shift toward supporting greater agency deference. She dismissed it, saying, the Court glosses this statute by leaning on weak evidence of Congress impetus.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 29, 2025

In August 2024, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals then dismissed their appeals as moot and vacated the October 2020 decision vacating the 2016 rule. Meanwhile, a federal district court enjoined enforcement of the Biden rule in September 2024, and the governments appeal of the injunction is being held in abeyance.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 9, 2025

Share Calling the situation untenable, the Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon, asking the justices to block orders by federal judges in Washington, D.C., Wilcox went to federal court in Washington, D.C., Wilcox went to federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 15. Senior U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

In addition, the court concluded that FOIA obligated DOI to take additional steps to search Zinke’s government-issued phone. The appellate court agreed with the OAG that redacted portions of the application were privileged as “preliminary communications made between a client and its prospective counsel while seeking legal assistance.”

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The Estrin Report

MARCH 16, 2025

Targeting legal entities raises concerns about government interference in legal representation and has broader implications for the independence and responsibilities of law firms in an increasingly polarized environment. Trumps executive order limited access to government resources sending shockwaves throughout the legal profession.

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Above The Law

MARCH 4, 2025

Law Firm Following Court Approval. after a court decision made it the first Big Four accounting firm eligible to practice law in the country. The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday granted the accounting giant final approval to obtain a license to create its own firm, KPMG Law. Read more here (gift link). #2

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