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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

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. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. Japan , their case challenging the legality of a governmental approval that allows for the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants. Civil law cases. Administrative complaints.

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

Patently O

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. A challenger wouldn’t necessarily have to hurry to the courthouse.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  March 19, 2022 to March 25, 2022

Broadcast Law Blog

See our post on the Broadcast Law Blog for more information, and read the audit letter setting out all the requirements for the audit response and the list of audited stations, here. Read the auction procedures and see the list of available construction permits, here.

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‘Giustizia consensuale’: A New Law Journal on Consensual Justice in Its Many Nuances and Forms

Conflict of Laws

If they have chosen (a), the parties might stipulate which court and in which jurisdiction the matter will be litigated. The use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in public interest litigation brings both substantial and procedural advantages. Some Constructive Criticism on the Consumer ADR/ODR Package ; in Italian).

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Federal Court Limits State Authority to Deny Interstate Transmission Projects

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

States, however, retain primary authority over “ siting, permitting, and construction ” of most transmission lines. Under the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authority to regulate “ the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce.” FERC Order No.

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NAACP Lawsuit Contends Parkway Project Negatively Affects Residents

LegalReader

Pennsylvania parkway project will unjustly affect Black residents, NAACP contends in new lawsuit.