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France court finds government liable for climate change inaction

JURIST

In determining whether the French state had failed in its obligations, the court ruled that the state could only be held responsible for part of the damages if it had not respected its commitments to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

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Justices reject issue-exhaustion requirement for Social Security claimants

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the federal government and in favor of people seeking Social Security benefits on a procedural issue about administrative “exhaustion” requirements. The court ruled 9-0 that claimants need not raise all of their specific issues before the agency.

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ICYMI: Supreme Court Overturns Landmark Chevron Case

Customs & International Trade Law

Natural Resources Defense Council that gave federal agencies great leeway in interpretation of laws. Instead of deferring to agencies, judges may now substitute their own interpretation of the law, making it easier to overturn agency regulations across the federal government.

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Court Rules for Home Depot in Barring Black Lives Matter Imagery

JonathanTurley

The NLRB quickly dismissed objections about compelled speech by the company if the government were to order the company to allow such political and social expression in the workplace. The General Counsel found that the company was violating federal law by preventing staff from wearing BLM imagery on their aprons.

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In back-to-back cases, justices will scrutinize traditional limits on challenges to agency proceedings

SCOTUSBlog

The first case involves Axon Enterprise, an Arizona company that makes police body cameras and other technology products for law enforcement. The ALJ imposed a substantial monetary penalty and barred her from practice before the SEC, but the decision was vacated after the Supreme Court ruled in Lucia v.

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Another federal agency challenges adverse ruling by 5th Circuit

SCOTUSBlog

To enforce these laws, Congress created the SEC. It granted the agency the power to regulate investors through either lawsuits in federal court or internal hearings in front of an administrative law judge, or ALJ. Under federal law, investors may challenge only final internal decisions by the SEC in the courts of appeals.

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Becerra’s Blunder: Did the Administration Allow Fauci and other Officials to Operate Illegally?

JonathanTurley

A House Committee is alleging that the Administration failed to properly reappoint directors at the National Institutes of Health. For reasons the Biden administration has yet to explain, it appears to have ignored the law, according to the House committee. That, too, is not allowed under federal law. Rand Paul (R-Ky.),

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