ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. 24, 2016); Alaska Oil & Gas Association v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Justice Sotomayor dissented, writing that she believed the Court’s interpretation would allow defendants to “sidestep” the general bar on appellate review by “shoehorning” a civil rights or federal officer removal argument into their case for removal. Alaska May 26, 2021). Justice Alito did not take part in the case. Chevron Corp.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed without prejudice an appeal of the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction in cases challenging the Willow project, a major oil development project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Alaska Mar. Save the Colorado v. Semonite , No. 18-cv-03258 (D.

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