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). Arizona Board of Regents Filed Notice of Appeal in Climate Scientist Public Records Case.

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JURIST

MAY 27, 2024

US law student and undergraduate delegates passed four proposed amendments Sunday at the first-ever Model Constitutional Convention hosted by Arizona State University (ASU) Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. This followed two days of discussion and deliberation in Phoenix, Arizona. New London.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Second Circuit agreed with the district court that the plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to allege an injury in fact since he “never explained why he had any legal right to have the document distributed.” Federal Court in Washington Upheld Forest Restoration Plan. EPA’s brief is due December 15. Williams , No.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments from two Arizona death row inmates in a case that could have devastating consequences for prisoners attempting to prove their innocence before execution, reports The Guardian. Meanwhile, USA Today reports that a landmark Supreme Court decision last year in McGirt v.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Florida asks Supreme Court to allow its anti-drag law to take effect (Ariane de Vogue, CNN) Bipartisan Legal Scholars Urge Supreme Court To Impose 18-Year Term Limits (Alison Durkee, Forbes) An Arizona drug case related to the 6th Amendment is headed to Supreme Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The argument was notable because a surprising group of justices appeared genuinely to struggle with the legal issue at the heart of the case – repeatedly calling it “rather odd,” “very odd,” “close,” and “really a tough case.” But a 2012 Supreme Court decision, Martinez v. The question raised in Shinn v.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 14, 2021

Both are legal titans who defeated a string of worthy contenders to reach the championship. But only one can be chosen by SCOTUSblog readers as the greatest justice in the court’s history. Ask any constitutional law student to name the most iconic Supreme Court decision, and they’ll probably answer Marbury v.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

But that hasn’t stopped some from promoting his methods and even deploying 911 call analysis in court to win convictions. In 2016, Missouri prosecutor Leah Askey wrote Harpster an effusive email, bluntly detailing how she skirted legal rules to exploit his methods against unwitting defendants. “Of

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

An Arizona Senate committee Thursday voted in favor of a bill that prohibits abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill comes amidst the much-anticipated Supreme Court decision on Mississippi’s abortion law, which has the potential to drastically transform abortion rights in the US.

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2022

A group of legal and political experts Monday testified before the US House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol that former President Donald Trump’s allegations of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election are unsubstantiated.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 13, 2021

Respondent Greg Walters counters that the case self-evidently involves federal issues and a parallel case before the same trial judge has already been confirmed, making this case a bad vehicle because the questioned legal rule is unlikely to have affected the outcome. We’ll have a better idea next Monday whether the court agrees.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 19, 2025

4] Canadas statute is an updated version of what have been called constituency statutes in the United States, which explicitly expand the fiduciary duties of corporate managers and directors beyond shareholders but do not usually include the environment among allowable factors, except in Arizona and Texas. [5] The short answer is yes.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Federal Court Barred Timber Management in Arizona National Forests Pending New Jeopardy Analysis for Mexican Spotted Owl but Upheld Climate Change Analysis. The federal district court for the District of Arizona enjoined the U.S. 97182-0 (Wash.

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Above The Law

MARCH 31, 2025

Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. We wrapped up my daughters spring break in Paris, where I felt like my head was spinning as I tried to keep up with the many legal ethics headlines back home.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2025

In a series of recent decisions, federal courts across the United States have addressed a range of significant legal issues, from civil rights and constitutional law to administrative authority and criminal justice. Case Outcome: Reversal of Lower Court Decision: 5 points. Other Areas: 15 points. Ludlow Sch.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 27, 2020

The threat to the free press is obvious and was the basis for foundational court decisions. The standard for defamation for public figures and officials in the United States is the product of a decision over 50 years ago in New York Times v. Like “disinformation,” it is heavily laden with subjectivity.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 6, 2021

The latest example of which was on July 1, 2021 when the Supreme Court decided Brnovich (which had been consolidated with Arizona Republican Party v. The Supreme Court did not even tackle the 15th Amendment arguments and rather ruled on a crabbed statutory interpretation of the Voting Rights Act. Democratic National Committee ).

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Anderson, a Republican, was the first female majority leader in the Colorado senate, an achievement that puts her in a class with the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who had the same first in the Arizona state senate. Some justices appear to be looking to that case as a hook to overrule the Colorado Supreme Court. Term Limits v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

But in response to legal challenges, Congress amended the law in 2022 to give the FTC the power to make changes to the authoritys rules. A group of states brought suit in a federal district court in Kentucky, challenging the constitutionality of the HISA and its funding mechanism. Judicial factfinding for restitution Under Apprendi v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Arizona Court Ordered Production of Climate Scientists’ Emails Under Arizona’s Public Records Law.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 9, 2022

In south-west Arizona, more than 80 percent of people have been expelled without the opportunity to make their case. The area surrounding the major US customs and border protection (CBP) station between Sonoyta and Ajo, Arizona has seen the highest level of desert deaths ever recorded (3,830 people).

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2025

CNN noted that prominent legal figures like Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society have argued that the criticism is an overreaction to a procedural ruling, not a substantive one. Tsarnaev (2022), Barrett criticized judicial overreach, questioning appellate courts supervisory power. Similarly, in George v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 7, 2021

The states argued that the Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan while it was under review by the D.C. Circuit in 2016 signaled that the legal framework for the Clean Power Plan “hinges on important issues of federal that EPA then—and the court below now—got so wrong this Court was likely to grant review.”

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. The Ninth Circuit declined to remand with instructions for dismissal of the underlying action and also declined to vacate any district court decisions.

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Above The Law

MARCH 4, 2025

Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. after a court decision made it the first Big Four accounting firm eligible to practice law in the country. Highlights from Last Week – Top Ten Eighteen (!)

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