JURIST

APRIL 6, 2023

The survivors and families of the victims joined in a lawsuit against the US government, alleging negligence under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act due to the government’s failure to prevent Kelley from purchasing a firearm despite his prior felony convictions. The post US Justice Department to give $144.5M

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2023

Meetra Mehdizadeh, Staff Attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, raised concerns over the ban’s potential negative impacts, saying: This extreme law does nothing to protect people’s health. The Red River Women’s Clinic was forced to move to Moorhead, Minnesota, leaving North Dakota with no abortion clinics.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The federal district court for the District of South Dakota temporarily enjoined enforcement of provisions of a riot boosting statute enacted in South Dakota in 2019 in response to anticipated protests of the Keystone XL pipeline. Minnesota Supreme Court Declined to Review Claims Regarding Environmental Review for Oil Pipeline.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

The federal district court for the Eastern District of California held that more analysis of the impacts climate change would have on a water transfer program for the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta was required under NEPA. The action involved closing valves on pipelines in Washington, Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.

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