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Justices validate IRS’s right to retain fraudulent pre-bankruptcy tax payments

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The Supreme Court held last week that the answer is yes. The first is Section 544, which creates a federal cause of action allowing the bankrupt to recover funds it paid out before bankruptcy whenever the transfer is voidable under applicable law. It does not change the substantive requirements of the claim itself.

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Fashion Law in 2021: 12 of the Year’s Noteworthy Lawsuits

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A behind the scenes scuffle between Lululemon and Peloton recently landed in federal court, with the exercise bike -maker arguing that Lululemon threatened it with litigation over its “similarly striking” garments. According to the declaratory judgment action that it filed with the U.S. Drip Creationz.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Found Flaws in New Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. Second, the court concluded that BLM should have calculated and considered total greenhouse emissions, instead of merely relying on comparisons of yearly emission rates.

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Nine new relists as the court approaches the finish line

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Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. With just a few weeks left before the Supreme Court’s summer recess, and with only the October and November argument sittings filled, the court has switched into high gear. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) approval of an offshore drilling and production facility off the coast of Alaska in the Beaufort Sea, finding that BOEM failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). FEATURED CASE. 20-472 (U.S.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Louisiana Federal Court Blocked Biden Administration “Pause” on New Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters.

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