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Developments in Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities Through December 2023

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

For example, at least 7 townships in Michigan and 4 counties in Virginia prohibit or substantially restrict solar development on agricultural land. All of these federal lawsuits include claims that the agencies approving the projects violated the National Environmental Policy Act, among other federal causes of action.

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Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, P.C. Appoints Kaitlin A. Brown to Executive Committee

LegalReader

Katie is a respected and accomplished young leader of our firm and the legal community. Brown has been appointed to the firm’s Executive Committee. The announcement was made by the firm’s President and CEO, Steven D. We look forward to.

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Supreme Court Clarifies When Public Officials Can Be held Liable for Social Media Activity

Constitutional Law Reporter

In 2014, Freed updated his Facebook page to reflect his position as city manager of Port Huron, Michigan. In reaching its decision, the appeals court held that a public official engages in state action only when the official performs a legally mandated “duty of his office” or invokes the “authority of his office.”

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When is a Government Official’s Social Media a State Action?

Patently O

This recent decision from the Supreme Court case grapples with the issue of when a public official’s social media activity constitutes state action for purposes of a First Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. I’ve been following the case as part of my work on internet and media law issues. ” 42 U.S.C.

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The Unraveling of Trump’s Empire: Inside the New York Civil Trial

The Crime Report

Under New York state’s 1986 version of the federal RICO Act, the enumerated causes of action in this lawsuit constitute “enterprise corruption,” or an array of fraudulent conduct involving both illegitimate and legitimate businesses. Again, this trial is all about the potential or actual loss of Trump’s personal wealth.

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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93

SCOTUSBlog

One California-based firm, Gibson Dunn, did offer O’Connor a job – as a legal secretary. For the next five years, O’Connor juggled caring for her children with a hodgepodge of legal jobs, ranging from grading bar exams to bankruptcy appointments. Just seven years later, Kennedy’s view would prevail. In Citizens United v.

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