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Supreme Court Hears Challenge to EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule

Constitutional Law Reporter

One of the most closely watched is Ohio v. Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia filed suit, arguing that EPA’s rulemaking process circumvented the Clean Air Act’s cooperative-federalism mandate by forcing its own top-down control over state-level air-pollution reduction, and moved to stay the federal plan pending judicial review.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Session With Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

The Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority: The case stems from a collective-bargaining dispute between the Ohio National Guard and the union that represents its technicians. The post SCOTUS Kicks Off February Session With Four Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Supreme Court Upholds Corporate Personal Jurisdiction Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

According to the Court, such laws do not offend the Constitution’s Due Process Clause. Facts of the Case Robert Mallory worked for Norfolk Southern as a freight-car mechanic for nearly 20 years, first in Ohio, then in Virginia. After he left the company, Mallory moved to Pennsylvania for a period before returning to Virginia.

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At a vestige of the Manhattan Project, a fight over workers’ compensation and intergovernmental immunity

SCOTUSBlog

Share Under established constitutional law, states may generally not tax or regulate property or operations of the federal government. A 1936 federal law waives federal immunity from state workers’ compensation laws on federal land and projects. This principle is known as intergovernmental immunity. Washington.

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“Without any Doubt, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Beyond any Doubt”: Tribe Declares Trump Committed Attempted Murder

JonathanTurley

The Court wrote that “[s] ince the statute does not specify the elements of “attempt to kill,” they are those required for an “attempt” at common law, … which include a specific intent to commit the unlawful act. ” . Indeed, such a claim would contradict controlling Supreme Court precedent.

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“The Illegality…Was Obvious”: An Analysis of the Carter Opinion on Jan. 6th

JonathanTurley

Judge Carter notes that Eastman still believes that the statute is unconstitutional as written. The court simply brushes that aside and states the “ignorance of the law is no excuse” and “believing the Electoral Count Act was unconstitutional did not give President Trump license to violate it.”.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

JonathanTurley

COUNT FOUR (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. COUNT FIVE (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. ” Imagine what would happen to free speech in the United States if people could be sued for their “suggestive words and encouragement” for third parties who later violate the law. In Brandenburg v.