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US federal appeals court rules against natural gas company challenge to state court ruling

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The US Court of Appeals of the Third Circuit Tuesday ruled against Adelphia Gateway, LLC (Adelphia) in a challenge to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Hearing Board’s jurisdiction to hear challenges to Adelphia’s planned natural gas compressor project.

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Federal Court Limits State Authority to Deny Interstate Transmission Projects

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States, however, retain primary authority over “ siting, permitting, and construction ” of most transmission lines. But a Middle District of Pennsylvania court recently established one key limit on states’ authority to block new transmission lines through the siting process. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

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Conflict of Laws and Diversity of Opinions—A View of The Nigerian Jurisdiction

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Cosmas Emeziem, JSD Cornell University, Drinan Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Boston College Law School, Newton, MA. PIL rules are used as a toolbox to assist litigants in resolving these problems that arise from complex litigations. ©Author 2024.

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NAACP Lawsuit Contends Parkway Project Negatively Affects Residents

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Pennsylvania parkway project will unjustly affect Black residents, NAACP contends in new lawsuit.

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Multifamily Home Contractor Faces Federal Lawsuit for ADA Violations

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Property management company faces DOJ lawsuit for failing to construct multifamily homes in accordance with the ADA and FHA.

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U.S. Supreme Court Renders Personal Jurisdiction Decision

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This post is by Maggie Gardner, a professor of law at Cornell Law School. It is cross-posted at Transnational Litigation Blog. But Mallory argued that by registering to do business in Pennsylvania, it had agreed to appear in Pennsylvania courts on any cause of action. Gold Issue Mining & Milling Co.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

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According to the “Rights of Nature” doctrine, an ecosystem is entitled to legal personhood status and as such, has the right to defend itself in a court of law against harms, including environmental degradation caused by a specific development project or even by climate change. Climate litigation using the rights of nature.

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