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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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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. Supreme Court yesterday upheld the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s corporate registration statute, even though it requires out-of-state corporations registering to do business within the state to consent to all-purpose (general) personal jurisdiction.

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Report from the 2022 Hague Academy Summer Course in PIL

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Written by Martina Ticic, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law; Croatian Science Foundation ( HRZZ ) doctoral student. As such, the Academy was truly a place to be this summer for everyone wanting to learn more on the matters of private international law, as well as to connect with others who share the same or similar interests.

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Supreme Court takes three cases and depublishes three opinions; dissenting votes in four review denials

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where the Second District, Division Five, Court of Appeal, in a published opinion , affirmed almost $170,000 in attorneys fees after a jury awarded less than $22,000 for a violation of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (commonly known as the “lemon law”) in the sale of a used car. HNL Automotive Inc. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S.

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Justices contemplate the interplay of eminent domain and sovereign immunity

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The dispute arose when PennEast obtained under the Natural Gas Act a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct a 116-mile pipeline from northeast Pennsylvania to western New Jersey. As such, he asked, “Why doesn’t this fall within the plain text of the 11th Amendment?”

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Is sovereign immunity out of gas in pipeline condemnation case?

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The dispute arose when PennEast obtained under the Natural Gas Act a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct a 116-mile pipeline from northeast Pennsylvania to western New Jersey. PennEast sought review by the Supreme Court, which was granted.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Baltimore and Incinerator Operator Settled Lawsuit over Local Air Law. Oil pump, ( Creative Commons ). By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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