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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Second Circuit said the Connecticut statutes authorizing the solicitations did not compel utilities to enter into contracts with specific bidders. Supreme Court determined was preempted in Hughes v. New Jersey Appellate Court Affirmed State Authority to Take Easements for Coastal Protection Projects.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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New Jersey Federal Court Transferred Shareholder Derivative Action Against Exxon to Texas. The New Jersey federal court concluded that private and public interests weighed in favor of transfer. The Supreme Court said the PSC lacked authority to rewrite these terms. Fish & Wildlife Service , No.

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Red states urge Supreme Court to block suits against big oil

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While the Supreme Court routinely throws out lower-court decisions granting prisoners habeas relief, its fairly uncommon for the justices to summarily grant relief to habeas petitioners. California , 22 Orig. CVSG: 12/10/2024 (Relisted after the Jan. 17 conference.) Returning Relists Turco v. Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. New Jersey Federal Court Remanded Hoboken’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies to State Court. On September 8, 2021, a federal district court in New Jersey granted the City of Hoboken’s motion to remand to state court its climate change lawsuit against oil and gas companies. —in

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In a slew of new cases, the justices take in closer look

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New Jersey , [o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Judicial factfinding for restitution Under Apprendi v. Relisted after the Jan. 10 conference.) 13 and Jan. 10 conferences.)

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims.

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The Real A.C.B.

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EPA (2024), she criticized the Courts decision to block an EPA rule without fully engaging with legal and procedural requirements, stating, The Court today enjoins the enforcement of a major Environmental Protection Agency rule without fully engaging with both the relevant law and the voluminous record. By 2024, in Fischer v.

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