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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also dismissed defamation and related state tort claims. Minnesota and Washington Courts Said Climate Protesters Could Present Necessity Defense at Trial; Protester Found Guilty of Criminal Mischief and Trespass After North Dakota Court Denied Permission to Present Necessity Defense.

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February 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) sales of oil and gas leases on public lands in Montana and North Dakota between July 2019 and September 2020 suffered from the same defects that the court identified in a May 2020 decision that vacated 2017 and 2018 leases. Plaintiffs challenge two aspects of the regulations.