Court Decisions Court Rules New Jersey 
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JULY 6, 2017
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a West Virginia federal district court had erred in concluding that it had jurisdiction to consider the coal company Murray Energy Corporation’s and its affiliates’ lawsuit that sought to compel EPA to conduct evaluations of the Clean Air Act’s employment effects. Thorson , No.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 16, 2025
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. 13 and Jan. 10 conferences.)
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
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
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
The question came to the court in the case of Ryan Carter , who was a member of the Air National Guard when he underwent spine surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., A federal district court dismissed Carters claims, relying on the courts decision in Feres.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MARCH 6, 2018
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). In a letter to the court on March 2, the parties asked the court to defer further briefing on the U.S.-based
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
AUGUST 4, 2021
Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. The Ninth Circuit declined to remand with instructions for dismissal of the underlying action and also declined to vacate any district court decisions.
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