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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Justice Sotomayor dissented, writing that she believed the Court’s interpretation would allow defendants to “sidestep” the general bar on appellate review by “shoehorning” a civil rights or federal officer removal argument into their case for removal. They seek a court decision setting aside government approvals of the power plant.

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Court declines to step into series of disputes under consideration

SCOTUSBlog

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.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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After the developers terminated the Keystone XL pipeline project, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on July 16, 2021 dismissed for lack of jurisdiction an appeal of the district court’s denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction barring work on the pipeline.

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Will You Survive? How Trump’s Upheaval is Reshaping Your Legal Career”

The Estrin Report

From judicial appointments to executive orders directly targeting law firms, to ramifications of tariff wars, the profession is experiencing a seismic shift. Trump initiated a series of aggressive actions against the legal community, with an expanding list of targeted law firms. It is without precedent.

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