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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Second Circuit agreed with the district court that the plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to allege an injury in fact since he “never explained why he had any legal right to have the document distributed.” Federal Court in Washington Upheld Forest Restoration Plan. EPA’s brief is due December 15. Williams , No.

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Why the ‘Machinery of Death’ Keeps Running

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The state of Oklahoma put James Coddington to death on Aug. It marks the beginning of a busy period at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s execution chamber. Photo courtesy Oklahoma Dept. Today, fewer jurisdictions are using the death penalty, but some – like Oklahoma – seem to be doubling down. James Coddingon.

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Are Alaska Native corporations Indian tribes? A multimillion-dollar question

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Oklahoma last term, the court confronted the complex past of Oklahoma’s Native nations, Chehalis turns on the unique legal history of Alaskan Natives. But the outcome could also have longer-term consequences for how, and from whom, Alaskan Natives receive essential services. First, some background. Just as, in McGirt v.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

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Wade, o pponents of abortion are pushing for stricter bans at state levels—even criminalizing women who travel outside their states where abortion remains legal. So-called “trigger” laws have already gone into effect in states where anti-abortion statutes are already on the books have been activated by the decision.

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Returning regulation to the states, and predictable harms to health

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With this holding, the Dobbs majority deepened state-by-state health inequities by upending a 50-year understanding that the 14th Amendment protects a right to privacy that includes access to abortion, among other intimate decisions. Hellerstedt. Some states, like California, pay for low-income patients’ care.

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The Anti-ESG Movement Has Not Fared Well in Court, but Critical Decisions Are Pending

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If that language continues to be upheld on appeal, the SIFMA decisions foreshadows the strength of ERISA’s protections for fiduciary autonomy in making sound investment decisions, so long as plan fiduciaries are steadfast in their commitment to their legally mandated duties.

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

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But in response to legal challenges, Congress amended the law in 2022 to give the FTC the power to make changes to the authoritys rules. A group of states brought suit in a federal district court in Kentucky, challenging the constitutionality of the HISA and its funding mechanism. Judicial factfinding for restitution Under Apprendi v.

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