JURIST

JULY 4, 2023

Over the course of the last month, culminating last week, similarly important decisions have been released regarding election law ( Allen v. Texas ), Affirmative Action ( Students for Fair Admissions v. But despite all the doom and gloom, the latest SCOTUS decisions are not the end of the story. Milligan and Moore v.

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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). order setting schedule Mar. 1, 2018; order denying remand and notice re tutorial Feb.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

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. Biden , No. 3:21-cv-00065 (S.D. July 12, 2021).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

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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