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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Bird Groups Sent Notice of Violations in Connection with Ohio Wind Turbine Project.

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In lawsuit originally filed by J.D. Vance, GOP asks court to overrule limit on campaign spending

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A series of Supreme Court decisions have weighed in on the 1971 laws campaign-spending rules. Valeo , the court struck down the limits on independent expenditures but generally upheld the limits on contributions. United States should be extended to bar claims under statutes other than the Federal Tort Claims Act.

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Red states urge Supreme Court to block suits against big oil

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While the Supreme Court routinely throws out lower-court decisions granting prisoners habeas relief, its fairly uncommon for the justices to summarily grant relief to habeas petitioners. Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 conferences.) Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan 17 conferences.) Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan.

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

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Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit exceeded its powers under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act in concluding that every fairminded jurist would agree that the Ohio courts violated the Constitution in refusing to bar testimony from a victim of an attempted murder identifying her attacker. Relisted after the Jan.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court rejected CBD’s contention that DOI should undertake a specific search of Trump transition team records but directed DOI to clarify the extent to which its searches encompassed and identified correspondence between DOI and the transition team, or to expand its search to include such records. Center for Biological Diversity v.

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