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Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down a decision in California Restaurant Association v. The court overturned a District Court ruling to invalidate a Berkeley, California, prohibition on natural gas infrastructure in newly-constructed buildings. This post is not expressing a legal opinion on Ithaca’s code.)

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Florida man contests three-day rule in case of jailing over mistaken identity

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Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. Over 40 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Baker v. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. The officers sought review by the full 11th Circuit, which disagreed with the panel.

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Idaho governor signs strict new abortion bill into law

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Idaho Governor Brad Little Wednesday signed a new abortion bill into law, despite expressing grave concerns about the wisdom and constitutionality of the measure and warning that it could re-traumatize victims of sexual assault. The post Idaho governor signs strict new abortion bill into law appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Amendments by Acclamation: Democrats Move to Simply Declare the Equal Rights Amendment as Ratified

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Not only that, but four states — Nebraska, Tennessee, Idaho, Kentucky — rescinded their prior ratifications; a fifth, South Dakota, set its ratification to expire if the ERA was not adopted by the 1979 deadline. In 1981, a federal district court ruled in Idaho v. But it fell short of that constitutional threshold.

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US federal appeals court allows challenge to Arizona ban on abortions in cases of fetal abnormality

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overruled Monday a federal district court’s decision that doctors lacked standing to challenge an Arizona law banning abortion in cases of fetal abnormality.

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Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill

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The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit seeking to roll back access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in medication abortions. The justices did not reach the merits of the challenge – that is, they did not rule on whether the FDA acted properly in expanding access to mifepristone. United States and Idaho v.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The mining company’s emergency motion after the August 2017 order asked the court to amend its judgment and stay the injunction. As Compliance Date for Methane Waste Rule Nears, California Federal Court Ruled That BLM Could Not Postpone Compliance, Oil and Gas Trade Groups Again Asked Wyoming Federal Court for Preliminary Injunction.

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