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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. O n Monday, April 17, 2023, the U.S. City of Berkeley.

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Biden administration finalizes rule expanding federal water protections

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This new rule was contested on the basis of administrative overreach, but the revision was ultimately accepted after a 2018 Supreme Court ruling. This revision to the CWA may affect the outcome of a case currently before the US Supreme Court. The Supreme Court heard the first oral arguments for this review in October.

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Restrictions on gender-affirming medical care – and assault weapons

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Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to lift those orders while they appealed. The court of appeals refused, instead expediting argument. By a split vote, the 6th Circuit then reversed the lower courtsrulings , concluding that the states were likely to win their appeals. The court thus allowed the laws go into effect.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. On October 4 , the federal district court for the Northern District of California vacated the U.S.

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Roberts court hands major wins to Trump, conservative movement in 2023-24 term

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Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit – or simultaneously did both. The court ruled on June 13 that several doctors and medical groups challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s expansion of access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions, did not have a legal right to sue, known as standing.

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