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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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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Idaho abortion ban case

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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case concerning whether a 1986 federal law preempts Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. The Idaho statute criminalizes performing or attempting to perform an abortion unless not doing so would result in the mother’s death.

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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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The court also granted motions to strike the state law claims pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute. The court granted the company leave to amend its complaint with 21 days. Resolute Forest Products, Inc. Greenpeace International , No. 3:17 -cv-02824 (N.D.

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Court Grants Immunity To DA Who Shared Nude Photos From A Searched Phone With Local Law Enforcement

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[Sad trombone]: But the district attorney involved wont face legal consequences under a federal appeals court ruling released Monday. She was pulled over in Idaho (where recreation use/possession isnt legal) and charged with possession. But Idaho law enforcement still had a copy of Olsons phone data. Carpenter did.

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

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The court’s opinion in a third case could further complicate Jack Smith’s prosecution of Trump in Washington, D.C. United States , the justices narrowed the scope of a federal criminal statute under which hundreds of Jan. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit – or simultaneously did both. In Fischer v.

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