Court Rules Misdemeanor Rhode Island 
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MARCH 6, 2018
The federal district court for the Eastern District of California held that more analysis of the impacts climate change would have on a water transfer program for the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta was required under NEPA. In a letter to the court on March 2, the parties asked the court to defer further briefing on the U.S.-based
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 8, 2021
Rhode Island , No. Connecticut Federal Court Granted State’s Motion to Remand Unfair Trade Practices Lawsuit Against Exxon. Among the arguments rejected by the court were claims that the Forest Service’s consideration of the project’s greenhouse gas effects in the final environmental impact statement (EIS) was deficient.
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SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
It also once again did not act on several high-profile petitions for review, including a challenge to Marylands ban on military-style assault weapons and a challenge to Rhode Islands ban on large-capacity magazines. Alito would reverse the lower courts ruling without additional briefing or oral arguments.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
AUGUST 4, 2021
Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense.
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