SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 7, 2025

Neillys petition for review will presumably be put on hold until the justices rule sometime next year on Ellingburgs case. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit allowing the state to enforce most of the law was only a preliminary one and may change as the litigation continues.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Under the Endangered Species Act, the court vacated the FWS’s biological opinion because the incidental take statement lacked “the requisite specificity of mitigation measures for the polar bear” and because the take finding for the polar bear was arbitrary and capricious. Rhode Island v. West Virginia v. 19-1818 (1st Cir.).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Rhode Island Federal Court Denied Motion to Stay Remand Order in Rhode Island’s Climate Change Case. Rhode Island v. Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court. The case was argued before the High Court on January 22, 2019. BP p.l.c. ,

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 23, 2024

University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis defended the murder of a conservative protester and said he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. It has lost major court rulings due to its unconstitutional treatment of conservative speakers.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 20, 2022

Ohio , the Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that even calling for violence is protected under the First Amendment unless there is a threat of “ imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action.”. That is legitimately concerning and chilling language. In Brandenburg v.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Nevertheless, in the past, I have defended extremist views on academic freedom grounds like those of University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis, who rationalized the murder of a conservative protester and said that he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Other academics have called for or defended violent acts.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Rhode Island v. Montana and Wyoming Asked Supreme Court to Consider Claims That Washington Impermissibly Blocked Access for Coal Shipments. Swiss Court Ruled that Imminent Danger of Climate Crisis Justified Protesters’ Actions. .); Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.)

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

They contended that it would seem to follow from Apprendi that a jury must find any facts necessary to support a (nonzero) restitution order, and they suggested that the court should take up a lower court ruling to the contrary. Relisted after the Jan. 10 conference.) Ocean State Tactical, LLC v.

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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

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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.

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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”. Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co. , 19-1818 (1st Cir.).

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