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A tax deadline missed by one day leads to a showdown over equity, jurisdiction – and grammar

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Commissioner of Internal Revenue will consider whether “equitable tolling” – which allows courts to excuse missed deadlines in some circumstances – is available for a statutory federal income tax deadline. Courts of Appeals for the 8th and 9th Circuits concluding that tolling is not available, and the U.S. The deadline was Aug.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). West Virginia Federal Court Ordered EPA to Evaluate Clean Air Act’s Impacts on Coal Industry.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Bankruptcy Court Said California City and Counties Could Not Sue Coal Company for Climate Change Impacts. A federal bankruptcy court in Missouri enjoined San Mateo and Marin Counties and the City of Imperial Beach (the plaintiffs) from pursuing their climate change lawsuits against Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody). FEATURED CASE.

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February 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. The court therefore vacated and remanded the ACE Rule—which repealed the 2015 Clean Power Plan rule and in its place adopted a replacement rule that relied only on heat-rate improvements at individual plants. On January 19, 2021, the D.C. Third, the D.C. American Lung Association v.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Louisiana Federal Court Blocked Biden Administration “Pause” on New Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of New York City’s lawsuit seeking climate change damages from oil companies. The Second Circuit’s decision largely followed the reasoning of the district court’s 2018 decision. and Minnesota Federal Courts Remanded Climate Cases Against Fossil Fuel Industry.

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