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Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure)

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In district court, Georgia corrections admitted that its policy substantially burdened Smith’s religious exercise, but it argued that various safety and security concerns justified its refusal to allow beards of any greater length. Convicted CEO asks justices whether Brady imposes a due diligence requirement on defendants. In Smith v.

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

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Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluding that tolling is available for a similarly worded tax provision. It will also add to the court’s precedent on the interaction between the law of equity and the technicalities of federal statutes. The issue has split circuits, with the U.S.

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Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

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Plaintiffs, including 19 states and the District of Columbia, argued that the terminations were illegal reductions in force (RIFs) conducted without the required 60-day notice to states, violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). He attempted to bypass the procedural bar by asserting actual innocence under Schlup v.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Court held that the provision used “extension” in its “temporal sense,” but that the statute did not impose a “continuity requirement” and instead allowed small refineries to apply for hardship extensions “at any time.” In re Enbridge Energy, LP , Nos. EPA’s response to the petitions is due on August 5, 2021. 20-1778 (U.S.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Two federal district courts—in Minnesota and the District of Columbia—granted motions to remand cases brought by plaintiffs against the fossil fuel industry. The companies filed an emergency motion for a temporary stay of execution of the remand order on the same day (March 31) that the district court issued the order.

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Legal Ethics Roundup: Biden Disbarment, TX May End ABA Oversight, Ethics Of Zealous Advocacy, $100M Judicial Election, 3 New EO Threats, Fed Misconduct Survey, Jobs, & More

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9 Hunter Biden Agrees To Disbarment In District of Columbia. They also develop and present CLEs, interpret statutes and rules relating to legal ethics, draft legal ethics opinions and rule amendments, and provide counsel and support to assigned committees, task forces and work groups. Read more here. Learn more and apply here.

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