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Environmental Rights in State Constitutions

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

However, the constitutions of six states do have provisions with explicit environmental rights – Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. State of Montana , a suit brought by some of the same lawyers involved in Juliana. Now we have an important new decision from Montana.

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Restitution, medical malpractice, and a capital appeal

SCOTUSBlog

Disclosure: This case was brought by a lawyer at my firm; I am not involved in the case.] During jury selection, the prospective juror who went on to be the foreman said he was a self-published author, but Shockleys lawyers didnt ask him about it. Choy , Berk now asks the Supreme Court to intervene. Relisted after the Dec. 21 and Feb.

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Court Leak on Abortion Sends Tremors Through African-American Community

The Crime Report

Food and Drug Administration-approved medications, herbal remedies, or other non-medical methods “will be falsely arrested on charges of violating abortion bans, homicide laws, and other criminal statutes.

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FEMA Steals $80M From NYC, Dares Courts To Do Something About It

Above The Law

The Executive Branch has a duty to align federal spending and action with the will of the people as expressed through congressional appropriations, not through Presidential priorities,’ Rhode Island federal Judge John McConnell scolded in the January 31 TRO , reminding the feds that actually Congress has the power of the purse.

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“True Threats”: Ninth Circuit Rules That Threats Against Mitch McConnell May Be Prosecuted

JonathanTurley

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. Loomis also writes for the site “Lawyers, Guns, and Money.”)

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The defendants filed their reply brief on January 22, 2020, reiterating their arguments that the Tenth Circuit should review the entire remand order, not just the district court’s determination that removal was not proper under the federal-officer removal statute, and that there were multiple valid grounds for removal. Rhode Island v.

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Judge Not Convinced That Trump Admin Violated Court Order By Accident

Above The Law

Today’s hiding comes courtesy of Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island, who is not impressed with the government’s claim to have violated his prior TRO by accident. (Photo via Getty Images) Another day, another courtroom smackdown for the Trump administration.

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