LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As I survey the legal profession broadly, and the world of legal tech and innovation specifically, I see uncertainty and inertia. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo. After all, it was a good year for the legal tech industry. Overall, the legal tech industry saw unprecedented growth.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 6, 2025

Below is a brief summary of the legal questions before the Court: Feliciano v. To eliminate the financial burden that reservists face when called to active duty at pay rates below their federal civilian salaries, Congress enacted the differential pay statute, 5 U.S.C. Supreme Court heard its final oral arguments of 2024.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Second Circuit agreed with the district court that the plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to allege an injury in fact since he “never explained why he had any legal right to have the document distributed.” EPA’s brief is due December 15. National Environmental Development Association’s Clean Air Project v. Williams , No.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

McDonough , a case that the court already rescheduled seven times last term, and which involves the construction of a statute providing disability pay for members of the military. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, by a divided vote , deferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs construction of the statute under Chevron U.S.A.,

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The trial penalty that coaxes both the guilty and innocent to enter pleas is exacerbated by mandatory minimum statutes, which trigger automatic penalties if invoked by the prosecutor, as well as sentencing enhancements within the discretion of the prosecutor, such as whether to file notice with the court of a prior offense.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 20, 2024

Study of environmental impacts of crude oil production The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition wants to build a new 88-mile common carrier rail line that would link an isolated part of Utah to the national rail network. It sought and received the Surface Transportation Board’s approval to do so. In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In the meantime, the regulation has become one of the most important legal instruments for judicial cooperation in civil matters. The present contribution seeks to pursue this classification problem, equally relevant in legal and practical terms, for the relevant pieces of secondary EU legislation. A look at Art. A look at Art.

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Fordham Law News

MARCH 18, 2023

5] The statute requires plan fiduciaries act “solely in the interest of” and “for the exclusive purpose of. 31, 2023), [link] [2] See generally Complaint, Utah v. Legal Stud. Cole, Legal Standards Governing Investment of Pension Assets for Social and Political Goals , 124 U. population.” [3] Walsh, 23-cv-00016 (N.D.

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LettersBlogatory

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A court in Israel has ordered the government there to recognize marriages conducted by an officiant in Utah between Israelis attending remotely via videoconferencing from Israel. Why, you ask, would Israelis be interested in being married under Utah law? Cyprus is a typical destination.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

Wade, o pponents of abortion are pushing for stricter bans at state levels—even criminalizing women who travel outside their states where abortion remains legal. So-called “trigger” laws have already gone into effect in states where anti-abortion statutes are already on the books have been activated by the decision. South Dakota.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 11, 2021

There is a troubling case in Panguitch, Utah where a woman has reportedly been charged with a hate crim e for allegedly “stomping on a ‘Back the Blue’ sign” at a gas station. For we are presented with a clear and simple statute to be judged against a pure command of the Constitution. The outcome can be laid at no door but ours.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Within ERISA’s framework, from which state-by-state deviation is not allowed, is language at issue in an appeal in Utah v. Keenan subsequently filed a second motion for summary judgment to seek closure on legal arguments the court did not address when granting the injunction. Walsh , an important pending discussed further below.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

Louisiana filed suit in the US District Court for its Western District, leading a cohort comprising Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The federal district court for the District of South Dakota temporarily enjoined enforcement of provisions of a riot boosting statute enacted in South Dakota in 2019 in response to anticipated protests of the Keystone XL pipeline. In re Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance , No. IBLA 2019 94 (IBLA Sept. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Trinity Legal Center and Catholic Medical Association, National Association of Catholic Nurses-USA, Idaho Chooses Life and Texas Alliance for Life make similar arguments. The Christian Legal Society and Robertson Center for Constitutional Law , Concerned Women for America , and Judicial Watch, Inc. Against stare decisis.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Circuit to hold the cases in abeyance was to allow the federal district for the District of Columbia to resolve cases challenging NHTSA’s action that raise similar legal issues. The court found that the plaintiff, who did not allege any legally cognizable relationship with the community college, had failed to allege Article III standing.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Ultimately, the SEC will have to anticipate these types of legal challenges in finalizing a durable rule. Other legal challenges have also arisen. While the decision has been appealed , a federal district court in Utah v. In the Utah v. There is, however, a notable exception to this trend. Raimondo and Relentless v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 13, 2021

After Temporarily Blocking Activity on Helium Extraction Project in Southeastern Utah, Federal Court Denied Emergency Injunctive Relief. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of a helium extraction project in an area of the San Rafael Desert in southeastern Utah covered by an oil and gas lease sold in December 2018. 20-472 (U.S. Dingell, Jr.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The magistrate judge concluded that the suit was barred by the statute of limitations. The court further found that the plaintiffs conceded that venue in Boulder County was not proper for San Miguel under this statute. Lawsuits Challenged NEPA Reviews for Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 31, 2021

Eric Swalwell against former President Donald Trump as a serious miscalculation that could result in a legal vindication for Trump either on the trial or appellate levels. COUNT FOUR (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. COUNT FIVE (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. Around 2:26, Trump mistakenly called Utah Sen.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that its review of the remand order in Baltimore’s climate change case against fossil fuel companies was limited to determining whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute. Renewable Fuels Association v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

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.” BLM Dropped Appeal of Adverse Decision on Environmental Review for Utah Coal Mine Expansion. June 22, 2021).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 7, 2020

While the first lease sale is not legally required to occur for another year, the Trump Administration is moving ahead now. Thus, for example, the Secretary of the Interior has previously cancelled leases that were issued before the requirements of NEPA and other statutes were met. procedural requirements.” There is a catch, however.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit majority opinion’s interpretation was foreclosed by the statute and violated separation of powers. Circuit in 2016 signaled that the legal framework for the Clean Power Plan “hinges on important issues of federal that EPA then—and the court below now—got so wrong this Court was likely to grant review.” WildEarth Guardians v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

In Minnesota, the district court granted the State of Minnesota’s motion to remand its case, which asserts state law claims under common law and consumer protection statutes. s consumer protection statute. Utah Federal Court Said Analysis of Coal Mine Expansion’s Greenhouse Gas Impacts Was Inadequate. 1:19-cv-02869 (D.

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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”. The court also noted that states and localities “expressly maintain control over the local distribution of natural gas under related federal statutes” such as the Natural Gas Act.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 21, 2021

Kane County, Utah v. Kane County, Utah , 20-96. Issues : (1) Whether a writ of mandamus is appropriate because, contrary to the holding of the U.S. relisted after the Dec. 15 conferences). United States , 20-82. relisted after the Dec. 15 conferences). United States v. relisted after the Jan. 15 conferences). Scarnati v.

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