By Jane Wester | May 18, 2021
The city's fuel contracts took into account the possibility that the biodiesel tax credit would be reinstated, but a vendor stopped doing so, according to the complaint in Brooklyn federal court.
By Jason Grant | May 17, 2021
The gone-in-a-flash defense case was another twist in Donziger's battles with Chevron and, more directly in recent years, with two federal trial judges sitting in the Southern District of New York who have presided over a Chevron-linked civil-fraud case brought against Donziger and his criminal prosecution: Judge Lewis Kaplan in the civil matter and Judge Loretta Preska in the criminal case.
By Mitchell Cohen | May 14, 2021
This article provides a discussion of Justice Amy Coney Barrett's recently-authored opinion in 'Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club', in which the Supreme Court has construed a key privilege in FOIA jurisprudence in such a fashion as to likely put a serious damper on the ability of requesting parties to obtain record material.
By Bruce Love | May 13, 2021
Jonathan Brightbill said he chose not to return to Kirkland because he was looking for a firm where he could concentrate on his litigation practice, rather than transactional work and bankruptcy.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan | May 12, 2021
Environmental justice has grown in prominence in the political discourse in the last several years. While most of the attention has gone to federal actions, several states have just adopted their own laws to advance it. In their Environmental Law column, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan focus on the environmental justice provisions in New York law and those recently enacted by other states.
By Jason Grant | May 10, 2021
Lawyers for Donziger largely ignored legal and factual arguments related to the contempt charges against him, and instead drummed home the point that the trial itself seemed rigged against the embattled lawyer.
By Jason Grant | May 10, 2021
The long-awaited federal trial of embattled lawyer Steven Donziger, who faces six counts of criminal contempt of court and up to six months in prison if convicted, will kick off with what are expected to be riveting, and perhaps controversial, opening arguments at 10 a.m. today.
By Andrew Denney | May 4, 2021
A 4-2 majority found that amending the "Forever Wild" clause of New York's constitution is the only path forward for the proposed construction of so-called "Class II" trails in the 2.5-million-acre Forest Preserve.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lee A. Spielmann | April 23, 2021
Regardless of the political landscape, the natural world continues to face threats from a growing population and demands for economic growth. One potent prophylactic measure would expand the doctrine of "standing" to broaden the range of plaintiffs who could litigate to preserve threatened lands.
By Jane Wester | April 22, 2021
The San Francisco-based environmental firm Sher Edling is working with the New York City Law Department to represent the city in the suit, which was filed on Earth Day. The energy companies said the city is attempting to recover from a stinging defeat in the Second Circuit.
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