By Cogan Schneier | August 2, 2017
Democratic state attorneys general scored two wins in D.C. Circuit Court in 24 hours allowing them to defend Obama-era health care and environment policies under threat from Republicans and the Trump administration.
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 27, 2017
Cal.Sup.Ct.; S222472 The California Supreme Court reversed a court of appeal decision. The court held that the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination…
By Rebecca Cohen | July 25, 2017
Baker Botts has recruited environmental partner Christopher Carr in San Francisco from Morrison & Foerster, where he was chair of the latter's environment and energy group and co-chair of the firm's unmanned aerial systems and drone group.
By Jenna Greene, The Litigation Daily | July 20, 2017
There's a lovely neighborhood in Marin County, California where we recently thought about buying a house. The lots in Bel Marin Keys aren't big, but they back to lagoons connected to the San Pablo Bay. Just about everyone has a dock in their backyard.
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 13, 2017
Cal.Sup.Ct.; S223603 The California Supreme Court affirmed in part a judgment. The court held that the environmental impact report (EIR) for a regional…
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 6, 2017
Cal.Sup.Ct.; S221980 The California Supreme Court affirmed a court of appeal decision. The court held that homeowners who accepted the benefits of a…
By Cheryl Miller | July 6, 2017
California and seven other states on Thursday moved to defend Obama-era ozone pollution standards that Attorney General Xavier Becerra said may be left to die under Scott Pruitt's leadership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 28, 2017
9th Cir.; 14-35086 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment and vacated an order and remanded. The court held that although the U.S. Department of the…
By Douglas A. Kysar | June 23, 2017
Thus far, the Juliana plaintiffs have survived the government's motions to dismiss and interlocutory appeal. At this point, the plaintiffs and the federal District Court judge, Ann Aiken in Oregon, stand ready to move the case to a prompt trial. The Department of Justice, on the other hand, has filed a mandamus petition, asking the Ninth Circuit to step in and short circuit ordinary procedures of discovery, trial and appeal.
By Andrew R. Varcoe | June 20, 2017
Does the U.S. Constitution guarantee a right to be secure against climate change? And do the President and his officers have a legal duty—enforceable by a federal district judge—to pursue and implement an effective strategy to fight climate change? These, to say the least, are cutting-edge questions. And the Ninth Circuit—which remains one of the most important environmental-law courts in the country—may be deciding them very soon.
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