Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action February is off to a rip-roaring start in several circuits, and there's plenty more action ahead, including a moment of truth for judiciary policymaking that has managed to anger both the defense and plaintiffs bars. We'll explore all that in this edition of Wheeling & Appealing, which also includes an appellate quiz pegged to recent presidential news.
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Can Plaintiffs Challenge President Trump’s “10-to-1” Deregulation Order? A Look Back at Lawsuits Challenging the Order’s Predecessor Mark Skrobola (MCS@flickr), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons On Friday President Trump fulfilled a campaign promise and signed an executive order (EO) that directs agencies to identify 10 existing rules, regulations, or guidance documents to repeal for each new rule, regulation, or guidance that an agency promulgates. In addition, the EO, “Unleashing Prosperity Through […]
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Pushing The Envelope In Climate Law: Murder Charges Climate change legal advocates are pointing to wildfires in Los Angeles, hurricanes in the Southeast and a regulation-averse presidential administration as evidence that local prosecutors should begin going after fossil fuel companies with criminal charges — up to and including homicide.
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Calif. AG Gets $25M To Fund Legal Fights Against Trump The California Legislature greenlighted a $25 million cash infusion Monday for the state attorney general's office in a strategic effort to bolster the state's legal defenses against President Donald Trump's policy agenda, including anticipated challenges to immigration and environmental regulations.
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5th Circ. Asks Why EPA Stalled Denial Of Texas Ozone Plan A Fifth Circuit panel pushed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to specify why it had dragged its feet before denying Texas' Clean Air Act implementation plans, asking during oral arguments how long the agency can "sit on" the plans.
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