Administrative Law
California v. EPA
Ninth Circuit Adopts Per Se Rule for Modification of Injunctions Based on Superseded Law.
Environmental Law
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Environmental Law
Root and Branch: Climate Catastrophe, Racial Crises, and the History and Future of Climate Justice
After all, radical simply means “grasping things at the root.” — Angela Davis[footnote-short-crop]ANGELA Y. DAVIS, WOMEN, CULTURE & POLITICS 14 (1984) (emphasis omitted). [/footnote-short-crop] Introduction The disproportionate burdens of climate…
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American Indian Law
The (Indigenous) Case for Shareholder Primacy and its Role in Climate Justice
In 1970, Milton Friedman published his now-infamous essay, arguing that the purpose of a corporation is to produce value for its investors.[footnote-short-crop]Milton Friedman, A Friedman Doctrine — The Social Responsibility…
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Corporate Law
Rethinking Retirement Savings
At the end of 2020, Americans held a collective $35 trillion in their retirement accounts.[footnote-short-crop]Retirement Assets Total $34.9 Trillion in Fourth Quarter 2020, INV. CO. INST.(Mar.18,2021), https://www.ici.org/research/stats/retirement/ret_20_q4 [https://perma.cc/U63P-RX6S].[/footnote-short-crop] To put…
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Animal Law
Rights of Nature, Rights of Animals
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Federal Courts
Juliana v. United States
Ninth Circuit Holds that Developing and Supervising Plan to Mitigate Anthropogenic Climate Change Would Exceed Remedial Powers of Article III Court.
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Environmental Law
National Wildlife Federation v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation
Sixth Circuit Holds that Agencies Are Not Bound by the ESA or NEPA When Reviewing Oil Spill Response Plans.
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Environmental Law
City of Oakland v. BP PLC
Ninth Circuit Finds that State Public Nuisance Claims Against Fossil Fuel Producers Are Not Completely Preempted by Federal Law.
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Federal Power Act
Long Live The Federal Power Act’s Bright Line
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Administrative Law
County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund