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Judicial Activism and Climate Change: An Unhealthy Combination

Legal Planet

After finding a constitutional violation, she says, she would then turn to a remedy phase “with a more innovative judicial role to supervise the parties in crafting a plan.” This is no time to jettison the limits on judicial power — not in an era when the rule of law and of democracy themselves are in such peril.

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May A Court Take Judicial Notice of Gravity?

Law and Environment

I like to think of this of this as the first example of a fact-finder taking judicial notice of the existence of gravity. The post May A Court Take Judicial Notice of Gravity? In the meantime, I can’t help but think of the wise words of famous baseball umpire Bill Klem. first appeared on Law and the Environment.

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies “Cat’s Paw” and “Stray Remarks” Doctrines in Employment Discrimination Cases

Law and Environment

Key Takeaways: On June 21, 2023, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued a ruling in Mark A. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s (“SJC”) decision in Mark A. Schneider Electric USA, Inc. , Schneider Electric USA, Inc. ,

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Statement: The Ontario Government’s Application for Judicial Review of the Federal Impact Assessment Act is an Attempt to Create a Temporary Gap in Environmental Protections

Enviromental Defense

The good news is that the federal Parliament can amend the Impact Assessment Act on an expedited basis – fast enough to prevent the Ontario government from causing any damage, regardless of the outcome of this judicial review application. We call on Minister Stephen Guilbeault and all federal MPs to deliver an urgent legislative fix.

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May A Court Take Judicial Notice of Gravity?

Acoel

I like to think of this of this as the first example of a fact-finder taking judicial notice of the existence of gravity. The post May A Court Take Judicial Notice of Gravity? In the meantime, I can’t help but think of the wise words of famous baseball umpire Bill Klem. appeared first on ACOEL.

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CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development

Clean Energy Law

This case concerned what constitutes sufficient detail in an environmental impact report (EIR) and has implications for the preparation of EIRs as well as judicial review of agency decisions certifying EIRs. County of Fresno. In addition to the 56 state cases, one federal CEQA case, AquAlliance v.

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Sixth District Upholds Constitutionality of Judicial Council’s Covid Emergency Rules Altering CEQA’s Statutes of Limitations In Unpublished Opinion

CEQA Developments

May 9, 2022) is worth a look given its analysis of CEQA’s statute of limitations and its extension by emergency actions of the Judicial Council, as well as its handling of the tricky scenario of what happens when an approving agency is dissolved by operation of law. City of Seaside , H049031 (6th Dist., Background.

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