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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court. Citing the well-pleaded complaint rule, the court concluded that removal was not appropriate based on federal question jurisdiction because the plaintiffs’ claims did not on their face raise the federal issues of energy, the environment, and national security.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives. The court reportedly said the labor and equity provisions could be encompassed within a single subject with the clean energy mandates.

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