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The lawsuit claims that the state violated the National Voter Registration Act by systematically removing certain voters from the registration list too close to the November election. Read More.
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San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on the city’s Clean Water Act case
SCOTUSblog, October 17, 2024
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu discusses City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, in which the court is considering whether the Environmental Protection Agency violates the Clean Water Act when it imposes generic prohibitions in a permit for a city’s water discharges, without... The post San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on the city’s Clean Water Act case appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Supreme Court Allows E.P.A. to Limit Power Plant Emissions
The New York Times, October 17, 2024
It was a provisional victory for the Biden administration, whose climate initiatives have been stymied. A challenge to the rule at issue is still moving through a lower court.
Water Dispute Before Supreme Court Gives Rise to Unusual Alliances
The New York Times, October 16, 2024
The justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a long-simmering dispute between San Francisco and the E.P.A. over regulation of water pollution.
When an Election Case Reaches SCOTUS, Which Side Will be Playing Defense?
Justia's Verdict, October 9, 2024
Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf discusses the current Supreme Court term and its potential implications for the 2024 presidential election. Professor Dorf argues that while the current docket seems relatively quiet, the Court’s history of partisan decisions favoring Republicans, combined with the possibility of election-related cases being added later, raises concerns about how the Court might handle potential challenges to the 2024 election results, particularly if Trump loses and uses his loyalists in state legislatures or other organs of government to declare him the winner anyway.
Supreme Court, Back on the Bench, Is Diligent and Dour
The New York Times, October 7, 2024
The justices considered a routine case on unemployment benefits in characteristic style, peppering the lawyers with questions and dropping hints about their views.
Summer Order Lists
Supreme Court of the United States, July 2, 2024