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Courts
Appellate Roundup: Recent Decisions by Federal Appeals Courts Address Abortion, Public Nudity, State Ban on Cooperation with U.S. Immigration Authorities
This roundup of some significant recent decisions from appeals courts around the nation highlights opinions on issues that may have national importance.
Courts
Supreme Court Warns Public Schools Against Efforts to Regulate Student Speech Away From Campus
The Supreme Court ruled in late June that public schools have little authority to regulate teenagers’ off campus social media posts.
Features
WOTUS Odyssey, Part 2: Obama and Trump Take Different Paths, Biden Makes Third Effort
On June 7 regulatory agencies acknowledged a need to repeal NWPR to make improvements in the regulatory definition of WOTUS.
Features
WOTUS Odyssey, Part I: Supreme Court Creates Confusion Over Waters of the U.S. Reach
The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers will soon attempt again to clarify the reach of their regulatory power over U.S. waterways.
Courts
Appeals Judges Put Hold on Lower Court Ruling Finding Constitutional Right to Possess, Carry Combat-Style Firearms
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a ruling that California’s ban on assault weapons violates the Second Amendment.
Courts
Federal District Judge Holds Up Public Lands Oil and Gas Leasing Pause
A Louisiana federal judge blocked the Biden administration’s effort to impose a lull on public land and offshore oil and gas leasing.
News
Federal Court Fights Over Fossil Fuel Leasing Pause Near Crescendo
Two federal courts will soon decide whether to block President Joe Biden’s move to hold up federal oil and gas leasing.
People
Brownstein Adds Two of Counsel
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck added attorneys Abby Dvorkin and Justin Lerner as of counsel in the Denver office.
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