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Ohio General Election Summary 2024

Any lingering notion that Ohio was a “swing” state in presidential elections was erased Tuesday as former President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance won Ohio by just over 11 percentage points....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Motion for Summary Judgement Denied: Battle over California Climate Legislation Continues

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Soon after California passed far-reaching climate legislation last year (referred to herein as SB 253 and SB 261; see our earlier blog post here and here for background), it was challenged in the U.S. District Court for the...more

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Federal Court Ruling in Texas Challenges OSHA’s Administrative Law Judge System

In May 2023, in the wake of a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction to consider structural constitutional claims against administrative agencies, we predicted that the...more

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California to Commence Special Session to Prepare for Potential Federal Litigation

Earlier today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a special legislative session aimed at equipping California with the financial and legal resources needed to defend its policies and values in anticipation of potential challenges...more

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New York Amends Constitution to Expand Equal Protection

On November 6, 2024, New Yorkers across the state voted “yes” on the Equal Rights Amendment, commonly known as Proposition 1. The newly passed Equal Rights Amendment expands New Yorkers’ constitutional civil rights and...more

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Ongoing Legal Battle Over California’s Climate-Related Disclosure Laws: District Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment

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On November 5, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for summary judgment that sought to declare SB 253 and SB 261 (the “California Climate Laws”) invalid on their face under the...more

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ACLU of Nevada Partners with Holland & Hart on Critical Amicus Brief Involving Right to Open and Transparent Courts

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LAS VEGAS (Nov. 7) - Holland & Hart and ACLU of Nevada have partnered on an amicus brief to the Nevada Supreme Court in a case critical to protect Nevadans’ right of access to their courts....more

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Citizen Suit Actions/Clean Water Act: Arkansas and 24 Other State Attorney Generals File Amicus Brief in Support of Writ of...

The Arkansas and 24 other State Attorney Generals (collectively, “Amici Curiae”) filed on October 28th an Amicus Brief supporting a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court to address a Clean Water...more

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Was This Week's Presidential Election An "Extraordinary Occasion" And Why Ask?

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Following this past Tuesday's presidential election, California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed an special session of the California legislature.   The Governor's proclamation specified two reasons for the special session...more

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Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Violates Fifth Amendment's Guarantee of Equal Protection, Court Says

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In an effort to increase participation by disadvantaged business enterprises in projects funded by federal transportation grants, received by certain state departments of transportation (DOT), Congress enacted the U.S....more

Nossaman LLP

Come And Take It, and the Basics of Condemnation in Texas.

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In 1831, the colony of Gonzales requested a cannon for defense that was granted by the Mexican authorities.  This cannon was a Spanish made bronze six-pounder.  The grant had one condition; the cannon had to be returned when...more

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Court denies Chamber’s motion for summary judgment that California climate disclosure laws violate First Amendment

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Given the impending change in Administration in D.C.—and all that portends for regulation—the States may, in many ways, take on much larger significance. Case in point: California’s climate disclosure laws and the ongoing...more

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Legislative Top 5: Special Election Recap Edition

This Presidential election, Minnesota saw an expected decrease in early voting from a Covid-19 peak, with 1.272 million ballots accepted compared to 1.910 million in 2020. Both figures represented a huge increase over 2016,...more

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Judge Allows California Climate Disclosure Laws to Proceed... For Now

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On Tuesday, a California judge denied a motion for summary Judgment to strike down, on First Amendment grounds, California’s climate disclosure laws—at least for now....more

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2024 General Election Results and Analysis

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Although Ohio is no longer a critical swing state for presidential politics, national eyes were still trained on Ohio where control of the U.S. Senate potentially hinged on the outcome of the race between three-term...more

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2024 Virginia Election Recap

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Former President Donald Trump has completed his comeback, winning reelection to the White House in convincing fashion. Votes will continue to be tallied in the days to come, but President Trump appears to have picked up...more

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Texas Decision Calls Into Question the Use of Administrative Law Judges

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On October 30, 2024, a Texas federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) from using its in-house administrative law judges to oversee administrative proceedings against a...more

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OFCCP Enforcement Action Against Federal Contractor Enjoined by U.S. District Court

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Last week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas entered a preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from pursuing an enforcement action against a federal contractor, ABM...more

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2024 NC Election Update

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As one of the principal political battlegrounds in the United States, North Carolina is no stranger to divisive campaigns, competitive races, and partisan tension. Presidential nominees visited the state several times...more

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Cannabis on The Ballot - 2024 Brings Disappointing Results

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Voters in five states voted Tuesday on whether to legalize cannabis in some form and only one measure passed. In Florida, nearly 56 percent of voters approved Amendment 3 to legalize adult-use cannabis but the measure failed...more

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2024 Kentucky General Election Update

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The Commonwealth of Kentucky held its 2024 General Election alongside the rest of the nation on Tuesday, November 5. Nationally, Republicans enjoyed strong performances across the board. President Trump will be returning to...more

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CEQA Legislative Fix For State Capitol Renovation Upheld, All Work Performed Exempt

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In Save Our Capitol! v. Dept. of Gen Servs. (2024) 105 Cal.App.5th 828—the third appeal challenging renovations and additions to the State Capitol (Project) under CEQA—the Third District Court of Appeal rejected petitioner’s...more

International Lawyers Network

THAT’S NOT TRUE: Thoughts, Novel or Not, On Truth, Context, & Defamation

Defamation cases are hard ones in the real world. Recent US matters involving Dominion Voting,  Sara Palin, and even Cheetos show that these cases continue to interest the general public as well as legal cognoscenti....more

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Getting Writs Right

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Writs are formal written commands developed in English common law more than a thousand years ago. Despite the antiquated Latin terminology, when properly understood writs provide a critical avenue for immediate and...more

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The Future of Fines under the Clery Act Post SEC v. Jarkesy

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This spring, the U.S. Department of Education imposed a staggering $14 million fine against Liberty University, a private university in Lynchburg, Virginia. The DOE fined Liberty for violating the federal Clery Act which...more

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