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States and Municipalities Advance Climate Change Lawsuits as Trump Administration Seeks to Block Them

Even as the Trump administration moves to block state and local climate liability efforts, states and municipalities continue to advance lawsuits seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for harms associated with climate...more

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An Update on Climate Superfund Laws and Climate Change Lawsuits

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In recent years, states and municipalities have attempted to hold fossil fuel companies liable for their alleged impacts on climate change. Numerous states and municipalities have sued fossil fuel companies, alleging that...more

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Trump Administration Sues Four States to Block Climate Superfund Legislation and Climate Deception Litigation

As we have noted previously, a number of states have enacted legislation and/or brought claims against fossil fuel producers seeking payment for damages resulting from climate change. Legislative efforts include New York...more

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Environmental Justice Update

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Federal - In the first few months of the second Trump presidency, the Administration took steps to roll back environmental justice (EJ) considerations in federal decision making. This included a flurry of executive orders...more

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Federal Government Sues Four States Over Climate Superfund Laws and Climate Change Litigation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a series of federal lawsuits against four states—New York, Vermont, Michigan and Hawaii—alleging that recent legislative and enforcement efforts to hold fossil fuel companies...more

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Navigating Environmental Jurisdiction: DOJ’s Challenge to State Climate Superfund Laws

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The U.S. Department of Justice filed lawsuits against New York and several other states, challenging their newly enacted state Superfund laws (Superfund lawsuits). The laws aim to address the environmental damages attributed...more

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Unleashing American Energy: Deregulatory Executive Orders

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Among other energy-related actions within the first two weeks of April 2025, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on April 8 and 9 that have the potential to result in significant changes to US federal, state,...more

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Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens (Trump EO Tracker)

Orders the Attorney General shall take all appropriate action to create a mechanism to provide legal resources and indemnification to law enforcement officers who unjustly incur expenses and liabilities for actions taken...more

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Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens (Trump EO Tracker)

Orders the Attorney General to publish a list of States and local jurisdictions that obstruct the enforcement of Federal immigration laws (sanctuary jurisdictions). Immediately following each publication, the Attorney General...more

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Trump Administration Files Preemptive Lawsuits Against Hawaii and Michigan to Block Climate Change Litigation

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Recently, both the State of Hawaii and the State of Michigan had announced that they would be pursuing litigation against fossil fuel companies concerning alleged damages stemming from the companies' contribution to climate...more

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Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting State Action on Climate Change

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Earlier this month, President Trump issued an executive order that sought to target actions undertaken by individual U.S. states to combat climate change, for the stated purpose of ensuring “American energy dominance.”...more

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Executive Order Targeting State Energy Regulations: Impacts and Responses From States

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The order instructs the Attorney General to curb state and local climate initiatives and prepare a report within 60 days detailing those efforts....more

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State Climate Laws and Litigation Face Federal Pushback Under New Executive Order

On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14260, Protecting American Energy From State Overreach​. Framed as part of the Administration’s broader strategy of unleashing American energy, the Order directs...more

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The US Antitrust Agencies Join Forces to Cut the Red Tape

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a task force designed to eliminate anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations that “undermine free market competition and harm consumers, workers, and...more

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President Trump’s Executive Order on State Climate Change Policies

On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the “Order”) to protect “American Energy from State Overreach.”...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting State Climate Programs

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President Donald Trump on April 9, 2025, issued an executive order (EO) titled "Protecting American Energy from State Overreach." The EO aims at "unleashing American energy" by removing legal restrictions imposed by state...more

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Trump Signs Executive Order Purporting to Protect Domestic Energy Resources from State Overreach

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On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order entitled Protecting American Energy from State Overreach. The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to identify state laws and policies that burden...more

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New DOJ Task Force Seeks Input on State and Federal Laws that Impede Competition and Innovation

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On March 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the formation of a Task Force on anticompetitive regulations “to advocate for the elimination of anticompetitive state and federal laws...more

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Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections (Trump EO Tracker)

Enforce the Federal prohibition on foreign nationals voting in Federal elections. Requires documentary proof of United States citizenship and for verification from a State or local official for national mail voter...more

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Federal Judge Extends Block on Executive Orders Limiting Gender-Affirming Care

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On January 28, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order restricting access to gender affirming care for individuals under the age of nineteen (the Executive Order). Within two weeks of its issuance, two federal courts...more

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Client Alert: A New Era for Immigration Policy and Enforcement: Five Key Issues Affecting Higher Education Institutions - The...

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With a promise to deliver the “largest deportation” in the history of the United States, President Trump’s 2024 campaign foreshadowed a new era of immigration policy and enforcement. The first two weeks of the second Trump...more

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Protecting The American People Against Invasion

This Order directs executive departments and agencies to enforce final orders of removal (deportation orders), directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure efficient and expedited removal of those who have not been...more

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The Week in Weed: September 2024

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. First, we have an update on the Missouri rules dealing with intoxicating hemp products. Then, we see the...more

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The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 1, January 2024

We are excited to kick off 2024 with more in-depth insights into the construction industry and legal issues that can impact your business. Our goal is to provide the most up-to-date information along with our thoughts and...more

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DOJ Seeks Stay of KY, OH, and TN Injunction; Hearings Go Forward in Other Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate Cases

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As we previously reported, on November 30, the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (ED of KY) enjoined the government “from enforcing the vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in all...more

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