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State and Local Government Supreme Court of the United States Jurisdiction

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Stop! In the Name of Love…Err States’ Rights?

A recent decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (the “Court”) concluded that a federal court cannot prevent a state court foreclosure pursuant to the abstention doctrine set out by...more

Bracewell LLP

EPA and the Army Make More Waves on WOTUS

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On March 12, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army took steps to address lingering questions about the meaning and implementation of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS)...more

Cozen O'Connor

Specific Personal Jurisdiction Established Through Indirect Evidence of Targeting a Market

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In a recent decision, California’s Third Appellate Division held that a foreign automobile manufacturer could be haled into a state court in California through the indirect actions of its distributor without offending...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Atlantic Richfield v. Christian: Despite Initial Concerns, SCOTUS Decision Does Not Open Floodgates for State Court Challenges to...

Prior to April 2020, it seemed clear under prevailing federal case law that a disgruntled person could not use a state court lawsuit to change an environmental remedy approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more

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