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  Fourth Circuit

  Will this case be appealed to the Supreme Court, or is that to be avoided because of its current composition. I find the background of the Chief Justice troubling, given his former role with the NMA. There is already one Clean Water Act case which EarthJustice argued before the Supreme Court in January, regarding gold gold mining in Alaska. Maybe once we have the decision in June, we'll have a better idea of where things stand. See:
  http://bethwellington.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-will-rober ...
  For a more detailed look at Roberts and the NMA, see:
  http://bethwellington.blogspot.com/2005/08/reject-john-ro ...

  As I noted in both articles, Benjamin Wittes observation in the May 2005 issue of The Atlantic that "the threat to basic environmental protections from conservative jurisprudence is broad-based and severe...By tightening doctrinal requirements that limit citizen access to the courts, judges greatly reduce the legal accountability of polluters."On Clinton appointee upholds destruction of Appalachia posted 9 months, 1 week ago 12 Responses

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  Energy bill

  Actually, the one vote short resulted from a Dem--Mary Landrieu of LA beholden to the oil industry.  Lugar, a Republican, and Bayh, a Democrat, both from IN switched their vote from the last measure.On Senate Republican minority blocks energy bill posted 1 year, 11 months ago 5 Responses