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Headline	Author	Published	Section
What does the Massachusetts case mean? Some musings and analysis	Justin Pidot	03 Apr 2007	Gristmill
The discussion of Massachusetts v. EPA is well underway thanks to David's summary of the action. I'm going to provide some thoughts about each of the three issues involved in the case, as well as some of the possible implications. The outcome of Mass. v. EPA boils down to one thing: the Supreme Court has ordered EPA to think again. While that may not sound like much, in the world of administrative law, it is a total rout for the Bush administration. While the ou ...
Topics: litigation, Massachusetts, US EPA (all these topics)

Standing in the face of global warming Do federal courts have jurisdiction in Massachusetts v. EPA?	Justin Pidot	07 Dec 2006	Gristmill
As the court-watchers (or even dabblers) amongst you are aware, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed preoccupied with the issue of standing during the recent oral argument in Massachusetts v. EPA. This debate has echoed in the blogosphere. Jonathan Adler argues, both on Volokh Conspiracy (it's a bit buried) and in an amicus brief (PDF), that global warming causes nonjusticiable, generalized injuries. Grist's own David Roberts questions whether a co ...
Topics: climate, litigation, Massachusetts, US EPA (all these topics)

Oral argument in Mass v. EPA The justices speak	Justin Pidot	29 Nov 2006	Gristmill
David highlights a few of the difficult and interesting questions facing the Court in Massachusetts v. EPA, which as you all probably know was argued this morning. I wanted to provide a few thoughts about the argument, gleaned from my seat in the courtroom's last row, reading the transcript (PDF), and watching a fantastic panel at the Georgetown Law School discussing the argument. (You can see a webcast of the panel here.) The justices were very engaged this morni ...
Topics: litigation, Massachusetts, US EPA (all these topics)

One week until global warming's Supreme Court debut The line-up of legal issues	Justin Pidot	22 Nov 2006	Gristmill
Lawyers and Supreme Court commentators hardly seem the type to camp out for tickets. But that's precisely what a line of expectant court-watchers will be doing one week from today -- braving early morning Capitol Hill in hopes of gaining entrance to oral argument in Massachusetts v. EPA. Like a pre-game sportscast, today's post will attempt to give a flavor for points of contention -- in this case, the legal issues before the court. It won't be exhaustive. If you're ...
Topics: climate, litigation, Massachusetts, US EPA (all these topics)

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