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  1. December 21, 2023

    The Biggest Environmental Law Cases Of 2023

    From a Supreme Court decision reshaping water rights in the United States to ongoing fights over so-called forever chemical contamination, lawsuits concerning the environment rumbled through the courts in 2023. Here, we look at the lawsuits that shaped the year.

  2. July 18, 2023

    Biggest Energy-Related Rulings Of 2023: Midyear Report

    The first half of the year saw the U.S. Supreme Court redefine federally protected waters, approve constitutional challenges to in-house enforcement at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and open the door to state lawsuits against oil giants for their alleged role in the climate crisis. Here's a look at some of the biggest energy-related court rulings in the first half of the year.

  3. July 12, 2023

    The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2023: Midyear Report

    This year has already brought several landmark environmental rulings, from the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act and allowing a California animal care law to survive to important settlements by major companies accused of wrongdoing in "forever chemicals" litigation. Here are some of the biggest environmental law decisions so far in 2023.

  4. May 25, 2023

    High Court Narrows Feds' Power Under Clean Water Act

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act, issuing a narrow reading of the statute's scope that will have important consequences for permitting and enforcement.

  5. January 10, 2023

    Landowners Tell Justices EPA Omitted New CWA Rule Info

    Landowners who are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put new limits on what waters are covered by the Clean Water Act on Monday told the justices that a new Biden administration rule defining those limits leaves out key legislative context.

  6. January 03, 2023

    Biden Administration Beats Justices To Punch With CWA Rule

    The Biden administration's final rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act could influence U.S. Supreme Court justices as they consider the outcome of a case involving the same issue and give federal agencies flexibility once the high court's decision comes down.

  7. January 02, 2023

    Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2023

    Some huge environmental cases are on the docket for courts across the country in 2023, including an expected Supreme Court ruling on the Clean Water Act's reach, lawsuits over the federal government's efforts to control vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy, a high court dispute over Superfund liability, and emerging chemicals litigation.

  8. October 28, 2022

    Off Beat: Scoldings, Supreme Court & More For IP Attorneys

    While tracking cases related to their own practice, intellectual property attorneys may not have seen that, elsewhere in law, judges have cracked down on attorneys acting poorly, a new justice heard her first oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court and satirical news site The Onion made a plea to the high court in support of parody. Here, Law360 breaks down why seemingly irrelevant developments are worth your time.

  9. October 03, 2022

    High Court Struggles With Unclear Clean Water Act Limits

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struggled to get a grip on the proper extent of the federal government's authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate certain wetlands, in a case where landowners have claimed to be victims of agency overreach.

  10. September 30, 2022

    3 Things To Watch At High Court Wetlands Oral Arguments

    The federal government's ability to regulate and require permits under the Clean Water Act will hang in the balance Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments from landowners and business groups pushing for a narrow statutory interpretation and the government and environmentalists seeking more expansive authority.