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EPA rule that limits pollution is being challenged in the Supreme Court
February 27, 2024
LEILA FADEL, HOST: The U.S. Supreme Court today hears arguments in an environmental case that centers on the obligation to be a good neighbor. Several…
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Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule that limits pollution
February 21, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in an important environmental case that centers on the obligation to be a “good neighbor.” Lawyers representing…
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Previewing Supreme Court arguments about ozone pollution and the Good Neighbor Plan in shadow docket case Ohio v. EPA
February 13, 2024
Harvard Law expert Richard Lazarus believes that the outcome of Ohio v. EPA could say a lot about U.S. future efforts to regulate air pollution.
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Clerks for hire: The Supreme Court recruiting race
January 29, 2024
Last spring, as the Supreme Court wrapped up oral arguments for what was shaping up to be a blockbuster term, the law firm Jones Day…
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Supreme Advocate
December 20, 2023
As solicitor general, Elizabeth Prelogar ’08 faces long odds before a skeptical court
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Remembering Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-2023)
December 5, 2023
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died Dec. 1. She was 93.
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Harvard Law’s Richard Lazarus says that while the pro-environment ruling in Held v. Montana is a reason to celebrate, the impact could be limited.
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New Top Cop at the E.P.A. Aims to Get Enforcement Back on Track
August 17, 2023
Under President Biden, the Environmental Protection Agency has closed fewer civil cases against polluters than any administration in the last two decades and has overseen…
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Gen Z activists just won a first-of-its-kind trial against the state of Montana for violating their right to a clean environment
August 15, 2023
Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right…
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The brawny display of conservative power that closed the Supreme Court term this week reinforced one truism about the court and obscured another. A trio…
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The Supreme Court ended its term this week in familiar fashion, issuing blockbuster conservative decisions on affirmative action, gay rights and student loans that divided…
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A Changing Climate for Environmental Lawyers
June 27, 2023
A new course taught by Richard Lazarus examines the wide-ranging implications of law for climate change.
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A provision in the debt ceiling deal that strips Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) pipeline project of judicial review comes as Senate Democrats have criticized conservatives…
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This spring the Biden administration proposed or implemented eight major environmental regulations, including the nation’s toughest climate rule, rolling out what experts say are the…
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An op-ed by Richard Lazarus: Justice Antonin Scalia died more than seven years ago, but the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency…
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The Biden administration on Thursday announced the first regulations to limit greenhouse pollution from existing power plants, capping an unparalleled string of climate policies that,…
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For Frances Williamson ’23, a childhood spent largely outdoors in South Texas inspired a career in environmental litigation.
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Opponents of robust federal climate action were emboldened this week after the Supreme Court signaled that it may be ready to overturn a powerful tool…