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Will Trump v. CASA Lead to Increased State AG Multistate Investigations and Litigation?

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On June 27, 2025, in its long-anticipated decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court significantly narrowed the ability of a single federal court to issue “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions—through which...more

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A New Era of Climate Accountability: State Climate Superfund Laws Gain Momentum

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As climate adaptation and mitigation costs escalate, a wave of state climate superfund legislation is emerging across the United States. This novel approach to climate accountability, pioneered by Vermont and New York,...more

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California Climate Disclosure Laws Survive Significant Challenge

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Judge Wright (C.D. Cal.) has significantly narrowed the Chamber of Commerce's lawsuit challenging California's climate disclosure laws. (These disclosure laws mandate disclosure of Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 greenhouse...more

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California Court Finds California Board Diversity Law Unconstitutional

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On April 1, 2022, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment in a case challenging the legality of AB 979 under the California Constitution...more

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Recent Federal Court Decision Upholds the Constitutionality of NYC Pandemic-Related Legislation Affecting Commercial Leases

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently found that three laws enacted by the City of New York in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were constitutional, and dismissed a challenge to the...more

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SCOTUS to Consider Whether California Unconstitutionally “Takes” Private Property When It Compels Agricultural Employers to Grant...

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When it comes to whether unions have a right to enter an employer’s premises over the employer’s objections, California’s law is the polar opposite of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the law in most other states....more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs In: COVID-19 Shutdown Is Not an Unconstitutional Taking

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On Monday, in Friends of Danny DeVito v. Wolf, a divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to Governor Tom Wolf’s executive order closing non-life sustaining businesses. ...more

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A Range Of State Responses After Wayfair

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Several weeks have passed since the United States Supreme Court decided South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. Many states have already issued administrative guidance in response to the decision. Other states have announced that they...more

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