Its rebuke of Trump tariffs might mean serious problems for other Trump initiatives. Much depends on the Court’s internal fight over the “major questions doctrine.”
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
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The Republicans Are Coming After Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan
Yesterday, the first legal challenge was filed to kill the measure, but the administration is on solid legal ground.
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The Environmental Statute That Could Save the World
It’s not as well-known as the Clean Air Act, but the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act can and must be used to control greenhouse gases. That’s why we’re petitioning the EPA.
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Why Is Merrick Garland Sticking with Donald Trump on Climate Lawsuits?
Under Trump, the Justice Department sided with Big Oil against states and cities suing over climate change. Biden’s DOJ hasn’t changed course. Why?
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On Regulation and Immigration, the Supreme Court Tried to Seem Reasonable
Their end-of-term decisions on greenhouse gas regulation and migrants from Mexico could have been worse, but the conservative justices are still pushing the Court rightward.
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The Supreme Court Will Consider Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Be Afraid.
A challenge to the EPA’s regulation gives the right wing an opportunity to limit Congress’s capacity to authorize regulatory programs.
