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Wheeler Briefs Press On Future Of Biofuels Programs, Approves Sorghum Based Biofuel Pathways Under R

By Lynn L. Bergeson On July 24, 2018, Andrew Wheeler, newly appointed Acting Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), held a briefing that outlined his plans for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).  He plans on following Scott Pruitt’s work … Continue reading

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Takings Ripeness Of Apparent Interest: Eighteen—18!—Amicus Briefs In Knick. Here's Your Rundown.

A quick check of the Supreme Court's docket in the Knick v. Township of Scott case shows that no less than 18 amici briefs have been filed top side. Not all of them in support of the Petitioner mind you … Continue reading

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US Supreme Court Records and Briefs Database

Faculty and students at Cleveland-Marshall have access to Gale’s U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs database. This database contains briefs and related documents from Supreme Court cases between 1832 and 1978. Previously, many of these briefs were not available through … Continue reading

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On 4202: Legal Briefs, Boxer Briefs, and Boxer Dogs

Back when I was a young law clerk at the U.S. Court of International Trade, I was occasionally inspired to lobby my judge to insert a clever phrase or literary allusion into an otherwise dry opinion. I specifically recall trying … Continue reading

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Article on Filing Amicus Curiae Briefs in Other Countries

The website DipLawMatic Dialogues has a fascinating recent article called Can You Do That? Filing Amicus Curiae Briefs in Other Countries.Among other things, it looks at strategies for finding facta filed by intervenors in courts that are not in their … Continue reading

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