Supreme Court takes on EVs in shocking EV mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging whether the Environmental Protection Agency can let California impose stricter emissions standards than the federal government. This is the fight I've been talking about. Mandatory requirements for electric vehicles versus people’s needs.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NpTpMzN_Kk[/embed]The case was brought by Ohio and 16 other Republican-led states, who claimed that by letting California set its own emissions standards, the federal government, or more specifically the EPA, allowed the state to operate as a "quasi-federal regulator." . " related to global climate change. The California Air Resources Board's powers increased under the Obama administration.In addition to 17 attorneys general, the rule is being challenged by fuel producers and sellers on the grounds that California's separate and stricter rules impede demand for their products. The impact on the economy and employment is greater than discussed in the media.Under the Clean Air Act of 1967, the federal government set emission standards that California later argued were not…
US: Supreme Court denies review for fourth time
in short This alert was originally published on December 21, 2023, and has been updated to reflect the Supreme Court's denial of the Department of Justice's petition for writ of certiorari on November 12, 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals filed by both parties since the Dec. 1, 2023 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruling overturned the Justice Department’s criminal conviction of a former executive of an aluminum products manufacturer for failing to Convicted for stating facts. itself Antitrust offenses under the Sherman Act. The Fourth Circuit held that the trial court applied itself The rules failed to take into account that the alleged scheme occurred in the context of a "double allocation" relationship between competing bidders who also maintained supplier relationships. 4th Circuit rejects DOJ request on the bench rehearse. The Justice Department then sought Supreme Court review of the Fourth Circuit’s ruling. The defendants also filed a conditional cross-petition in the Supreme Court seeking…
Texas Supreme Court overturns Sarah Milburn/Honda seat belt ruling
Sarah Milburn was driving an Uber Honda Odyssey when the car crashed, leaving a Texas woman a quadriplegic. July 8, 2024 — The Texas Supreme Court has vacated a $26 million verdict against Honda in the case of Sarah Milburn, who became a quadriplegic in a collision with a 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan driven by Uber driver Arian Yusufzai. On the night of November 14, 2015, Sarah Milburn, then 23, went to a bar in Dallas with five friends. Shortly after midnight, they decided to go to another bar to meet up with other friends. According to court documents, one member of the gang called an Uber and Uber driver Arian Yousafzai picked them up in a 2011 Honda Odyssey. Sarah Milburn was sitting in the third-row middle seat, but the seat's removable anchor points were not locked and the webbing was retracted into the ceiling-mounted retractor. After Milburn buckled up, he pulled the seat belt down from the ceiling,…
ICYMI: Supreme Court overturns landmark Chevron case
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which gave federal agencies wide latitude to interpret laws. Judges can now interpret laws on their own, rather than defer to agencies, making it easier to overturn federal government regulations.What is Chevron DeferenceIn 1984, the Supreme Court decided Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) interpretation of the Clean Air Act. The court ruled that because the law was vague, the EPA (and other federal agencies) should have leeway to interpret the statute. Moreover, Chevron said, courts should uphold the agency’s interpretation as long as it was reasonable, even if it differed from what the court considered to be the best interpretation of the statute.This principle became known as “Chevron deference” and became one of the most important decisions in administrative law. In the 40 years since Chevron, federal courts have cited it more than 18,000 times.Supreme Court overturns…