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U.S. Supreme Court,
Environmental & Energy

Oct. 7, 2011

Environmental law in the U.S. Supreme Court: A preview of the new term

The justices are set to take on an array of environmental issues this term.

Richard M. Frank

Professor of Environmental Practice, UC Davis School of Law

Richard is director of the California Environmental Law & Policy Center at the UC Davis School of Law.

The U.S. Supreme Court's new term is shaping up as another busy year for environmental law and lawyers.

The justices have already granted review in two important environmental cases that they will decide by next June. And they're taking a close look at a third, currently pending petition for certiorari in a controversial case from California that implicates state air pollution regulations, Southern California ports, and the state-federal relationship. These cases have the potential ...

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