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U.S. Supreme Court,
Environmental & Energy

Aug. 21, 2007

Greening Bench

The most recent term of the Supreme Court brought an interesting insight into the Roberts court: It's moving to the left on environmental issues.

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.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Richard M. Frank

      The U.S. Supreme Court's recently concluded 2006-07 term is significant for many reasons, including one that's been largely overlooked: It's been a blockbuster year at the Supreme Court for environmental law.
      Not since the 1980s, when the Supreme Court was routinely hearing nearly twice as many cases annually as it does now, has the court decided so many impo...

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