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US supreme court: the key issues affected by death of Justice Scalia
2016-02-14 19:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The death of Antonin Scalia on Saturday, at the age of 79, created an opening on the US supreme court. Paying tribute to Scalia, President Obama said he would nominate a successor. In the Senate and on the campaign trail, however, Republicans said they would not cooperate, even to the extent of scheduling a nomination hearing in the upper house they control, at any point in the presidents final year in office. We could be in for a year or more with only eight justices on the supreme court,...
US Supreme Court temporarily halts EPA guidelines for carbon emissions
2016-02-13 18:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gosport Times: A Supreme Court ruling this week could make it harder for the U.S.to honor commitments it made at climate talks in Paris. Coal-producing West Virginia is one of 29 states and state agencies challenging Obama's plan. The Supreme Court hits the brakes on the heart of President Obama's push to fight global warming. The Court's recent decisions had hinted that the Clean Power Plan might meet with disfavor among the justices. "We continue to believe that the Clean Power Plan could negatively impact...
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After Supreme Court Ruling, Kentucky Delay Outreach On Carbon Plan
2016-02-13 06:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NYSE Post: On Tuesday, the court voted to halt implementation of President Obama's plan to address climate change until legal challenges to the regulations are resolved. The highly unusual move by the justices means the regulations will not be in effect while a court battle continues over their legality. The White House said it continues to engage with its partners on the climate agreement and expressed confidence that the countries would view the ruling as a "temporary procedural determination". The...
Kansas Supreme Court throws out state's school funding law
2016-02-11 19:40:00| American School & University
Judges give the state legislature until June 30 to enact an equitable formula for funding schools read more
Supreme Court ruling suggests neuroscience could upend US legal system
2016-02-10 18:30:32| Extremetech
The neuroscientific revolution is causing a paradigm shift in the legal system, inching it closer to a type of personalized justice based upon one's unique brain development.
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