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Penalty on Sale of Pollution Credits Ruled Unconstitutional
New York state's end-run effort to prevent utilities from selling pollution credits to so-called "upwind" polluters in other states was stricken on constitutional grounds Tuesday by U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd of the Northern District of New York. Hurd said the state's Air Pollution Mitigation Law violates both the Supremacy and Commerce clauses of the U.S. Constitution and, as such, is unenforceable.Will Majority Rule Prevail in Electing Corporate Boards?
Majority voting is the big issue of proxy season 2006, dividing businesses and their outside counsel as well. This year more than 140 businesses faced proposals from shareholder activists wanting to alter methods of electing board members. Activists seeking the change hope to increase board members' accountability. Those opposed say it will destabilize companies, letting parties with short-term interests sway board composition. But both sides agree majority voting marks a shift in corporate power dynamics.Justices Find a Federal Law They Like
The U.S. Supreme Court was off to a slow start this term until Wednesday when it issued four major opinions -- on issues ranging from criminal law to federalism to the environment. The biggest surprise of the day may have been Reno v. Condon, in which the justices finally found a federal law they liked: the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, which bars states from releasing personal license information to the public.Judge John Thornton moves to complex business litigation
Miami-Dade Circuit Court will get its third complex business section judge in 12 months when John Thornton Jr. takes over for Jose Rodriguez.View more book results for the query "White Case"
GOP Candidates Would Cut Federal Judges' Power
Most of the Republican presidential candidates want to wipe away lifetime tenure for federal judges, cut the budgets of courts that displease them or allow Congress to override Supreme Court rulings on constitutional issues.Any one of those proposals would significantly undercut the independence and authority of federal judges.Will Judges Let Gonzales' Picks Remain in Play?
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is out, and while fully evaluating his legacy will take awhile, part of it will be front and center next month when the terms of 11 interim U.S. attorneys simultaneously expire.Sidebar: Lecturer Says Appointive System Accompanied by 'Slide Into Mediocrity'
U.S. Judicial Conference Expected To Adopt More Uniform Discipline Rules
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