Horne v. Department of Agriculture

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Monday June 22, 2015 · 8:36 AM PDT

2015/06/22 · 08:36

The decision on a major 5th amendment takings clause, Horne et al v. Department of Agriculture came out today, with the SCOTUS deciding to expand their viewpoint on regulatory taking. Furthermore, the decision was essentially 8-1, with the dissent in part of three of the liberal justices being on the single issue of whether it should have been remanded back for an argument on what the fair market value was.

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Thursday April 16, 2015 · 6:23 AM PDT

2015/04/16 · 06:23

Roger Shuler is a blogger (and former diarist here at DailyKos prior to being banned) who ran a blog called Legal Schnauzer, which focused on alleged corruption in Alabama politics, in particular as it involved Don Siegelmann's prosecution. He has now had a default judgment entered against him for defamation, to the tune of $3.5 million.

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Wednesday April 23, 2014 · 8:56 AM PDT

2014/04/23 · 08:56

The Supreme Court handed down Paroline v. United States (PDF) today, a question on how to calculate damages for a viewing of illegal images when the total number of guilty parties is unknown.

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Thursday January 16, 2014 · 7:19 AM PST

2014/01/16 · 07:19

TransCanada has thrown down the gauntlet of replacing part of the unfinished Keystone XL pipeline with rail terminals. According to the Associated Press:

The chief executive of TransCanada said Wednesday if the Obama administration doesn't approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline his company will look to the more dangerous alternative of building build rail terminals in Alberta and Oklahoma.
President Barack Obama is expected to decide early this year on Keystone XL, which is under review at the State Department. The long-delayed pipeline would carry oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast.

TransCanada CEO Russ Girling said pipelines are "by far a safer alternative" to oil trains but said if customers want him to build rail terminals he will. He said he's in discussions with oil and rail companies.

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Thursday December 08, 2011 · 10:45 AM PST

2011/12/08 · 10:45

The EPA has announced the release of a draft report linking hydraulic fracturing in the Pavilion gas field in Wyoming to groundwater contamination. The draft report is viewable here (PDF)

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Tuesday July 14, 2009 · 8:48 AM PDT

2009/07/14 · 08:48

For those of you who followed TXSharon's diaries on the Spring Creek cattle deaths, there has finally been (some) resolution to the story:

The "stuff" killed the cows.

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Horne v. Department of Agriculture

Update on Roger Shuler

Paroline v. United States

TransCanada now looking at Rail

EPA releases draft on groundwater contamination from Fracking

Spring Creek Follow-up