Virginia Ban on Uranium Mining Gets High Court Backing
Upholding a law that prohibits uranium mining in Virginia, the divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal law does not pre-empt the state ban.
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Supremes Nix Juries for Early Stage of Pharma Cases
Juries should not resolve questions about federal pre-emption in drug-labeling litigation, the mostly unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday, saying such issues must be resolved by judges.
Read moreJustices Weigh State Authority to Ban Uranium Mining
Arguing the measure steps on the federal government’s authority, an attorney for a group of companies that want to mine the largest uranium deposit in the United States urged the Supreme Court on Monday to toss out a Virginia law banning uranium mining.
Read moreAppeals Court Rejects Effort to Drain Yosemite Reservoir
A conservation group can’t force San Francisco and other cities to stop taking water from a glacial reservoir in Yosemite National Park that serves 2.6 million Bay Area residents, a state appeals court ruled Monday.
Read moreHigh Court to Probe Virginia Ban on Uranium Mining
The Supreme Court took up a case Monday where Virginia has barred mining companies from exploiting the country’s largest known uranium deposit.
Read moreCalifornia Royalties Law Redux Lands at Ninth Circuit
Attorneys in a seven-year class action lawsuit between a group of California artists and Sotheby’s and Christie’s sparred before a Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday over whether a state law requiring royalties from auction sales is pre-empted by federal copyright law.
Read moreKellogg Can’t Duck Class Action Over Cereal Labels
The maker of Raisin Bran and Frosted Mini-Wheats must answer a legal challenge in federal court in San Jose, California, saying Kellogg’s breakfast cereals are in fact unhealthy and contribute to obesity and disease because they are laced with extra sugar, in the wake of a 64-page ruling by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh who sits in a jurisdiction sometimes referred to by its own judges as “the food court.”
Read moreCalifornia High Court Reinforces Environmental Review of Rail Projects
In a ruling with implications for the future of high-speed rail in California, the state’s highest court ruled that while federal laws governing transportation trump state environmental laws for the most part, there are still areas where those state laws can prevail.
Read moreGM Battles Shippers on Price-Fixing in 3rd Circuit
The Third Circuit heard arguments Thursday that threaten to open the door on a massive antitrust action against foreign companies that ship American cars overseas.
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