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December 21, 2024

Journalism about legal and policy developments relevant to the region

Biden Proposes Supreme Court Reforms
By Amy Howe on August 5, 2024 |
Supreme Court and The Administration
Half the Nation’s Wetlands Just Lost Federal Protection. Their Fate Is Up To States.
By Alex Brown on June 25, 2023 |
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Biden Wetlands Regulation, Ruling for Idaho Couple
By Jacob Fischler on May 26, 2023 |
Supreme Court
Anti-Abortion Legal Strategy Revives Comstock Moral Purity Laws of Late 1800s
By Elisha Brown on April 28, 2023 |
Supreme Court

Appeals Court Upholds Block on Arizona Transgender Sports Ban
By Hank Lacey on September 9, 2024 |
Federal Courts
D.C. Circuit Upholds NRC Decision Denying Intervention in New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Facility Licensing
By Hank Lacey on September 7, 2024 |
Federal Courts
Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Government Over Alleged Marine Mammal Protection Failures
By Hank Lacey on August 30, 2024 |
Federal Courts
California Federal Judge Allows Discovery to Proceed in AI Copyright Case
By Hank Lacey on August 29, 2024 |
Federal Courts
25 States, Including Utah, File Emergency Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to Halt EPA’s Carbon Rule
By Darrell Ehrlick on July 26, 2024 |
Federal Courts and Uncategorized

Montana Secretary of State Jacobsen asks SCOTUS to consider appeal of voting laws found unconstitutional
By Blair Miller on September 9, 2024 |
State Courts
Márquez is New Colorado Chief Justice
By Hank Lacey on August 5, 2024 |
State Courts
Utah Supreme Court Upholds Pause on Trigger Law That Would Ban Almost All Abortions
By Katie McKellar on August 5, 2024 |
State Courts
Arizona Judge Rejects State-Proposed Wording of Abortion Initiative Summary
By Hank Lacey on July 26, 2024 |
State Courts
Republicans Sue to Purge At Least 500,000 People From Arizona’s Voter Rolls
By Emily Holshouser on June 10, 2024 |
State Courts

Grijalva Proposes Establishment of Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Arizona
By Hank Lacey on August 30, 2024 |
Congress
Three California Federal Judicial Nominees to Receive Committee Vote This Week
By Hank Lacey on June 10, 2024 |
Congress
Senate Judiciary Panel, Following Feinstein’s Death, Considers Nominees
By Hank Lacey on October 6, 2023 |
Congress
Judiciary Committee Overcomes Partisan Tie to Recommend Idaho Judge
By Hank Lacey on April 28, 2023 |
Congress
Senate Panel, Absent Feinstein, Propels 7 Bench Nominees Forward
By Hank Lacey on April 21, 2023 |
Congress

Archives

COMMENTARY: Chinese Warships Off Alaska, Cambodia Highlight Role of Near and Far Waters in Sea Power Dominance
By Colin Flint on August 5, 2024 |
Commentary and Foreign Policy
Biden Proposes Supreme Court Reforms
By Amy Howe on August 5, 2024 |
Supreme Court and The Administration
COMMENTARY: Public Lands Conservation Can Promote Rural Resilience
By Pete Kolbenschlag on May 14, 2024 |
Commentary and The Administration
Even as Interest in Women’s College Sports Rises, Report Finds Big Gap in Participation
By Shauneen Miranda on May 13, 2024 |
The Administration
Biden Administration Cancels Last Leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
By Yereth Rosen on September 7, 2023 |
The Administration

New Forms of Steel for Stronger, Lighter Cars
By John Johnson, Jr. on August 14, 2024 |
Science and the Environment
New Study Reveals Over 1 Billion Birds Die Annually in U.S. Due to Building Collisions, Urges Immediate Action
By Hank Lacey on August 11, 2024 |
Science and the Environment
15 Essential Reads on Climate Change You Can’t Afford to Miss
By Hank Lacey on August 9, 2024 |
Book Reviews and Science and the Environment
Red Dwarf Stars Pose New Risks and Opportunities for Exoplanet Habitability
By Hank Lacey on August 6, 2024 |
Science and the Environment
How Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Compare on Climate Change
By Samantha Harrington on August 5, 2024 |
Politics and Science and the Environment

Profiles

Charles Wilkinson, Beloved Longtime CU Law Professor, Marked 50 Years as Leading “Law of the West” Practitioner, Scholar, and Teacher in 2021
By Hank Lacey on June 1, 2022 |
Profiles

COMMENTARY: Chinese Warships Off Alaska, Cambodia Highlight Role of Near and Far Waters in Sea Power Dominance
By Colin Flint on August 5, 2024 |
Commentary and Foreign Policy
COMMENTARY: Project 2025 is Coming For Our Public Lands
By David Lien on July 10, 2024 |
Commentary and Science and the Environment
COMMENTARY: Should Colorado End Common Law Marriage?
By Johnnie Nguyen on July 8, 2024 |
Commentary
COMMENTARY: Public Lands Conservation Can Promote Rural Resilience
By Pete Kolbenschlag on May 14, 2024 |
Commentary and The Administration
COMMENTARY: House Chaos is One More Sign That Constitutional Repair Must Come
By Hank Lacey on October 6, 2023 |
Commentary

Leaf-Peeping Road Trips: Discover the Best Autumn Foliage Across the Western United States
By Hank Lacey on September 1, 2024
Discovering the Joy and Utility of Classical Music: A Guide for Legal Professionals
By Hank Lacey on August 9, 2024
20 Rock Albums You Need or Risk Being Ridiculed
By Hank Lacey on August 9, 2024

Must-Read for Legal Professionals: Generative Artificial Intelligence by Jerry Kaplan
By Hank Lacey on August 24, 2024 |
Book Reviews
Book Review: Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation by Ismar Volić
By Hank Lacey on August 11, 2024 |
Book Reviews
15 Essential Reads on Climate Change You Can’t Afford to Miss
By Hank Lacey on August 9, 2024 |
Book Reviews and Science and the Environment

Spencer Fane Adds Denver Associates
By Hank Lacey on July 10, 2024
Six Questions: Davis Graham & Stubbs Associate Kristin Arthur on Pro Bono Award
By Hank Lacey on October 16, 2023

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