No. 10-174 Archives - Cockle Legal Briefs

Global Warming Claims Rebuffed by the Court at Oral Arguments

Last week, I claimed that, in terms of cases with broad importance that will be decided this term, American Electric would be “unmatched.” I am not alone. Yesterday, Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal started his argument off with what is at stake: “In the 222 years that this court has been sitting, [...]

The Case With The Potential To Affect All of Us

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:48:03-05:00April 14th, 2011|Tags: American Electric v. Connecticut, carbon dioxide emissions, global warming, No. 10-174, political question doctrine, standing doctrine|

There doesn’t seem to be a blockbuster case this term. Sure Snyder v. Phelps presented our worst forms of speech, captured our attention momentarily, and even led to a thought-provoking dissent by Justice Alito. But the narrow 8 to 1 ruling effectively made that case a non-issue going forward. Then there is [...]