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U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Does Ninth Circuit's 'Kids Climate Case' ruling apply to Rhode Island's global warming lawsuit?

By Karen Kidd | Tuesday, Feb 25, 2020 @ 7:28am

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Energy companies sued in Rhode Island's climate change lawsuit are pointing to the dismissal of the "Kids Climate Change" lawsuit that made headlines last month, saying it has relevance to their defense.
Democrat AGs, activists want Rhode Island's climate change case sent back to state court

By Karen Kidd | Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020 @ 6:17am

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has received a clutch of amicus briefs supporting Rhode Island's belief that its climate change lawsuit against 21 energy companies should be heard in state court - even though the State might have to figure out how to get around state Supreme Court precedent once it gets there.
Wording in Maine overtime law ambiguous, First Circuit says in class action ruling

By Dee Thompson | Monday, Apr 10, 2017 @ 12:10pm

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals issued a decision March 13 that impacted Maine’s overtime law and at issue was the use of a simple comma.