Earthjustice is a nonprofit public interest organization based in the United States dedicated to litigating environmental issues. Headquartered in San Francisco,they have an international program,a communications team,and a policy and legislation team in Washington,D.C.,along with 14 regional offices across the United States.
Jones Day is an American multinational law firm based in Washington,D.C. As of 2023,it is one of the largest law firms in the United States with 2,302 attorneys,and among the highest grossing in the world with revenues of $2.5 billion. Originally headquartered in Cleveland,Ohio,Jones Day ranks first in both M&A league tables and the 2017 U.S. Law Firm Brand Index. The firm has represented over half of the companies in the Fortune 500,including Goldman Sachs,General Motors,McDonald's,and Bridgestone. Jones Day has also represented former President Donald Trump.
Evan Hollin Jenkins is an American politician and judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia,joining the Court in 2018 and serving as chief justice in 2021. He resigned from the court on February 4,2022. He served as a U.S. Representative from West Virginia from 2015 to 2018. He is a Republican,having switched his party affiliation from Democratic in 2013.
David Ryan Stras is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He is a former Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is a non-profit organization devoted to the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay in the United States. It was founded in 1967 and has headquarters offices in Annapolis,Maryland. The foundation has field offices in Salisbury,Maryland;Harrisburg,Pennsylvania;Richmond,Virginia;Norfolk,Virginia and Washington,D.C.
The Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE) was created in 1946 as a nonpolitical agency responsible for ensuring uniformity,fairness,accuracy and purity in all elections in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The SBE promotes the proper administration of election laws,campaign finance disclosure compliance,and voter registration processes in the state by promulgating rules,regulations,issuing instructions,and providing information to local electoral boards and general registrars. In addition,the SBE maintains a centralized database of statewide voter registration and election related data.
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA),there have been numerous actions in federal courts to challenge the constitutionality of the legislation. They include challenges by states against the ACA,reactions from legal experts with respect to its constitutionality,several federal court rulings on the ACA's constitutionality,the final ruling on the constitutionality of the legislation by the U.S. Supreme Court in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius,and notable subsequent lawsuits challenging the ACA. The Supreme Court upheld ACA for a third time in a June 2021 decision.
Timothy Charles Fox is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the attorney general of Montana from 2013 to 2021. Fox was a candidate for governor of Montana in the Republican primary of the 2020 election.
Michelle Taryn Friedland is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Clean Water Rule is a 2015 regulation published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to clarify water resource management in the United States under a provision of the Clean Water Act of 1972. The regulation defined the scope of federal water protection in a more consistent manner,particularly over streams and wetlands which have a significant hydrological and ecological connection to traditional navigable waters,interstate waters,and territorial seas. It is also referred to as the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule,which defines all bodies of water that fall under U.S. federal jurisdiction. The rule was published in response to concerns about lack of clarity over the act's scope from legislators at multiple levels,industry members,researchers and other science professionals,activists,and citizens.
The Clean Power Plan was an Obama administration policy aimed at combating anthropogenic climate change that was first proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June 2014. The final version of the plan was unveiled by President Barack Obama on August 3,2015. Each state was assigned an individual goal for reducing carbon emissions,which could be accomplished how they saw fit,but with the possibility of the EPA stepping in if the state refused to submit a plan. If every state met its target,the plan was projected to reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation 32% by 2030,relative to 2005 levels,as well as achieving various health benefits due to reduced air pollution.
The 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
Andrew McCoy "Mac" Warner is an American attorney,veteran,and the current West Virginia secretary of state. He announced his candidacy for Governor of West Virginia in 2024 on January 10,2023.
The following is a list of notable lawsuits involving former United States president Donald Trump. The list excludes cases that only name Trump as a legal formality in his capacity as president,such as habeas corpus requests.
Juliana,et al. v. United States of America,et al. is a climate-related lawsuit filed in 2015 by 21 youth plaintiffs against the United States and several executive branch officials. Filing their case in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon,the plaintiffs,represented by the non-profit organization Our Children's Trust,include Xiuhtezcatl Martinez,the members of Martinez's organization Earth Guardians,and climatologist James Hansen as a "guardian for future generations". Some fossil fuel and industry groups initially intervened as defendants but later requested to be dropped following the 2016 presidential election,stating that the case would be well defended under the new administration.
Our Children's Trust is an American nonprofit public interest law firm based in Oregon that has filed several lawsuits on behalf of youth plaintiffs against state and federal governments,arguing that they are infringing on the youths' rights to a safe climate system.
West Virginia held elections on November 3,2020. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on June 9,2020. The 2020 elections marked a turning point history as West Virginia's rightward shift was further signified:Republicans won all U.S. House seats,statewide executive offices &the U.S. Senate seat up for election while also expanding their majorities in both state legislative chambers,&President Trump won every county in the state and 68.62% of the statewide vote in his re-election bid,for a statewide margin of 38.93%.
West Virginia held elections on November 6,2018. Elections for the United States House and Senate were held as well as two high-profile ballot measures. These elections were held concurrently with other elections nationwide. Primary elections were held on May 8,2018.
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency,597 U.S. 697 (2022),is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court relating to the Clean Air Act,and the extent to which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can regulate carbon dioxide emissions related to climate change.
Elbert Lin is an American lawyer. He is currently a partner and chair of the Issues and Appeals practice group at Hunton Andrews Kurth as well as a member of the Administrative Conference of the United States and Federalist Society. He previously served as West Virginia's solicitor general and as a law clerk to Clarence Thomas during his tenure on the Supreme Court of the United States.
