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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday March 08, 2020 ( 3 items )  

Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation Groups Argue in Federal Court That Trump's Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Was Illegal
GREAT FALLS, Montana, March 7 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Approval violated the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act * * * Conservation, environmental and landowner groups argued in federal court in Montana that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wrongly permitted the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to be constructed through hundreds of rivers, streams and wetlands and failed to evaluate the project's  more

Sierra Club: Conservation, Environmental and Landowners' Groups Argue in Federal Court Keystone XL Pipeline Approval by Trump Administration Was Illegal
GREAT FALLS, Montana, March 7 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * - Approval violated the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, & Endangered Species Act * * * Conservation, environmental and landowners groups argued in federal court in Montana today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' issuance of a permit authorizing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to be constructed through hundreds of rivers, streams, and wetlands failed to evaluate the project's   more

Washington Legal Foundation Asks High Court to Reinforce Limits on State Courts' Exercise of Specific Personal Jurisdiction
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn separate decisions of the Montana and Minnesota Supreme Courts that would subject a non-resident defendant, Ford Motor Company, to suit in cases where the plaintiff's claims lack any connection to the defendant's contacts with the forum state. WLF filed its amicus curiae brief with the pro bono assistance of attorneys Amanda K. Rice  more