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Graphic Images On Cigarette Packs Are Unconstitutional Compelled Speech, Judge Says
Posted on 1 Mar 2012 by Tom Moylan

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The Food and Drug Administration's proposed graphic warnings for cigarette packs violate the First Amendment bar against compelled speech, a District of Columbia federal judge ruled Feb. 29 in granting summary judgment... Read More

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High Court Hears Couple's Arguments Challenging Clean Water Act Order
Posted on 11 Jan 2012 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A couple told the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 9 that their inability to challenge an Environmental Protection Agency order issued under the Clean Water Act (CWA) violated their due process rights and the Administrative... Read More

Tags: Priest Lake , wetlands , due process rights , Chantell Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency , CWA , Environmental Protection Agency , Administrative Procedures Act , Chantell Sackett , Idaho , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , Litigation , U.S. Supreme Court , Clean Water Act , EPA

High Court Says Couple Can Seek Review Of EPA's Compliance Order
Posted on 21 Mar 2012 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on March 21 unanimously found that an Idaho couple could file a lawsuit challenging a compliance order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act (CWA) because... Read More

Tags: Priest Lake , pollution liability , wetlands , APA , CWA , Administrative Procedures Act , Chantell Sackett , Idaho , Chantell Sackettv. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , Litigation , lawsuit , U.S. Supreme Court , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Clean Water Act , EPA