US Climate Law & Policy

17 posts

Court of Appeals Sets Aside Preliminary Injunction in GGRF Litigation

This is Part Two of a two-part blog series that examines the impact of federal grant termination litigation on the Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). Part One, which covers recent Supreme Court orders that have shaped the D.C. Circuit’s consideration of the GGRF case, can be accessed […]

Supreme Court Signals Challenges to Federal Grant Terminations are Contract Disputes

*This is Part One of a two-part blog series that examines the impact of federal grant termination litigation on the Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). At the time of this post, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has just issued a decision in Climate […]

Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief to Support States and Local Governments in Federal Funding Freeze Case

Last Friday, July 25, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in support of the Plaintiff States in the case New York v. Trump. The case, brought by twenty-two states and the District of Columbia in the U.S. District Court for […]

Examining the Remarkable Rise of Ultra Vires Claims Against the Executive Branch

Since 2016, presidents and their administrations have increasingly drawn lawsuits arguing that they are overstepping their authority. In these ultra vires claims, litigants contend that presidential actions—including, for example, executive orders, proclamations, or memoranda, as well actions by executive agencies done at the President’s behest—exceed the scope of the authority […]

100 Days of Trump 2.0: The Inflation Reduction Act

This post is part of a new Climate Law Blog series, 100 Days of Trump 2.0, in which the Sabin Center offers reflections on the first hundred days of President Trump’s second term across a variety of climate-related topics. To read other posts from the series, which will roll out […]

100 Days of Trump 2.0: Updates from the Climate Backtracker

This post is the first of a new Climate Law Blog series, 100 Days of Trump 2.0, in which the Sabin Center offers reflections on the first hundred days of President Trump’s second term across a variety of climate-related topics. To read other posts from the series, which will roll […]