Ralls Corporation v. Committee on Foreign Investment

Ralls Corporation v. Committee on Foreign Investment - 7/15/14. In the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, Case No. 13-5315. The case challenges a decision by Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and a Presidential Order denying a transaction by a Chinese company to purchase 4 wind farms in Oregon saying they posed a threat to national security. The district court dismissed both the CFIUS decision and Order. The Panel reversed the district court decision and remanded with instructions.

 

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State of Michigan v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

State of Michigan v. United States Army Corps of Engineers - 7/14/14. In the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, Case No. 12-3800. Plaintiffs, five Great Lakes states, ask the Appeals Court to step in and impose measures to ensure that the Asian Carp are forever blocked from the Lakes. In an informative, 30-page opinion, the Panel concludes, ". . .we hold that the States have failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, either under a public nuisance theory or under the APA. We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court."

 

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