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Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to EPA rule

February 27, 2018 10:09:28 AM

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) interpretation of the permit requirement codified in the Clean Water Act (CWA) The question for the...

February 9, 2017 07:08:22 AM

A coalition of advocacy groups filed suit in federal court Monday to challenge a Trump administration executive order aimed at reducing federal regulations. Public Citizen, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the union Communications Workers of America...

May 31, 2016 10:33:36 AM

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc. that the Corps' determination that a property contains waters protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA) ...

December 29, 2015 10:04:01 AM

JURIST Guest Columnists Brian T. Hodges and Damien M. Schiff of Pacific Legal Foundation discuss whether a landowner can seek judicial review of a jurisdictional determination under the Clean Water Act ...The US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments...

October 11, 2015 12:44:39 PM

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday issued a temporary stay on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new Clean Water Rule (Rule) that defines "waters of the US." In a...

September 11, 2015 02:10:04 PM

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday blocked the use of a pesticide linked to the declining honey population in the US. The disappearance of a large number of honey bees...

August 28, 2015 02:33:24 PM

US District Judge Ralph Erickson of the US District Court of the District of North Dakota in Fargo on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against a rule granting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the...

December 20, 2014 03:05:03 PM

Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accusing the group of failing to comply with a court order to strengthen storm drain pollution regulation. The National Resources Defense...

December 25, 2013 06:32:39 AM

US District Judge Carl Barbier for the US District Court Eastern District of Louisiana ruled on Tuesday that BP could not require businesses to provide proof their economic losses were directly caused by...

October 3, 2013 10:45:04 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday reversed a district court ruling that interpreted a settlement agreement between BP and the class of parties injured in the Deepwater Horizon...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States.

Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.