Elfarissi – Spring 2022 – MJEAL

Walmart’s Liabilities Under the HWCL: A California Case Study Rita Elfarisi In December 2021, the California Attorney General along with approximately a dozen district attorneys filed a lawsuit against Walmart.[1] The complaint alleges Walmart dumped nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste from more than 300 stores in California landfills throughout the state every year over […]

Lehman – Spring 2022 – MJEAL

Agency Delegation to External Parties: An Unexplored Challenge Benjamin Lehman The Supreme Court recently declined to grant cert in Texas v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a case from the 5thth Circuit. However, the three justices said the decision was driven by threshold issues of mootness and statute of limitations, but they would grant a review […]

Dozens indicated over 8 January riots

Hundreds of people were arrested over the violence, which saw government buildings and police come under attack Brazil’s attorney general has filed an indictment against 39 people for their alleged involvement in the storming of the Senate building on 8 January. The riot saw thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro attack government buildings […]

Zhang – Spring 2022 – MJEAL

It’s Time for a Carbon Tax Andrew Zhang Most Americans are worried about global warming.[1] Unfortunately, our actions do not reflect that worry. In 2019, 6,558 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (the total global warming potential of all greenhouse gases adjusted to the potential of carbon dioxide) were emitted into the atmosphere from the […]

Former Renton attorney accused of stabbing rival lawyer

SEATTLE — A former Renton criminal defense attorney nursed a yearlong grudge against seven lawyers and judges he blamed for ruining his reputation and legal career, then ambushed one of the attorneys, stabbing him in the back, King County prosecutors say. Lee Rousso self-published a book in 2021, years after his law license was suspended, […]

Attorney General Merrick Garland Names Special Counsel in Biden Classified Documents Case

US-POLITICS-DOCUMENTS-BIDEN-JUSTICE US Attorney General Merrick Garland names an independent special counsel to probe President Joe Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents at the US Justice Department in Washington, DC on January 12, 2023. Credit – Olivier Douliery—AFP /Getty Images Attorney General Merrick Garland determined that Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents merits further investigation, and […]