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11 Cases found

Energy Policy Advocates v. Ellison

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Minn. Dist. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 08/14/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to compel disclosure of information related to program to place private attorneys in Minnesota attorney general's office.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Regents of the University of California

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 11/08/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking correspondence and other records of UCLA Law School professors in connection with alleged work with outside parties to develop legal cases against opponents of climate change regulation.
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Energy & Environmental Legal Institute v. Attorney General of New York

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Petition filed. [ 10/17/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel production of New York attorney general's correspondence with Vermont attorney general using private email account.
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Center for Media & Democracy v. Hunter

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Okla.
Status: Order issued staying enforcement of trial court order. [ 02/28/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel response by Oklahoma attorney general to Open Records Act request for documents regarding industry ties of attorney general Scott Pruitt.
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Attorney General of New York

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Petition denied. [ 03/08/2018 ]
Description: Proceeding to compel New York attorney general to release certain correspondence regarding climate change-related investigations.
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Free Market Environmental Law Clinic v. Attorney General of New York

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. App. Div.
Status: Decision and order issued affirming dismissal of proceeding. [ 03/08/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to compel the New York attorney general to disclose records related to meetings regarding climate change investigation of ExxonMobil Corporation.
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Attorney General of New York

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. App. Div.
Status: Decision and order issued affirming rulings against petitioners. [ 06/07/2018 ]
Description: Action to compel the New York Attorney General to disclose correspondence related to climate change-related investigations.
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Attorney General of Vermont

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Vt. Super. Ct.
Status: Motion filed by plaintiffs for costs and fees for substantially prevailing in open records case. [ 02/16/2018 ]
Description: Action to compel the Vermont attorney general to respond to request for correspondence including the terms “climate denial” and “climate denier.”
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Energy & Environmental Legal Institute v. Attorney General of Vermont

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Vt. Super. Ct.
Status: Attorney general's motion for summary judgment denied and attorney general ordered to deliver responsive documents. [ 07/27/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel the Vermont attorney general to respond to request for documents related to common interest agreement between states.
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American Tradition Institute v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: Va.
Status: Opinion issued affirming trial court. [ 04/17/2014 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking former University of Virginia professor's emails concerning climate change work.
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California Business Properties Association v. California Air Resources Board

Filing Date: 2009
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate denied. [ 10/16/2009 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking documents concerning pending state greenhouse gas emissions fee.
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