A recent court case concluded that developers should not have been granted planning permission to extract fossil fuels from the Surrey Hills.
Ali Kiresci/Shutterstock
Regardless of where in the world the oil would be burnt, local authorities must consider the greenhouse gas emissions before granting the planning permission.
A Texas National Guard soldier watches over a group of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Dec. 18, 2023.
John Moore/Getty Images
The Supreme Court announced that Texas can have state authorities arrest and deport undocumented migrants. A lower court has temporarily blocked the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File
In a year when the Supreme Court deals with many high-profile cases, a professor who teaches law to undergraduates describes how to read the court’s opinions.