The Green Files > The Volokh Conspiracy - Is the Roberts Court "Anti-Environment"?

[The Volokh Conspiracy] Even a "pro-environment" court may rule against the environmentalist position if their legal case is weak. Second, given the small number of environmental cases heard by the Roberts Court, any assessment is preliminary and subject to revision as the Court hears and decides more cases.

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