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Government

Mar. 11, 2013

Bills targeting how courts handle environmental law face uncertain future

As legislators debate altering the state's landmark environmental law this session, they are not just looking at the law itself but how the courts manage the legal fights it creates.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


As legislators debate altering the state's landmark environmental law this session, they are not just looking at the law itself but how the courts manage the legal fights it creates. A handful of recently introduced bills aim to speed up litigation under the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, by allowing cases to bypass the trial courts or creating specially designed courts to handle CEQA matters...

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