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Aug. 25, 2022

Constitutional challenges aplenty for state’s gas-powered car ban

“Oh, it will absolutely end up in court,” said William D. Ferreira of Automotive Defense Specialists in San Francisco. “I can think of two big constitutional claims I would use.”

There are likely to be a lot of litigation detours as California gears up to ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, lawyers said.

“Oh, it will absolutely end up in court,” said William D. Ferreira of Automotive Defense Specialists in San Francisco. “I can think of two big constitutional claims I would use.”

In an email, Ferreira pointed to the supremacy clause of the Constitution as the first statute ...

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