Richard Lazarus

Columns

Since 1995, Professor Lazarus has written a bimonthly column entitled “In the Courts" for the Environmental Law Institute's Environmental Law Forum.*

  • The Reach of Non-Environmental Law, 30 Envt'l L. Forum 12 (March/April 2013)
  • When Dissent Turns Into Farce, 30 Envt'l L. Forum 14 (January/February 2013)
  • Long Struggle for an Interstate Rule, 29 Envt'l L. Forum 12 (November/December 2012)
  • Texas Unconvincing in Clean Air Suit, 29 Envt'l L. Forum 12 (September/October 2012)
  • “A Tall Tale That Happens to Be True”, 29 Envt’l L. Forum 12 (July/August 2012)
  • "Poof!”, 29 Envt’l L. Forum 12 (May/June 2012)
  • Rules “With All Deliberate Speed”, 29 Envt’l L. Forum 12 (March/April 2012)
  • A Tale of Two Superfund Cases, 29 Envtl L. Forum 12 (January/February 2012)
  • States Carp Over Asian Carp Invasion, 28 Envtl L. Forum 14 (November/December 2011)
  • The Justices Take on Climate, Again, 28 Envtl L. Forum 12 (September/October 2011)
  • What the Law Supposes is a Ass, 27 Envtl L. Forum 12 (July/August 2010)
  • 40 Years Without Scoring a Win, 27 Envtl L. Forum 12 (May/June 2010)
  • The Logic of High Court Decisions, 27 Envtl L. Forum 14 (March/April 2010)
  • Some Thoughts on ENRD's Centennial, 27 Envtl L. Forum 12 (January/February 2010)
  • A Huge Green Win in the 2nd Circuit, 26 Envtl L. Forum 14 (November/December 2009)
  • Environmentalists Lose Every Case, 26 Envtl L. Forum 12 (September/October 2009)
  • Judging Appointee’s Green Record, 26 Envtl L. Forum 12 (July/August 2009)
  • At Least It Was April Fool’s Day, 26 Envtl L. Forum 12 (May/June 2009)
  • When a Loss Is Almost a Victory, 26 Envtl L. Forum 14 (March/April 2009)
  • The Transition and Two Court Cases, 26 Envtl L. Forum. 12 (January/February 2009)
  • The Age of the Expert Advocate, 25 Envtl L. Forum 12 (November/December 2008)
  • Redo the Analysis from the Ground Up, 25 Envtl L. Forum 12 (September/October 2008)
  • Environment on the Docket Again, 25 Envtl Forum 12 (July/August 2008)
  • Sierra To Court: Don't Fence Us Out, 25 Envtl Forum 16 (May/June 2008)
  • Four New Policies, Four Rejections, 25 Envtl Forum 12 (March/April 2008)
  • Courts Continue to Needle on Climate Change, 25 Envtl Forum 12 (May/June 2008)
  • What Was the Industry Thinking?, 24 Envtl Forum 14 (November/December 2007)
  • Single Loss Sours Term for Greens, 24 Envtl Forum 14 (September/October 2007)
  • Strange Bedfellows at the High Court, 24 Envtl Forum 12 (July/August 2007)
  • A Breathtaking Result for Greens, 24 Envtl Forum12 (May/July 2007)
  • Rapanos Tests Muddy the Waters, 24 Envtl Forum10 (March/April 2007)
  • A Court Shifting to Environmental Cases, 24 Envtl Forum10 (January/February 2007)
  • Greenhouse Gases Light Up Litigation, 23 Envtl Forum10 (November/December 2006)
  • Court: New Corps Wetland Rule, Pronto, 23 Envtl Forum12 (September/October 2006)
  • Standing Rises Up Again in D.C. Circuit, 23 Envtl Forum10 (May/June 2006)
  • Solicitor Drives Hard in Water Cases, 23 Envtl Forum10 (March/April 2006)
  • Court Has Chance to Clarify Water Act, 23 Envtl Forum 10 (January/February 2005)
  • Out of the Soup Pot and Into the Fire?, 22 Envtl Forum10 (November/December 2005)
  • The Measure of a High Justice, 22 Envtl Forum10 (September/October 2005)
  • Two NSR Rulings Presage Showdown, 22 Envtl Forum 8 (July/August 2005)
  • EPA Tests Theories to Stop CO2 Action, 22 Envtl Forum 8 (May/June 2005)
  • The Supreme Crow of the United States, 22 Envtl Forum 8 (March/April 2005)
  • Complex Laws Can’t Spell Judicial Respect, 22 Envtl Forum 8 (January/February 2005)
  • Takings Advance May Be Substantial, 21 Envtl L. Forum 8 (November/December 2004)
  • Would New Justices Make a Difference?, 21 Envtl Forum 8 (September/October 2004)
  • Two Very, Very Big Green Losses, 21 Envtl Forum 8 (July/August 2004)
  • In Blackmun Papers, Inside Key Decisions, 21 Envtl Forum 8 (May/June 2004)
  • Federalism Issue Constant at High Court, 21 Envtl Forum 8 (March/April 2004)
  • High Court Not In A State Of Denial, 21 Envtl Forum 10 (January/February 2004)
  • NSR Rule Pits Reform Against Enforcement, 20 Envtl Forum 8 (November/December 2003)
  • A Clean Water Legal Story, In Two Acts, 20 Envtl Forum 8 (September/October2003)
  • Pull Up Your Chairs And Grab Scorecards, 20 Envtl Forum 8 (July/August 2003)
  • Testing Tension In Federal Jurisdiction, 20 Envtl Forum 10 (May/June 2003)
  • Winds Of Federalism Turn, For Good Or Ill, 20 Envtl Forum 10 (March/April 2003)
  • Courts Face A New “Republican Moment", 20 Envtl Forum 8 (January/February 2003)
  • Bishop Moves to Secure Court Win, 19 Envtl Forum 8 (November/December 2002)
  • So Much for the Unitary Executive, 19 Envtl Forum 8 (September/October 2002)
  • Case Has Joint and Several Liability Risk, 19 Envtl Forum 8 (July/August 2002)
  • Regulatory Takings Take A Setback, 19 Envtl Forum 13 (May/June 2002)
  • Are Citizen Suits Unconstitutional?, 19 Envtl Forum 12 (March/April 2002)
  • TMDL Rule Hangs on Circuit Decision, 19 Envtl Forum 10 (January/February 2002)
  • Courts, EPA Review New Source Review, 18 Envtl Forum 10 (November/December 2001)
  • Olson Stands Firm on the Mountaintop, 18 Envtl Forum 10 (September/October 2001)
  • Unsettled Aspects of Settlement Process, 18 Envtl Forum 10 (July/August 2001)
  • Civil Rights Claims Suffer Court Setback, 18 Envtl Forum 10 (May/June 2001)
  • Impact of SWANCC Could Be Substantial, 18 Envtl Forum 10 (March/April 2001)
  • GE Brings NonDelegation to Life, 18 Envtl Forum 10 (January/February 2001)
  • Army Corps Isolated in Wetlands Orals, 17 Envtl Forum 8 (November/December 2000)
  • Green Seats Used to Unseat State Judges, 17 Envtl Forum 10 (September/October 2000)
  • Three Grants of Cert Raise Uncertainty, 17 Envtl Forum 10 (July/August 2000)
  • Industry Reshuffles the Deck in Trucking, 17 Envtl Forum 10 (May/June 2000)
  • In Laidlaw Decision, Facts Finally Friendly, 17 Envtl Forum 10 (March/April 2000)
  • Courts Appear to Be Starting Afresh, 17 Envtl Forum 10 (January/February 2000)
  • A Farewell to the 'Claiborne Style', 16 Envtl Forum 8 (November/December 1999)
  • D.C. Circuit Gives Back with Different Hands, 16 Envtl Forum 10 (September/October 1999)
  • National Air Standard Ruling a Blockbuster, 16 Envtl Forum 10 (July/August 1999)
  • Balance May Shift Against Scalia, 16 Envtl Forum 8 (May/June 1999)
  • Coal, Gas Delineate Legal Gray Areas, 16 Envtl Forum 8 (March/April 1999)
  • A Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing, 16 Envtl Forum 8 (January/February 1999)
  • Property Regulation: Rock and Hard Place, 15 Envtl Forum 8 (November/December 1998)
  • Rise and Demise of the Citizen Suit, 15 Envtl Forum 8 (September/October 1998)
  • Rights Cases with Environmental Impact, 15 Envtl Forum 8 (July/August 1998)
  • Environmental Law, Corporate Law Clash, 15 Envtl Forum 8 (May/June 1998)
  • Corps Slips on Lopez, FWS Wins, 15 Envtl Forum 8 (March/April 1998)
  • Transboundary Fails, Takings Taken, 15 Envtl Forum 8 (January/February 1998)
  • Standing on Edge in Past Violations, 14 Envtl Forum 8 (November/December 1997)
  • An End to the Court’s Superfund Silence, 14 Envtl Forum 8 (September/October 1997)
  • Split Personality in Federal Enforcement , 14 Envtl Forum 8 (July/August 1997)
  • Enviros, Industry Can Applaud Bennett, 14 Envtl Forum 10 (May/June 1997)
  • Forestry Advance, Wetlands Retreat, 14 Envtl Forum 10 (March/April 1997)
  • A Sea Change in Judicial Activism, 14 Envtl Forum 6 (January/February 1997)
  • Government Shifts Strategy in ESA Case, 13 Envtl Forum 12 November/December 1996)
  • Standing An Argument on Its Head, 13 Envtl Forum 8 (September/October 1996)
  • Striking Down Retroactive Liability, 13 Envtl Forum 8 (July/August 1996)
  • Seminole Tribe Not End of Citizen Suits, 13 Envtl Forum 8 (May/June 1996)
  • Taking Cases Take Off in Several Venues, 13 Envtl Forum 8 (March/April 1996)
  • Environment Protected from Lopez, 13 Envtl Forum 8 (January/February 1996)
  • Promoting Fairness in Notice, 12 Envtl Forum 10 (November/December 1995)
  • A Friendlier Habitat in the Supreme Court, 12 Envtl Forum 8 (September/October 1995)
  • A Substantial Effect on Environmental Law, 12 Envtl Forum 7 (July/August 1995)
  • A New Fault Line -- Mens Rea, 12 Envtl Forum 9 (May/June 1995)
  • A Lean Green Docket This Term, 12 Envtl Forum 6 (March/April 1995)
*Professor Lazarus took a leave of absence from the column during the 2010-2011 academic year while serving on the President’s Oil Spill Commission.