Courts Back State Flexibility on Choice of Generation

Power regulation in the U.S. is split between the federal and state levels, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) having jurisdiction over the wholesale sales of electricity and the states

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Lagman: SC ruling on Filipino, Panitikan ‘unconstitutional and anti-youth’

The Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling downgrading Filipino and Panitikan (Philippine literature) as merely elective subjects in college was “unconstitutional and anti-youth,” Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman said Tuesday.

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Trillanes told: It’s not over

Trillanes told: It’s not over

It might be too early for Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV to celebrate a Makati City court’s ruling rejecting a bid to have him arrested, as Malacañang vowed to take the battle to revive his 15-year-old coup d’état case for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny all the way to the Supreme Court. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said […]

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Competitive Generators Look to the Supreme Court After Seventh Circuit Declines Rehearing on Nuclear Subsidies

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to rehear a case that challenges nuclear subsidies in Illinois, effectively dealing a blow to a group of competitive generators, which have fought the measure for several years. In an order issued on October 9, the appellate court said its full judicial panel had voted to deny […]

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DOJ fails anew to secure arrest order vs Trillanes

DOJ fails anew to secure arrest order vs Trillanes

Another day, another court, another stalled bid to detain Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.

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DOJ ‘very happy’ with Trillanes’ defeat at SC

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is “very happy” that the Supreme Court has denied the request of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV to stop the implementation of Proclamation No. 572 revoking the amnesty given to him in 2010 by then-President Benigno Aquino III.

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Trillanes: Deferment of court-martial a welcome sign

The military’s decision to defer the court-martial proceedings ordered against him by the President shows that it is a professional organization that does not blindly follow questionable orders, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday.

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Trillanes’ lawyer says amnesty revocation will weaken presidency

The legal counsel of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV warned that the revocation of the  amnesty granted to the senator will set a dangerous precedent and weaken the power of the president to grant such measures. Lawyer Reynaldo Robles said in an interview after they filed a petition before the Supreme Court on Thursday that amnesties […]

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