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D.C. Circuit Declines to Reconsider its Prior Order Restoring an Emergency Affirmative Defense for Emissions Violations Under the Clean Air Act

On January 2, 2026, the D.C. Circuit declined to rehear en banc its prior order restoring the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) Title V affirmative defense to liability for excess emissions caused by emergency ...
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Mass. Appeals Court: State Agency Entitled to Mass. Equal Pay Act Affirmative Defense

Seyfarth Synopsis: In an appeal from the first decision to apply the affirmative defense of the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (“MEPA”), the Massachusetts Appeals Court agreed with the Superior Court ...