Cale Jaffe

Assistant Professor of Law and Director, Environmental and Regulatory Law Clinic, University of Virginia
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No joke: Everyone in this photo besides Chief Justice John Roberts joined together to uphold Virginia’s uranium mining ban.
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Uranium Ruling Hints At Limits of Federal Power
The SCOTUS rejected the idea that Congress’ plan for nuclear enrichment could override Virginia’s decision to prohibit uranium mining altogether.
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