Supreme Court extends Clean Water Act reach in Laidlaw ruling
The court ruled 7 to 2 that citizens can sue alleged polluters under the Clean Water Act, overturning a lower court on the standing issue. It left open whether Laidlaw now Safety-Kleen can be fined for past violations, remanding that question. Friends of the Earth and others praised the decision as preserving a key pollution-control tool.
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South Carolina Loses Bid to Shield Driver License Data
The U S Supreme Court unanimously upheld the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act over South Carolina’s claim to control access to license records. The act, enacted after an actress was killed in California, exempts privacy protections on private investigators and many government agencies. State Attorney General Charlie Condon urged broad state control but was defeated.
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