Samantha Hawkins

Environmental Reporter for @BLaw // @BYU and @UofMaryland @merrillcollege alum

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

@channel2kwgn this is wrong, the order hasn't been issued yet!

[Bloomberg Law: Environment @environment]

“Using the public trust doctrine to modify water rights in the West is a big step for a court to take,” environmental law professor Robin Craig said. https://t.co/FmPuwGoAH7

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

Environmental groups fighting to save the Great Salt Lake have turned to the courts, but their attempt to invoke a legal concept that protects natural resources is being met with skepticism. Read my coverage here:

https://t.co/QoWFuUAqXq

[Daniel Moore @bydanielmoore]

TODAY: Fourth Circuit vacates West Virginia's water permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, throwing another legal wrench into the long-delayed natural gas pipeline project

w/ @samhawk81 @blaw

https://t.co/snCtEpKTen

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

Five lawsuits challenging Biden's WOTUS rule will likely roll on, even if the US Supreme Court undermines the basis for the rule in Sackett v. EPA. Read mine and @bobbymagill 's coverage here: https://t.co/oo3mbQmMyU

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

It's the second to last day of Utah's legislative session, and time is running out for lawmakers to pass emergency legislation to save the Great Salt Lake.

https://t.co/sjjoW4UIPB

[Bloomberg Law: Environment @environment]

A full panel on the Ninth Circuit weighed whether the Secretary of the Interior had the authority to approve a land exchange through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, @samhawk81 reports. https://t.co/y3pG2m0y25

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

The full 9th Circuit will hear oral arguments today (4:30 EST) on whether an Interior Secretary can approve a road through Izembek--in a case that could have far-reaching implications for federally-protected land throughout Alaska.

https://t.co/hReBptNVM5

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

I switched beats! Excited to begin covering environmental litigation for @BLaw. Follow along!

https://t.co/4OdHwIfaDG

[Andrew Harris @AndyNewsNowInDC]

A US judge rules that Apple isn't responsible for a fake #crypto app in its app store that gobbled up people's money. @samhawk81 reports for @BLaw.

https://t.co/msr97sSf7Q

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

@DavidJOberly @BLaw Thanks for your help, David!

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

A new wave of biometric privacy lawsuits in Illinois is challenging companies' use of voiceprints—AI technology that can identify a person through their speech characteristics. My coverage here!

https://t.co/9E5tHRc55e

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

A LONG overdue tweet (and a renewed vow to get better at Twitter), but I've been working at Bloomberg Law @BLaw as a privacy and data security reporter since January! I've loved my time here thus far and am excited to share my reporting with you!

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

@NoraEckert Omg I keeled over

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

Story here: https://t.co/FWybyizxF1

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

The D.C. Attorney general just filed a lawsuit suing the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers for the damage they did to the District of Columbia. It's the first Jan. 6-related civil lawsuit filed by a state or municipal government. @CourthouseNews

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

"Defendants spread misinformation, fanned the flames of the conspiracy, actively encouraged and participated in the actions that left the Capitol in shambles, threatened a vital component of our democracy, and injured law enforcement," the lawsuit reads

[Courthouse News @CourthouseNews]

Attorneys for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared before a federal judge on Thursday in an attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group of Republicans who have been fined for appearing on the House floor without a mask. @samhawk81 https://t.co/htxmr57dVr

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

Story here: https://t.co/cFbXOq3JjO

[Samantha Hawkins @samhawk81]

SENTENCE: Russell James Peterson, who came to the Capitol with his mom on Jan. 6 and wore a f*ck your feelings hoodie was just sentenced to 30 days incarceration by a federal judge in Washington.

@CourthouseNews