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Term Talk: F.D.A. v. R.J. Reynolds; Diamond Alternative v. E.P.A.; Royal Canin v. Wullschleger

The nation's top legal scholars discuss what federal judges need to know about the U.S. Supreme Court's most impactful decisions. 

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Erwin Chemerinsky, Evan Lee, Elizabeth C. Wiggins
December 4, 2025

Federal Jurisdiction. Standing. Legal experts discuss the Supreme Court's broadening of the zone of interest for standing in F.D.A. v R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and how predictable downstream economic harm can confer standing on non-regulated parties in Diamond Alternative Energy v. E.P.A. In their analysis of Royal Canin U.S.A. v. Wullschleger, they discuss how the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split by deciding that the removal of federal claims terminates federal supplemental jurisdiction.

Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Evan Lee, Emeritus Professor, San Francisco Law School; and Beth Wiggins, Director of the Research Division, Federal Judicial Center.

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