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US Supreme Court announces January oral argument schedule, will hear issues of privilege, preemption and administrative procedure

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Here the question is one of tort law–the court must consider whether the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) preempts state law. If so, the tort claim must be litigated before the National Labor Relations Board, not a state court. In Santos-Zacaria, the court will examine the appeals process for administrative immigration proceedings.

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US Supreme Court will consider liability shields for online platforms, seven additional new cases

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Garland the court is again asked to examine administrative procedure, this time in the context of an immigration proceeding. Leon Santos-Zacaria is an immigrant who was removed from the US but later reentered the country. That holding was later upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals, an administrative body.

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