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Two cases. Three hours of arguments. Four sets of lawyers. Fifty mentions of abortion. One pair of red socks.

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Soon enough, they are joined by a third chair, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican who has been under indictment on state securities-fraud charges for more than six years. Roberts next recognizes Fletcher, thanking him for his service as acting solicitor general. At around 9:40 a.m., navy blue or charcoal gray).”

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) decision denying a petition to delist the golden-cheeked warbler was arbitrary and capricious because the FWS applied “an inappropriately heightened” standard to its review of the delisting petition. Richardson v. Clarno , No. 20CV01920 (Or.