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Twelve cases added to Supreme Court calendar

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The doctrine at the center of the case is known as the voluntary cessation doctrine – the principle that plaintiffs can continue to litigate their case unless the defendant shows that it cannot simply resume the conduct that prompted the lawsuit after the case is dismissed. The plaintiff in the case, Yonas Fikre, is a U.S. 2, at 9:30 a.m.

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Climate change and immigration policies headline February argument calendar

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Share In an argument calendar released on Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear oral arguments in seven cases over five days. EPA , which is consolidated with three other cases: North American Coal Corp. EPA and North Dakota v. The justices will hear oral argument on Feb. 28 in West Virginia v.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. In re: Border Infrastructure Environmental Litigation , No. and non-U.S. 17cv1215, 17cv1873, 17cv1911 (S.D.

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