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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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20-219 , asks whether the compensatory damages available under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the statutes that incorporate its remedies, such as the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act , include compensation for emotional distress. Then there is a case on the court’s original docket , Mississippi v. Cummings v.

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Justices add one religious-rights case to docket but turn down another

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The court added nine other cases to its docket for the 2021-22 term, on issues ranging from securities litigation to interstate water disputes. She sought compensatory damages for “humiliation, frustration, and emotional distress.” Mississippi v. Other grants on Friday’s order list. Pivotal Software v.