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Policing Pronouns: How “Misgendering” is Becoming the New Battleground Over Discrimination

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This already is being litigated in some lower courts. a school board is fighting the courts in its effort to fire teacher Byron “Tanner” Cross, who was suspended for speaking against gender policies in a public board meeting. Will misgendering in the United States be treated as actual hate speech or discriminatory speech?

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Court expands government’s ability to deport noncitizens for offenses related to obstruction of justice

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By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in Pugin v. In her dissent, Sotomayor warned that the majority’s approach allows the government to argue that myriad low-level misdemeanors as aggravated felonies, including purchasing a fake ID or failing to report a crime.

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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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June 2021 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. Federal Court Upheld Environmental Review for Forest Thinning Project. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S.

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August 2021 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. Court Said Climate Scientist Provided Sufficient Evidence of Actual Malice for Blog Authors but Not for Publisher. and non-U.S.

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