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US Supreme Court refuses to move California suit against oil companies to federal court

JURIST

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal by a group of oil companies challenging a California state court ruling permitting two California cities to sue for damages related to climate change, meaning the case will be heard in state court.

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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. ” Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the ruling, saying , “This decision is outrageous. SCOTUS [the Supreme Court] gives the Biden Admin.

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What constitutes “identity theft”?

SCOTUSBlog

In recent years, the Supreme Court has expressed misgivings about white-collar prosecutions under broadly worded statutes. Louisiana , 21-993. This week’s installment will be brief, because there’s only one newly relisted case: Dubin v. United States. Think McDonnell v. relisted after the Oct. 14 conference). Returning Relists.

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Dismissal affirmed where HCLA pre-suit notice was sent to wrong entity.

Day on Torts

Before filing suit, plaintiff consulted with a friend who was an attorney in Louisiana. When that friend could not find a Tennessee lawyer to take her case before the statute of limitations ran out, he sent her a sample pre-suit notice form. Plaintiff thereafter filed this HCLA suit. internal citations and quotations omitted).

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Reschedule Watch: Birthright citizenship and torts to members of the armed forces

SCOTUSBlog

Louisiana , 21-993. permits courts to defer to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ construction of a statute designed to benefit veterans, without first considering the pro-veteran canon of construction; and (2) whether Chevron should be overruled. Until next time, stay safe ! New Relists. Returning Relists. 28 and Oct.

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Intellectual property and Navajo water rights

SCOTUSBlog

The Supreme Court has held that the federal government assumes a trust obligation to assert reserved water rights for Native tribes only when it “ expressly accepts those responsibilities by statute ,” by regulation, or by treaty with a tribe. Louisiana , 21-993. relisted after the Oct. 28 conference). Returning Relists.

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. According to the eight-member majority, “federal courts are generally not the proper forum for resolving claims that the Executive Branch should make more arrests or bring more prosecutions.”