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

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United States , the 1950 Supreme Court case holding that the United States is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries sustained by members of the armed forces while on active duty and resulting from the negligence of others in the armed forces. Louisiana , 21-993. United States. Until next time, stay safe !

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

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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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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that its review of the remand order in Baltimore’s climate change case against fossil fuel companies was limited to determining whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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If the renewal license was an order, the First Circuit asked the state court to address whether the CCA expressly preempted the ordinance challenged in this case. Four environmental organizations filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Columbia challenging the U.S. City of Oakland v.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) authorization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from three facilities in Louisiana, Maryland, and Texas. The court also dismissed defamation and related state tort claims. The court granted the company leave to amend its complaint with 21 days.

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