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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. United States. Issues : (1) Whether the doctrine of Chevron U.S.A.,

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. However, my students and I often discuss the remarkably wide range of torts that comes with All Hallow’s Eve. In another June 2023 decision in Munoz v.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of South Dakota temporarily enjoined enforcement of provisions of a riot boosting statute enacted in South Dakota in 2019 in response to anticipated protests of the Keystone XL pipeline. Maryland Appellate Court Said Residents Lacked Standing to Challenge Update to Master Plan.

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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. 19-1189 (U.S.

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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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