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Mexico Sues U.S. Gun Firms for ‘Abetting’ Cartel Violence

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The Mexican government has filed a federal complaint in Massachusetts against Interstate Arms Corp. The Mexican government has filed a federal complaint in Massachusetts against Interstate Arms Corp. arguing that the gunmakers’ activities violated Connecticut and Massachusetts consumer protection laws.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The First Circuit—like the Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in other climate change cases—concluded that the scope of its appellate review was limited to whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. County of Maui v. Sunoco LP , No. 2CCV-20-0000283 (Haw.