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Government contractors’ defenses, election challenges, and intellectual disability in capital cases

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That brings us to this weeks conference, in which there are 143 petitions and applications on the Supreme Courts docket. Government contractors defenses to torts The GEO Group, Inc. Hencely sued Fluor in tort, alleging negligent hiring, supervision, and retention under South Carolina law, as well as third-party contract claims.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The district court said Baltimore could seek to rescind the temporary extension “as improvidently granted” by filing a motion by October 7. On September 30, the Fourth Circuit tentatively calendared oral argument on the companies’ appeal for the December 10–12 argument session. West Virginia v. BP p.l.c. , 15-1363 et al.

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