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Larger March calendar includes high-stakes COVID insurance case

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court yesterday announced it will hear six oral arguments in March, the biggest calendar of the term. With four more calendars after March, the court is now on pace to issue 42 or 43 opinions for the term, a higher pace than previously, but still at an historic low (see here ).

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Cannabis, property tax opinions filing tomorrow

At the Lectern

2) Does state law preempt a local ordinance when both prohibit the same conduct and the state law has a mens rea component that the local ordinance does not? Burgos , concerning gang sentence enhancements — should file on Monday.

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Argument analysis: Justices doubt FTC’s authority to compel monetary relief

SCOTUSBlog

The case involves Section 13 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which allows the FTC to seek an “injunction” against a business that “is violating, or is about to violate, any provision of law enforced by [the FTC].” And it does seem as though your interpretation of Section 13 makes those pretty much entirely irrelevant.

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