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Two cases alleging disability-based discrimination

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Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, the viability of certain types of disability-based claims under three federal statutes. The case is Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado v. Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado v.

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U.S. Supreme Court Renders Personal Jurisdiction Decision

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It is cross-posted at Transnational Litigation Blog. Supreme Court yesterday upheld the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s corporate registration statute, even though it requires out-of-state corporations registering to do business within the state to consent to all-purpose (general) personal jurisdiction.

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Christian school renews effort to expand religious freedom over employment

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This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, at what stage of litigation the ministerial exception should come into play. Gregory Tucker was a science teacher at Faith Christian Academy, a religious school operated by the nondenominational Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada, Colorado.

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Update: Upcoming Hearings on Motions to Dismiss Climate Change Nuisance Cases in California and New York

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Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. The decisions on these motions could influence pending and future litigation in the same vein – lawsuits seeking damages, compensation or abatement funds to alleviate the costs borne by local governments to adapt to climate change impacts. By Michael Burger.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. On November 23, GM announced that it was withdrawing from the litigation. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Tenth Circuit Ordered Coal Company to Stop Preparation for Mining in Colorado Roadless Area. and non-U.S.

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Nine new relists as the court approaches the finish line

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Eagle County, Colorado , the coalition, supported by seven “friend of the court” briefs filed by Indian tribes, the state of Utah, and various interest groups, argues that NEPA does not require an agency to study environmental impacts beyond the proximate effects of the action over which the agency has regulatory authority.

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