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Chicago man asks justices to clarify when officers can search your cellphone at the border

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Marcos Mendez was returning to the United States in 2016 when his passport was flagged at immigration in Chicagos OHare International Airport. This was not Mendezs first hold-up at immigration. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit agreed that the search of Mendezs cellphone was lawful. Jacobsen v. Mendez v.

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Former Justice Grodin is an amicus in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Trump ballot disqualification case

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Supreme Court will review a Colorado Supreme Court decision disqualifying Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s 2024 ballot on grounds he violated section 3 of the federal Constitution’s 14th amendment by engaging in insurrection. Combined, the seven amici have almost 100 years of state supreme court experience.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The action involved closing valves on pipelines in Washington, Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Parties Voluntarily Dismissed Appeals of Federal Court Decision Requiring More Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. Montana Federal Court Vacated Approvals for Mining Project. 20-1530 (U.S. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. 20-1531 (U.S. Haaland , No. filed Apr.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. The plaintiffs—identified as environmentalists, environmental groups, natural resource conservation groups, and cattle ranchers—alleged, among other things, that the immigration actions resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions.

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