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SB 775 causes another case dump

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The Courts of Appeal will also be evaluating SB 775 in three other cases, where the Supreme Court yesterday granted review, vacated the appellate court decisions, and transferred for reconsideration in light of the new legislation. Lopez case. (See See here.). See here , here , here , and here.).

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RICO injury, federal jurisdiction, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt

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The district court held that Horn lacked RICO standing because he sued for economic injuries from loss of earnings that were derived from his personal injury (exposure to THC). In reviewing the Veterans Court decision, the U.S. If granted, it should make for an interesting argument. We’ll know more soon.

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Divided court approves civil RICO liability for injuries from CBD product

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Justice Amy Coney Barretts opinion for a sharply divided court on Wednesday upheld liability for damages to a business or property that flow from personal injury, a win for Horn at this stage. The case now will return to the lower court. Barrett presents the main argument of the defendants (led byMedical Marijuana, Inc.,

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that its review of the remand order in Baltimore’s climate change case against fossil fuel companies was limited to determining whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute.

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Justices meet to fill out 2024-25 docket

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This week, we highlight a number of those petitions the justices are set to consider, seeking review of lower court decisions on student-loan forgiveness, the constitutionality of federal agencies, and more. It is also the next-to-last conference before President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration on Jan. Oklahoma v. Gauthier v.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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After the developers terminated the Keystone XL pipeline project, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on July 16, 2021 dismissed for lack of jurisdiction an appeal of the district court’s denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction barring work on the pipeline.

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