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BREAKING: Exxon Must Face Climate Suit, Mass. Top Court Rules

Law 360

cannot use a free speech statute to duck a climate change suit brought by the Massachusetts Attorney General, the state's top court ruled Tuesday, finding that the law in question applies to private suits but not public enforcement actions. ExxonMobil Corp.

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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. Justice Kavanaugh writes, quoting Linda R.S. :

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The Courts Continue To Split on Streaming TV Services - As Boston Court Denies TV Broadcasters Request for an Injunction Against Aereo

Broadcast Law Blog

The battle over services that record and stream over-the-air TV without compensation to TV broadcasters has become even more confusing, with a US District Court judge in Boston denying an injunction to stop the Aereo service in Massachusetts in a suit brought by Hearst Corporation, which owns a local TV station.

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The first relists of October Term 2022

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court is back. On Monday, the court granted nine petitions from the enormous number that built up over the summer. A short explanation of relists is available here. First up is Buffington v.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. The court therefore found that the stay was unauthorized and vacated it. FEATURED CASE. A divided D.C. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.

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First Amendment questions and California arbitration battles

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, the scope of the First Amendment — specifically, whether a law forbidding clandestine recordings is overbroad and whether a state may require individuals to carry identification cards labeled “SEX OFFENDER.” In Louisiana v.

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Biden’s “Come on, Man” Defense Will Not Fly on Religious Freedom

JonathanTurley

The problem is that the courts already recognize some religious exemption arguments. There is a move in many states to refuse to allow such exemptions, but courts have pushed back. Likewise, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals this month affirmed such a preliminary injunction against Western Michigan University.