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US Supreme Court announces January oral argument schedule, will hear issues of privilege, preemption and administrative procedure

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The US Supreme Court Thursday released the list of oral arguments it will hear during the January 2023 session. The court will hear seven arguments in a session that begins on January 9, 2023. The court will first hear arguments in the cases of In re Grand Jury and Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v.

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US Supreme Court will consider liability shields for online platforms, seven additional new cases

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The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari in nine new cases, including two cases on liability shields for online platforms. Google , the court is asked to consider the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , which broadly shields online platforms from liability for content posted by the platforms’ users.

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Jamaican green-card holder asks court to overrule precedent on “crimes involving moral turpitude”

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Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. De George , the Supreme Court held that the term “crime involving moral turpitude” in federal immigration law is not unconstitutionally vague. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld Daye’s deportation order.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

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On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. Summary of the complaint.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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During his time as an associate justice from 1877 to 1911, he broke with his colleagues in some of the most consequential – and infamous – rulings that the court has ever issued. Yet his record is not unblemished: He distrusted immigrants from China and even voted to deny citizenship to their U.S.-born born children.

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California dispatch: Los Angeles County sheriff’s controversial right turn has made him a villain to many

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles County filed a petition in California Superior Court to hold Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva in contempt for deliberately and openly ignoring three subpoenas issued by the state Civilian Oversight Commission (COC) last fall.

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Friday round-up

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Some are petitions that the justices have considered at prior conferences and are continuing to review (a status indicating that the court is seriously thinking about taking up the case). Supreme Court’s Breyer in retirement spotlight after Democratic wins (Lawrence Hurley, Reuters).