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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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West Virginia v. The court also temporarily enjoined two felony riot statutes because they went “far beyond” the State’s “appropriate interest” in criminalizing participation in a riot with acts of force or violence. The court also declined to “create a new tort named abusive litigation.” 15-1363 et al.

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