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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. In Municipalities of Puerto Rico v.

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

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De George , the Supreme Court held that the term “crime involving moral turpitude” in federal immigration law is not unconstitutionally vague. He became a lawful permanent resident after marrying a U.S. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. In its 1951 decision in Jordan v. 1227(a)(2)(A).

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Relist Watch

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Disclosure: My law firm, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, is among the counsel to the respondent in the Baltimore case. Disclosure: My law firm, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, is among the counsel to the respondent. Disclosure: My law firm, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, is among the counsel to the respondent.

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