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Maine attorney general sues big oil companies over climate change

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Maine’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against multiple large oil companies alleging negligence, nuisance, unfair trade practices, failure to warn and trespass as parens patriae. The complaint maintains that the defendant companies breached their duty of care to Maine’s citizens.

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US Court of Appeals partially revives suit alleging improper FBI surveillance of Muslims

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.” The plaintiffs presented two-fold claims: the first alleging unconstitutional searches in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and the second alleging religious discrimination violating religious freedom under the First and Fifth Amendments and various statutes. The Supreme Court remanded the case back to the Appeals Court on appeal.

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Libya police chief arrested in Italy following ICC warrant over war crimes allegations

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The charges outlined in the ICC warrant are based on the provisions of Articles 7 and 8 of the Rome Statute , which define crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was arrested at a hotel in Turin, in northern Italy, where he was found in the company of other Libyan nationals.

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Does it walk and quack like a statute of limitations? Justices consider whether equitable tolling is available to veterans.

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Share In Tuesday’s oral argument, the Supreme Court grappled with three main issues in Arellano v. McDonough , a case about retroactive disability benefits for veterans who failed to apply for those benefits within the one-year window prescribed by a federal statute. First, the court looked into whether 38 U.S.C.

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Justices debate right to renew lawsuit after voluntary dismissal

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The main substantive debate in which the justices engaged was whether the voluntary dismissal of the original case was the kind of final proceeding to which Rule 60(b) would apply. It took Roberts 10 separate questions to elicit that admission!

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EU criminal justice group joins investigation of core crimes in Ukraine

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Its main role is to facilitate coordination and cooperation in multinational investigations and prosecutions. The core crimes include genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression pursuant to Article 5 of the Rome Statute. Eurojust works closely with EU agencies to support criminal prosecutions at every level.

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UN court confirms Ratko Mladi? convictions and life sentence

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commander of the Main Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army from May 12, 1992, until at least November 8, 1996, was convicted of 10 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws and customs of war by ICTY’s Trial Chamber I in 2017. for his “leading and grave role” in the commission of these crimes.

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