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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning will hear a dispute over the FDA's refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products due to their health risk to youths, in another case testing the power of regulatory agencies, our colleagues John Kruzel and Andrew Chung report. The FDA appealed a lower court's ruling that the agency did not follow proper legal procedures when it denied applications to sell their nicotine-containing products. Thompson Hine's Eric Heyer will argue for the distributors, facing off against the DOJ's Curtis Gannon for the agency. The case gives the Supreme Court a chance to further weaken federal regulatory agencies following major rulings in recent years. "This case places the Supreme Court in a position of oversight over the FDA's scientific decisions," University of Utah law professor Daniel Aaron said. |
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That's the anticipated cost over 10 years for opening a new law school at the University of Texas at El Paso, according to a feasibility study commissioned by state lawmakers and released this month. The prospect of a law school in El Paso has been discussed locally for decades — it's the most populous city in Texas without a law school and there are no other law schools within a 250-mile radius. The next step is to explore potential financing for a new law school. |
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The facts — or legend — surrounding the so-called "cursed" 836-pound Bahia emerald sound straight out of a movie, with multiple parties claiming ownership of the 180,000-carat stone valued between $372 million and $920 million. Behind the drama is a serious legal fight pitting the rights of good-faith purchasers in the U.S. against the country of Brazil, which found that the emerald was illegally mined in 2001, then smuggled to the U.S. in 2005. In her latest column, Jenna Greene looks at why Brazil came out on top in the asset forfeiture battle. |
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- Today, a 9th Circuit panel will consider whether to uphold a judge's ruling declaring that a California law requiring background checks to buy ammunition is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez said the law violated the Second Amendment.
- Also today, the United Nations' top court will start hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to global warming, the outcome of which could influence litigation worldwide.
- On Tuesday, Apple and Epic Games will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson in San Francisco for a discovery hearing. Epic has accused Apple of violating a court order governing its App Store.
- On Wednesday, ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio will make history as the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, opposing Tennessee's Republican-backed law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.
- Also on Wednesday, a 9th Circuit panel will hear arguments over a trial judge's refusal to shield Yelp from a lawsuit by the state of Texas accusing the online review platform of posting misleading notices about crisis pregnancy centers.
- On Thursday, Thomson Reuters and legal research company Ross Intelligence will reargue the issue of fair use in a copyright lawsuit by Thomson Reuters that accused Ross of illegally copying its "headnotes" system to build an AI-powered legal search engine.
- On Friday, a D.C. Circuit panel will hear arguments in challenges by Republican-led states and industry groups to a new federal rule from the Biden administration's EPA targeting carbon pollution from coal- and gas-fired power plants.
Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes.
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Bree Vculek, Deepa Shiwcharan and Deborah Sterling of Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox delve into the world of patent protection for psychedelic substances. Read more here. |
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