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U.S. Supreme Court begins term with five major cases
The Supreme Court's new term includes cases on climate-liability lawsuits, assault-weapons restrictions, third-country deportations, mandatory immigration detention and public funding for religious preschools. On Oct. 5, it heard the Suncor case over disaster costs Boulder officials attribute to climate change.
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Suncor Energy Inc.
- Boulder County
- Cook County
- United States Department of Homeland Security
- ExxonMobil
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 30 cases for the new term.
“The high court has agreed so far to hear 30 cases”
Boulder County and Boulder city governments sued Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil in 2018 over alleged climate-change harms.
2 of 2 sources“local officials in Boulder are suing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil in state court”
The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the Suncor case on October 5.
3 of 3 sources“Supreme Court justices heard arguments in a major climate change case”