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US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits

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What we know
How the court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court began its new nine-month term hearing arguments on Monday in a major case in which big oil companies attempted to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that…
Story timeline
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- First reported by Washington Post Politics
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- New development reported by CBS News
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- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
New Supreme Court term begins with a climate change case seeking to hold energy companies liable
- Picked up by Washington Post Politics
- New development reported by NBC News Top Stories
Supreme Court term begins with climate case seeking to hold energy companies liable
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
New Supreme Court term begins with justices stumped by climate change case
- New development reported by New York Times Homepage
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- New development reported by New York Times Business
- New development reported by ABC News
As election looms, Supreme Court reconvenes to new wave of Trump cases
- Picked up by Axios
Trump's Supreme Court relationship faces a new term — and a new test
- Picked up by Axios
A Trump-sized shadow looms over the Supreme Court's new term
- New development reported by The Hill
Supreme Court to hear case Monday on if localities can sue oil companies for climate damages
- Picked up by The Hill
Live updates: Supreme Court opens term with climate change case
- Picked up by The Hill
Listen live: Supreme Court kicks off new term with major climate case
- Picked up by The Guardian Business
US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits
- Picked up by CBS News
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- First reported by Washington Post Politics
Should Big Oil pay for climate change? A Supreme Court case will help decide.
- New development reported by CBS News
Supreme Court gears up for new term with major cases on climate change, guns
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
- New development reported by The Hill
- Picked up by ABC News
Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights
- Picked up by NPR News
Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
New Supreme Court term begins with a climate change case seeking to hold energy companies liable
- Picked up by Washington Post Politics
- New development reported by NBC News Top Stories
Supreme Court term begins with climate case seeking to hold energy companies liable
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
New Supreme Court term begins with justices stumped by climate change case
- New development reported by New York Times Homepage
How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term
- New development reported by New York Times Business
- New development reported by ABC News
As election looms, Supreme Court reconvenes to new wave of Trump cases
- Picked up by Axios
Trump's Supreme Court relationship faces a new term — and a new test
- Picked up by Axios
A Trump-sized shadow looms over the Supreme Court's new term
- New development reported by The Hill
Supreme Court to hear case Monday on if localities can sue oil companies for climate damages
- Picked up by The Hill
Live updates: Supreme Court opens term with climate change case
- Picked up by The Hill
Listen live: Supreme Court kicks off new term with major climate case
- Picked up by The Guardian Business
US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by The Guardian Business
US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits
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- The GuardianUS supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits
- AxiosTrump's Supreme Court relationship faces a new term — and a new test
- NBC News Top StoriesNew Supreme Court term begins with a climate change case seeking to hold energy companies liable
- NPRSupreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case
- ABC NewsSupreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights
- The HillSupreme Court opens new term with shaky Trump relationship