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Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: Massachusetts' top court on Friday ruled against Exxon's request to ban the state's attorney general from investigating whether the oil conglomerate knew of the effect fossil fuels have on...

Massachusetts' top court on Friday ruled against Exxon's request to ban the state's attorney general from investigating whether the oil conglomerate knew of the effect fossil fuels have on climate change and if they failed to disclose critical...

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US State Department submitted a proposal to the Federal Register on Friday that would require nonimmigrant visa applicants to list their social media identities...

A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected Exxon's lawsuit claiming officials in New York and Massachusetts were pursuing bad faith investigation in violation of the oil corporations rights. The attorneys general are investigating whether Exxon's securities filings...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The UN expressed concern Thursday about human rights abuses in Mali despite the Malian government signing a peace agreement in 2015 with several armed groups. The...

Twenty-five children and young citizens of Colombia between the ages of seven and 26 on Monday filed the first ever climate change litigation in Latin America. The plaintiffs, represented by Dejusticia, come from 17 regions classified...

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Supreme Court added 12 cases to its docket on Friday, including two Texas redistricting cases. The court had previously blocked two lower court rulings that...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against BP, Chevron Corporation, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corporation and Royal Dutch Shell for their role in climate change. Extensive quantities of greenhouse gasses...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The legal world is a busy place. The Oslo District Court ruled Thursday that the government may allow Arctic drilling. The ruling...

The Oslo District Court ruled Thursday that the government may allow Arctic drilling. The ruling was a defeat for environmental groups Nature and Youth and Greenpeace Nordic , which...