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Argument sitting

January 2021 oral arguments

4 cases across 3 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Three argument days, January 11 to January 19, 2021. One of them has more than one case.

1 case
Johnson v. Guzman ChavezWhether the detention of an alien who is subject to a reinstated removal order and who is pursuing withholding or deferral of removal is governed by 8 U.S.C. 1231, or instead by 8 U.S.C. 1226.Decided 19-897

1 case
FTC power to recover moneyAMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTCWhether §13(b) of the Act, by authorizing "injunction[s]," also authorizes the Commission to demand monetary relief such as restitution - and if so, the scope of the limits or requirements for such relief.Decided 19-508

2 cases
Appeals of court transfersBP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreWhether 28 U.S.C. 1447(d) permits a court of appeals to review any issue encompassed in a district court's order remanding a removed case to state court where the removing defendant premised removal in part on the federal-officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. 1442, or the civil rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. 1443.Decided 19-1189Media ownership rulesFCC v. Prometheus Radio ProjectWhether the court of appeals erred in vacating as arbitrary and capricious the FCC orders under review, which, among other things, relaxed the agency's cross-ownership restrictions to accommodate changed market conditions.Decided 19-1231