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Argument sitting

November 2018 oral arguments

6 cases across 5 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern

2 cases
DecidedVirginia Uranium, Inc. v. WarrenDoes the AEA preempt a state law that on its face regulates an activity within its jurisdiction (here uranium mining), but has the purpose and effect of regulating the radiological safety hazards of activities entrusted to the NRC (here, the milling of uranium and the management of the resulting tailings)?Decided16-1275DecidedSturgeon v. FrostWhether the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act prohibits the National Park Service from exercising regulatory control over State, Native Corporation, and private land physically located within the boundaries of the National Park System in Alaska.Decided17-949

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DecidedBucklew v. PrecytheWhether petitioner met his burden under Glossip v. [Gross]?Decided17-8151

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DecidedRepublic of Sudan v. HarrisonWhether the Second Circuit erred by holding - in direct conflict with the D.C., Fifth, and Seventh Circuits and in the face of an amicus brief from the United States - that plaintiffs suing a foreign state under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act may serve the foreign state under 28 U.S.C § 1608(a)(3) by mail addressed and dispatched to the head of the foreign state's ministry of foreign affairs "via" or in "care of” the foreign state's diplomatic mission in the United States, despite U.S. obligations under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to preserve mission inviolability.Decided16-1094

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DecidedApple, Inc. v. PepperWhether consumers may sue for antitrust damages anyone who delivers goods to them, even where they seek damages based on prices set by third parties who would be the immediate victims of the alleged offense.Decided17-204

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DecidedTimbs v. IndianaWhether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the States under the Fourteenth Amendment.Decided17-1091