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Supreme Court weighs Boulder climate change lawsuit against oil and gas companies for climate change

WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies in state court to help cover costs associated with climate change, an issue with potentially billions of dollars at stake. Key justices appeared wary about the potential sweep of litigation, but torn over the complex questions of federal […]

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Supreme Court says Fed’s Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings

WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve. The justices allowed Fed governor Lisa Cook to stay in her job while she fights the Republican president’s effort to fire her over allegations of […]