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  "id": 12227105,
  "title": "Supreme Court's top judge starts judicial year by stressing need to protect democratic institutions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/supreme-courts-top-judge-starts-judicial-year-by-stressing-need-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T20:41:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/richard-wagner-new-court-building-9.7370057"
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  "summary": "The Supreme Court of Canada has begun a new judicial year with Chief Justice Richard Wagner emphasizing the need to protect democratic institutions from unrelenting pressures.\n\nIn a separate development, the Supreme Court in another country has started its new term, with various cases on its agenda. According to CBS News, the court is expected to tackle a high-stakes climate case and an immigration crackdown. Winnipeg Free Press reports that the court is grappling with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies to help cover costs associated with climate change.\n\nChannel News Asia mentions that Boulder, Colorado, has sued oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor, accusing them of contributing to climate change through fossil fuel use. The Hindu reports on a case involving the Great Nicobar Island Project and its potential impact on the environment and indigenous tribes.",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Supreme Court steps on the gas with new term",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/supreme-court-steps-on-the-gas-with-new-term",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US Supreme Court wrestles with oil companies' bid to scuttle climate lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/us-supreme-court-wrestles-with-oil-companies-bid-to-scuttle-climate",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:53:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Supreme Court weighs local governments’ climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/supreme-court-weighs-local-governments-climate-change-lawsuits",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:06:13.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/judicial-appointments-jsc-fills-supreme-court-of-appeal-vacancies",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:22:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Takeaways from interview with Justice Samuel Alito as new Supreme Court term begins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/takeaways-from-interview-with-justice-samuel-alito-as-new-supreme",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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