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Below is the status of key cases granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court for consideration during the October 2018 term (October 1, 2018, to October 6, 2019), as of December 23, 2018. Cases are organized by certiorari date within each section. Case Decided Weyerhaeuser v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — This case was granted certiorari on January 22, 2018, and was vacated and remanded on November 27. In a unanimous decision, the Court instructed the lower court to consider whether the Endangered Species Act can be used to designate private land a critical habitat for a species that…