The Supreme Court amped up its argument docket Monday by agreeing to decide two contentious legal issues: whether corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for faraway human rights violations, and a classic First Amendment battle over false claims of military heroism.

The court’s actions came in an orders list issued without the court actually convening to announce it from the bench. The cases will be argued in February or later.

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