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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

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The fishing companies, led by Loper Bright Enterprises, went to federal court in Washington in 2020 to challenge the NMFS rule, arguing that it was not authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Solicitor General Paul Clement, as well as lawyers from the New Jersey public-interest firm Cause of Action.

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A call for the wider study of Private International Law in Africa: A Review of Private International Law In Nigeria

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The result of the authors’ analyses of Nigerian appellate courts’ cases bordering on the jurisdiction of Nigerian courts in actions in personam arising from causes of action which accrue outside the territorial jurisdiction of the courts is particularly eye-opening. 5] Chukwuma Okoli, (n. 4) above. [6] 8] Owners of M.

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