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Delaware court rules Fox Corp. must face election coverage defamation lawsuit

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A Delaware Superior Court Judge Tuesday ruled Fox Corp. of election fraud related to the 2020 US presidential election. Dominion alleged that Fox News adopted an election fraud narrative, centered on Dominion, to increase its viewers after the 2020 election. ” The post Delaware court rules Fox Corp.

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US appeals court rules against tool used to enforce Voting Rights Act

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.” The complaint goes on to argue that “it is possible to draw 16 reasonably compact majority-Black districts,” which would better reflect the number of Black Arkansans in the state population, according to data from the 2020 US Census.

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US federal court reverses ban on law requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains

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The appellate court ruled that the mandate is not unconstitutional, as was argued in the initial lawsuit filed in 2020 by healthcare provider Women’s Med Group and three of its patients. People who undergo abortions can choose to take custody of the remains and dispose of them on their own accord.

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Scolding the Legislature for lack of clarity, Supreme Court rules statute can retroactively reduce probation without negating plea deal

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The parties’ dispute is about whether a prosecutor or trial court can opt to void a plea deal that included a probationary term that is now longer than permitted. Stamps (2020) 9 Cal.5th Stamps (2020) 9 Cal.5th It’s not an easily resolved issue, because the Legislature didn’t specify an answer. In People v.

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New York appeals court finds law granting non-citizens voting rights is unconstitutional

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A New York appeals court ruled that a New York City law granting non-citizens the power to vote was unconstitutional. It was estimated that the law would allow more than 800,000 non-citizens the ability to vote in New York City local elections, prior to the court’s Wednesday ruling. The municipal legislation, Int.

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UK Supreme Court allows appeal in Venezuela gold controversy

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Guaidó appointed the Guaidó Board as an ad hoc board of the Central Bank under a “transition statute” passed by the Venezuelan National Assembly. The Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice has held the transition statute null and void. The Maduro Board sued the Bank of England in May 2020 to release the gold reserves.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also declined to vacate BLM’s leasing decisions and instead enjoined BLM from issuing drilling permits for the leases while it responds to the court’s decision. Trade Groups Proceeding with Narrower Challenge to 2016 Refrigerant Management Rule; NRDC and States Challenge 2020 Rescission of Portion of Rule.

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