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Invention of a Slave: 2021 Redux

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20-1396 (Supreme Court 2021). Rather than reaching the merits, the district court dismissed the case on procedural grounds. The district court ruled that Tormasi lacked the capacity to sue and the Federal Circuit then affirmed. New Jersey has a statute on point: “Every person who has reached the age of majority.

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

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Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. According to the eight-member majority, “federal courts are generally not the proper forum for resolving claims that the Executive Branch should make more arrests or bring more prosecutions.”

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TechReport 2021: Practice Management

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The ABA 2021 Legal Technology Survey Report analyzes hardware firms are currently using, the utilization of e-books by firms, and provides a multitude of analyses around software. In 2021, 53% of respondents responded that their laptop was their primary work device, compared to 44% reporting that a desktop computer was their primary device.

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US Supreme Court Rules Germany Entitled to State Immunity in the Nazi Art Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

S. _ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Germany was entitled to State immunity in a lawsuit seeking compensation for the forced sale of medieval art known as the “Welfenschatz” during the rise of Nazi Germany. The justices remanded the case back to the lower court to consider the latter argument. Philipp , 592 U.

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March 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. With respect to federal-officer jurisdiction, the district court noted that this case was similar to County of San Mateo v.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. The Court’s decision concerned the interpretation of 28 U.S.C. May 17, 2021). May 24, 2021); Suncor Energy (U.S.A.)

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Appeal under Tennessee Public Protection Act ruled untimely.

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The trial court then entered an order awarding some attorneys’ fees on March 5, 2021, then due to some late filing, entered another order regarding attorneys’ fees on June 24, 2021. The TPPA is Tennessee’s anti-SLAPP statute, which stands for “strategic lawsuits against public participation.” citing Tenn. Code Ann. §

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