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Pakistan dispatch: president’s extraordinary rejection of parliamentary army and espionage bills highlights concerns over military power, free expression

JURIST

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Peroozi Asif is a law student following the University of London LLB external degree program at the Institute for Legal Studies (TILS). She files this from Islamabad.

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U.S. judge dismisses antitrust complaints against Facebook

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They claimed that Facebook had monopolized the social media market through their acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram, which was coupled with their platform policies that render the services incompatible with other social media platforms. ” Boasberg pointed to Bell Atlantic Corp. United States District Judge for the D.C.

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As Chloé Becomes a B Corp, What Does the Increasingly Popular Certification Really Entail?

The Fashion Law

And still yet, in a nod to the growing importance of ESG themes in connection with investments, the three most prominent rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings, have each incorporated them into their credit rating methodologies. The Rise of the Fashion B Corp. certifications. .

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

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The Sabin Center’s Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative provides pro bono legal counsel to community members who support renewable energy projects.) . Additionally, both types of pipelines need approval from a number of federal agencies depending on their routes and potential impacts. Three Recent Pipeline Setbacks.

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Justices to consider scope of “clear and unmistakable error” review of Veterans Affairs decisions

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Disabilities that qualify for these benefits are called “service connected” because they are “causally related to an injury sustained in the service.”. Marine Corps in June 1975, at the age of 17. McDonough , which will be argued on Tuesday, concerns veteran Kevin George, who enlisted in the U.S.

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SCOTUS Rules FOIA Exception Applies to Environmental Opinion

Constitutional Law Reporter

Fish and Wildlife Service v. Supreme Court held that the deliberative process privilege provides protection from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to in-house draft biological opinions that are both predecisional and deliberative, even if the drafts reflect the agencies’ last views about a proposal.

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Fraudulent Incontestability Declarations: Textual Fidelity vs. Fraud Deterrence

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Dissenting, Judge Reyna argued this improperly restricts the TTAB’s ability to combat fraud before the agency. Although US courts are empowered by equity to counteract fraud on the system, administrative agencies are typically much more limited in their actions. 104 Trademark Rep.

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