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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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solicitor general on cases the federal government isn’t involved in, the government not infrequently delivers its invited amicus briefs just in time for the court’s last scheduled conference. So it is no surprise to see that three of the new relists involve invited government briefs on a range of subjects. Cummings v.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

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compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. The court noted a number of decisions limiting CDA immunity including a decision by Judge Easterbrook of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, who wrote in Chicago Lawyers’ Comm. The second jury returned a verdict for $38,000.00

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