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US appeals court partially revives lawsuit claiming viewpoint discrimination against anti-abortion protesters

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To successfully plead this cause of action, a plaintiff must demonstrate that (1) they were similarly situated in material respects to other individuals against whom the law was not enforced and (2) the selective enforcement infringed on a constitutional right.

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South Carolina judge temporarily blocks new six-week abortion ban

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McMaster responded to the judge’s ruling, writing, “We will continue fighting to protect the lives of the unborn in South Carolina and the constitutional law that protects them. The lawsuit lists 17 causes of action in favor of enjoining the ban.

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Supreme Court Rules Federal Agencies Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act

Constitutional Law Reporter

The second is when a statute creates a cause of action and explicitly authorizes suit against a government on that claim. The post Supreme Court Rules Federal Agencies Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. government.

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SCOTUS Poised to Decide Fate of Chevron Doctrine

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The justices have agreed to consider the following question: “Whether a person whose property is taken without compensation may seek redress under the self-executing takings clause of the Fifth Amendment even if the legislature has not affirmatively provided them with a cause of action.” Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in case challenging FTC enforcement powers

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Moreover, they highlighted that the court has consistently upheld that district courts lack jurisdiction over such issues, arguing that the court should find Axon lacks valid cause of action on the grounds that the “commencement of a commission adjudication is not immediately reviewable” This case will be considered in conjunction with (..)

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SCOTUS Sides With Death Row Inmate in DNA-Testing Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

Justice Kavanaugh first noted that, as a general matter, the statute of limitations begins to run when the plaintiff has a “complete and present cause of action.” To determine when a plaintiff has a complete and present cause of action, the Court focuses first on the specific constitutional right alleged to have been infringed.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Alien Tort Statute

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Because making ‘operational decisions’ is an activity common to most corporations, generic allegations of this sort do not draw a sufficient connection between the cause of action respondents seek—aiding and abetting forced labor overseas—and domestic conduct.”. “Pleading general corporate activity is no better,” he wrote.

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