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US appeals court rules University of Texas must face affirmative action lawsuit

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The district court found that “the plaintiffs in this case and the Fisher litigation are in privity and the causes of action in the two cases are the same.” The SFFA has filed similar lawsuits against other universities including Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

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Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session

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Since 1986, bankruptcy cases in Alabama or North Carolina have been administered by trustees appointed by the judicial branch, while all other cases have been administered by the U.S. But the Alabama and North Carolina trustees had charged much less than fees charged in other states, with the deficit coming out of the judiciary budget.

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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93

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In a decision by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court ruled that the race-conscious admissions programs used by the University of North Carolina and Harvard College violate the 14th Amendment. O’Connor’s opinion in Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education would be one of her final 5-4 decisions. In a letter to President George W.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Lawsuit Challenged Removal of Seasonal Restrictions on “Hopper Dredging” in North Carolina Harbors. A lawsuit filed in the federal district court for the Eastern District of North Carolina alleged that the U.S.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

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The North Carolina-based company is suing a small wine outfit, McWilliam’s Wines, for one of its wines labeled Butterball Chardonnay. However, Butterball this year is the plaintiff rather than the defendant in a lawsuit against an Australian company.

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