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When the president takes lawmaking matters into his own hands, the court must step in

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Nebraska and Department of Education v. Elizabeth Slattery is a senior legal fellow at Pacific Legal Foundation , a nonprofit legal organization that defends Americans’ individual liberty and constitutional rights. Department of Education (brought by my colleagues at Pacific Legal Foundation).

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Justice Breyer: A formidable defender of reproductive rights

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In that case, Breyer led the majority in striking down a Nebraska criminal statute that made it unlawful to perform dilation-and-evacuation and similar abortion procedures even though the risks of mortality and morbidity to the pregnant person are significantly lower than induced-labor procedures. A close reading of Stenberg v.

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Student Loan Forgiveness Program Fails to Survive Supreme Court Scrutiny

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Nebraska , 600 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. The HEROES Act allows the Secretary to ‘waive or modify’” provisions of the student aid laws, “but does not allow the Secretary to rewrite that statute to the extent of canceling $430 billion of student loan principal,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote on behalf of the Court. In Biden v.

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Forum Selection Clauses, Afghanistan, and the United States

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It offers insights into best drafting practices for choice-of-court clauses. The first has to do with contract drafting. Finally, it is important to note that the State of Michigan has adopted a statute that clearly spells out when its courts should and should not give effect to choice-of-court clauses. Afghanistan Ltd, No.

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Biden vaccine policies face Supreme Court test amid nationwide COVID-19 surge

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7 on whether the mandates can remain in place while challenges to their legality continue in the lower courts. The states argue that the provision on which the government relies is a “housekeeping statute” that does not give HHS the broad power that the government claims.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

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5] For the reasons discussed below, more firms – and their legal and other advisers– should follow them. 9] The proposed legislation in California is both legally solid and helpful for making climate progress. Academic readers of this blog should too! Scope 3 emissions are those from its supply chain, both upstream and downstream. [22]

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