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US Supreme Court grants certiorari for two cases regarding federal district courts’ jurisdiction

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The Supreme Court previously denied Jones certiorari but granted it after the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of his habeas petition in August 2021. Cochran is a Fifth Circuit case about district courts’ power to hear challenges regarding the constitutionality of SEC’s administrative law proceedings.

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US appeals court orders dismissal of Marjorie Taylor Greene lawsuit over candidacy challenge

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In March, a group of voters challenged Greene’s eligibility to run for office claiming that Greene had “engaged in insurrection” connected to the events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. An administrative law judge ruled that the challengers lacked sufficient evidence to prove that Greene engaged in the January 6 insurrection.

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Fit and Proper person criteria: SEBI 2021 Amendment

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The concept of ‘ fit and proper ’ in corporate laws are just as alluding as the qualifying authority of ‘ reasonableness ’ in constitutional and administrative laws. The post Fit and Proper person criteria: SEBI 2021 Amendment appeared first on LexForti. She had worked with Khaitan & Co, Mumbai in the past.

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Starbucks loses unfair labor practices case after firing two workers engaged in organizing union

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The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled Monday that Starbucks violated federal labor laws by firing two workers who were planning to organize a union at a Philadelphia store in 2020. The case predates the massive unionizing of Starbucks workers across the country, which began in 2021.

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United States: Fifth Circuit Holds District Court Has Jurisdiction To Hear Constitutional Challenge To SEC Administrative Law Judges - Jones Day

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On December 13, 2021, the Fifth Circuit issued an en banc opinion in Cochran v. Securities & Exchange Commission et al., finding that the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 does not strip.

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In Review: SCOTUS Environmental and Administrative Decisions in the 2020 Term

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Several decisions of interest were issued in the 2020 term, which stretched from October 2020 until early July 2021. This review will concentrate on environmental and administrative law cases. by Anthony B. Continue Reading ›.

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Former Denmark immigration minister sentenced to prison for illegal family separation

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.” The court determined that Støjberg’s actions were intentional and in violation of Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights, as well as general principles of Danish administrative law; 25 out of 26 judges voted to convict.