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US Supreme Court unable to identify source of draft opinion leak

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The US Supreme Court Thursday announced that investigators have been unable to identify the individual or individuals who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in May 2022. The court also consulted former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff.

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Germany cabinet approves draft recreational cannabis legalization bill

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The German cabinet approved a draft bill Wednesday named “Act on the Controlled Use of Cannabis and Amending Other Regulations” that would legalize the controlled use of recreational cannabis. The plan, first introduced in 2022, has two pillars.

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US lawmakers announce draft bipartisan bill to address digital privacy rights

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US Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and US Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced on Sunday draft legislation to “establish a national data privacy and security standard.” The majority of individuals affected by data breaches or hacks are unable to access federal courts due to a lack of standing.

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“Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows; ‘We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,’ Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft circulated inside the court”

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“Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows; ‘We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,’ Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft circulated inside the court”: Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward of Politico have this report.

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Court has voted to overturn Roe, according to draft opinion published by Politico

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Share The Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Casey , according to a copy of an apparent draft opinion obtained by Politico. Obtained by reporters Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward, the 98-page draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito is dated Feb. It is styled as the “opinion of the Court” in Dobbs v.

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District Court Considers Acceptable Limits to Attorney Participation in Drafting of Expert Reports

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24, 2022) the Court considered the permissible extent of attorney participation in the preparation of an expert report. The Court did so in response to plaintiff’s motion to exclude the testimony of defendant’s technical expert for failing to prepare his own report. In Munchkin, Inc. Tomy International, Inc.,

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Thomas and Alito file 2022 financial disclosures

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Share Justice Clarence Thomas took three trips in 2022 hosted in part or in full by Dallas billionaire Harlan Crow, according to a financial disclosure form made public on Thursday morning. Courts, which makes the forms available online in early June. Court of Appeals for the D.C. The first trip, in Feb. The first trip, in Feb.