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Territorial Jurisdiction for Breach of Contract in Nigeria or whatever

Conflict of Laws

The purpose of this write up is to briefly highlight the confusion on the concept of jurisdiction in Nigerian conflict of laws through the lens of a very recently reported case (reported last week) of Attorney General of Yobe State v Maska & Ano r. (“ Maska” ). [2].

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Arbitration at Center of Last Week’s SCOTUS Oral Arguments

Constitutional Law Reporter

USERRA’s cause of action against state employers may be pursued only in state courts, which a Texas court found to be unconstitutional because Congress lacks the power to authorize lawsuits against nonconsenting states pursuant to its War Powers. Please check back for updates.

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Supreme Court Allows Controversial Texas Abortion Law to Take Effect

Constitutional Law Reporter

The defendants included various state officials, including the Executive Directors of the Texas Medical Board (TMB), Texas Board of Nursing, and Texas Board of Pharmacy, as well as the Commissioner of HHSC, and the Attorney General.

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Federal Court Dismisses “Kung Flu” Lawsuit Against Trump

JonathanTurley

He lost efforts to prevent a $10,000 per day fine for contempt in failing to turn over evidence on his assets in the civil investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James. ” The same test of extreme and outrageous conduct has also been applied to causes of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress.

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Former Rep. Hill Files Lawsuit Against Former Husband And Media Over Public Disclosures

JonathanTurley

However, this is about the media and a public officials. If that were true, pictures in scandals like the Julian Epstein case could be withheld by the accused individuals. On the dissemination count, there are also seriously issues raised by the application to the media defendants. Here is the provision : 1708.85. (a)

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