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Louisiana House passes bill requiring schools to designate teams and sporting events based on biological sex

JURIST

The Louisiana House of Representatives Thursday passed the controversial Senate Bill 156 requiring schools to designate athletic teams and sporting events based on the biological sex of the team members. The bill now moves to Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards to be signed into law.

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New York AG issues consumer alert ahead of Super Bowl

JURIST

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert Thursday warning New Yorkers of deceptive gambling advertisements ahead of Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. It is the first major sporting event New Yorkers can bet on since the state legislature legalized online sports betting last month.

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Court adds release-of-liability case and Bar disciplinary matter to its docket

At the Lectern

Instead, the appellate court concluded the deciding factor was that “the cycling event was a nonessential sports activity that did not affect the public interest.” The attorney had been removed as trustee for an elderly client due to the attorney’s undisclosed conflicts of interest. In re Grant (2014) 58 Cal.4th

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Fraudulent Incontestability Declarations: Textual Fidelity vs. Fraud Deterrence

Patently O

Stark reversed the TTAB’s cancellation order, finding the statute only permits cancellation for fraudulent acts taken while obtaining the registration , not for establishing incontestability. The company runs restaurants of the same name in the Atlanta area that are described as “upscale” sports bars.

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Supreme Court will hear arbitration agreement unconscionability case

At the Lectern

” In finding the attorney fee provision unconscionable, Division Four disagreed with the Division Seven opinion in Patterson v. (See Sports betting initiative. See Cheryl Miller in The Recorder and Craig Anderson in the Daily Journal.) The court summarily denied an original writ petition in Stone v.

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Back to the Bullpen: Minor League Teams Settle with MLB Over Latest Challenge to Baseball’s Historic Antitrust Exemption

Fordham Law News

When it comes to antitrust laws and their impact on American sports leagues, baseball is in a verifiable league of its own. 9] In fact, many sports leagues benefit from this exemption when it comes to the rules that govern their relationship with the players. [10] 16] However, there is a split on this issue, such as in Piazza v.

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Restrictions on gender-affirming medical care – and assault weapons

SCOTUSBlog

Finally, there is a lengthy list of particular models that fall within the scope of the statute, notably all “AK” weapons (modeled after the Russian AK-47) and all “AR” weapons (those modeled after the AR-15). When Medrano was arrested, he invoked his Miranda rights and told police he wanted to speak to an attorney.

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