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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

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This has long been a controversial element under the FCA because it was largely the result of judicial not congressional construction. compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. 47 U.S.C. § We discussed this issue in relation to the Sixth Circuit’s arguments in Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Tenth Circuit ordered the injunction to remain in place pending consideration of the environmental groups’ appeal of a district court order that declined to vacate mining lease modifications that authorized road construction in the Sunset Roadless Area. Sierra Club v. The plaintiffs plan to appeal.