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US and UK Rohingya refugees sue Facebook alleging dissemination of ‘hateful and dangerous misinformation’

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.” The suit was filed by Chicago-based Edelson PC and seeks to apply Myanmar law to the plaintiffs’ claim in an attempt to circumvent § 230 of the Communications Decency Act —a US law that protects tech companies from content posted by users. ” Plaintiffs demand a jury trial.

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Please note that in the German case , the Saarbrücken Regional Court of Germany refused to recognize and enforce a Chinese judgment on the ground of lack of reciprocity, despite the fact that, as early as 2013, China confirmed that there was reciprocity between the two countries.

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

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Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. The court ruled that newspapers and television stations that post articles on social media sites like Facebook are liable for other third party comments on those posts. punitive damages.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. Because the court was running a little behind this year and just released its last opinions on Thursday, the court also held the mop-up conference on Thursday, and the order list will be released Friday morning at 9:30 a.m.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Oregon Supreme Court Said Public Trust Doctrine Did Not Impose Obligation to Protect Resources from Climate Change. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts.