Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that to plead facts sufficient to support a domestic application of the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. Where the statute does not apply extraterritorially, plaintiffs must establish that “the conduct relevant to the statute’s focus occurred in the United States. Facts of the Case.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Given that the United States, as a sovereign, is generally immune from suits seeking money damages unless Congress chooses to waive that immunity, the Court’s “clear statement” rule allows a suit against the government only when “the language of the statute” is “unmistakably clear” in allowing it. government.

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Court Rules Court Cause of Action Statute 52

Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 1, 2023

According to the Court majority, when a prisoner pursues state post-conviction DNA testing through the state-provided litigation process, the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. In 2014, Reed filed a motion in Texas state court under Texas’s post-conviction DNA testing law. The District Court dismissed Reed’s complaint.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

AUGUST 28, 2023

Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring corporations operating within their borders to consent to personal jurisdiction when they register to do business in those states. According to the Court, such laws do not offend the Constitution’s Due Process Clause. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ,

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Court’s Chevron decision established a bedrock principle of administrative law. Under Chevron , courts must defer to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute that the agency is charged with administering, even if they are inclined to rule another way. Natural Resources Defense Council , 467 U.S.

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Statute Cause of Action Entertainment Court 52

JURIST

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In Monday’s oral argument, Paul Clement, on behalf of Axon, stated that the company is “challenging the constitutionality of statutes that insulate agency officials” and violate due process rights by “denying access to courts.”

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 31, 2021

Jurisdiction is a fundamental aspect of Nigerian procedural law. 1] The concept of jurisdiction in Nigerian conflict of laws (often called “territorial jurisdiction” by many Nigerian judges) is the most confusing aspect of Nigerian conflict of laws.

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