Constitutional Law Reporter
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
1681n and 1681oauthorize suits for damages against “any person” who violates the FCRA, and §1681a expressly defines “person” to include “any” government agency. Supreme Court’s Decision The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed. “[W]e government. government. It held that the USDA could be sued because 15 U.
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 10, 2024
Supreme Court ruled that public officials may be held liable for their social media activity in certain circumstances. In reaching its decision, the appeals court held that a public official engages in state action only when the official performs a legally mandated “duty of his office” or invokes the “authority of his office.”
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SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 20, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived the case of a man on death-row in Texas who is seeking DNA testing to provide evidence that he asserts will clear him. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that Rodney Reed had filed his challenge to the Texas law governing DNA testing too late.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MAY 12, 2023
Nearly all of the state and local government plaintiffs filed their cases in state court. Fossil fuel company defendants responded by removing the cases to federal court. The fossil fuel company defendants vigorously fought to keep the cases in federal court because they viewed them as easier to dismiss in federal court.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 19, 2022
Arizona is one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions in American criminal procedure. Generally, if the police obtain a suspect’s statement in violation of Miranda , the government cannot use that statement against the defendant in court. The trial court denied Tekoh’s motion and admitted his statement.
Constitutional Law Reporter
AUGUST 28, 2023
Mallory also cited that Pennsylvania requires out-of-state companies that register to do business in the Commonwealth to agree to appear in its courts on “any cause of action” against them. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court sided with Norfolk Southern, holding that the Pennsylvania law violated Due Process.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The decision suggests that courts can reconcile the legally disruptive nature of climate change with the fundamental role that adjudication plays in maintaining the stability of legal orders, and it could influence other cases and decisions across the world. The Federal Court of Appeal’s decision. Background.
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