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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

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Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school.

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In a first for climate nuisance claims, a Hawai‘i State Court allowed Honolulu to proceed with its case against fossil fuel companies

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Fossil fuel company defendants want the cases heard in federal court, where they can argue that the cases should be quickly dismissed on the grounds that federal common law climate claims are displaced by the Clean Air Act. The court distinguished the Second Circuit’s decision in City of New York v. Chevron Corp.

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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93

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Instead, O’Connor applied for a job with the San Mateo County government, where she agreed to work for free until the office could find funding for her. Pivotal role at the center of the court During her nearly quarter-century as a justice, O’Connor wrote 645 opinions.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court concluded that the Freedom of Information Act’s deliberative process privilege shielded the redactions from disclosure. The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. European Court of Human Rights).

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