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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. 47 U.S.C. §

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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. Hawaii Court Ruled that Commercial Aquarium Fishing Required Environmental Review. New York v. Zepeda , No. 80593-2-I (Wash. 1:18-cv-00773 (D.D.C.

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Nunes Defamation Case Against CNN Dismissed On Procedural Challenge

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United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued a ruling in New York to apply Virginia’s choice of law standard that in turn applied California’s defamation laws. He is facing criminal charges in New York. It ruled that the Virginia courts would likely apply the California law.

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Vaccine requirements, cancer claims, and circuit splits

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As October Term 2021 winds to a close, the Supreme Court is holding its penultimate scheduled conference this week. Hochul , involving New York State’s mandate that health care workers must have received a COVID-19 vaccination to remain on the job. First up is Dr. A v.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Trimble ␣ 315 Mo.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court held that the City’s claims were not completely preempted by the Clean Air Act and also was not persuaded by the companies’ argument that the claims necessarily arose under federal common law. The court found that, as pled, the complaint was “premised solely on state law” and that City of New York v.