JURIST
JUNE 22, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) can continue their lawsuit against the University of Texas Austin (UT) for racial discrimination in their admissions process. University of Texas.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 28, 2022
Share The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 against a plaintiff seeking emotional distress damages for alleged violations of certain federal anti-discrimination laws. Kavanaugh wrote a short concurrence, joined by Gorsuch, focused on the risks of judicial extension of remedies for implied causes of action.
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SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 15, 2023
In the same year, a divided Supreme Court ruled in National Institute for Family and Life Advocates v. Washington passed Senate Bill 5722 in 2018 to add conversion therapy for minors to the list of violations for which therapists can lose their licenses. Nineteen other states and the District of Columbia have similar laws. Devillier v.
Patently O
JANUARY 4, 2024
Although plagiarism is not a cause of action, copyright infringement is – and that serves as the basis of the lawsuit here. The court ruled in favor of the defendants, holding that their use of the briefs constituted “fair use” under the Section 107 of the Copyright Act. 2013 WL 6242843, at *1 (N.D.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 11, 2020
In October, the federal district court for the Eastern District of Texas denied the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction. Oklahoma Federal Court Allowed Landowner to Proceed with NEPA Challenge of Osage Nation Oil and Gas Leases. Hawaii Court Ruled that Commercial Aquarium Fishing Required Environmental Review.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 16, 2022
Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit rejected Monsanto’s argument that it could not have violated California’s duty to warn because the Environmental Protection Agency had concluded under the labeling provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act that the herbicide did not pose “any unreasonable risk to man or the environment.”
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 30, 2023
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.” Police were called to his home in Texas over a possible murder.
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