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New York Court of Appeals allows lawsuit alleging racial property tax disparities in New York City to go forward

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The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit from Tax Equity Now New York (TENNY), which alleges disparities in the New York City property tax system are disproportionately burdening low-income and majority-people-of-color neighborhoods, can go forward in the New York state courts.

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City of Buffalo sues gun manufacturers for fueling gun violence

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The City of Buffalo, New York Tuesday filed a complaint against major gun manufacturers for fueling gun violence through their business practices. The case is in the Supreme Court for the State of New York in Erie County. The complaint identifies the gun manufacturers as “ghost gun defendants.”

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

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Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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I See Dead People…Filing Lawsuits In New York

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Its previous right-of-publicity laws were an extension of its statutory right of privacy which provided that “any person whose name [or likeness] is used within [New York] for advertising [or trade] purposes without. Monroe’s image by others, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Milton Green Archives v.

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Court again rejects extension of Bivens suits against federal officials

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Share Continuing an unbroken decades-long run, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to extend the right to sue federal officers for damages under Bivens v. Erik Egbert, a Border Patrol agent, attempted to speak with a guest, newly arrived from Turkey via New York, outside the inn. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court reversed.

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Navigating Global Jurisdiction: The Indian Courts’ Approach to Online IP Infringement

Conflict of Laws

A pivotal development in this arena occurred in 2021 when the Delhi High Court rendered a judgement in the case of HK Media Limited and Anr v. were a corporation based in New York and owned the domain name www.hindustan.com. They filed for a trade mark infringement in a suit in the Delhi High Court. Reshma Collection. [2]

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Update: Upcoming Hearings on Motions to Dismiss Climate Change Nuisance Cases in California and New York

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Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. Alsup in the federal district court in San Francisco will hear oral argument on motions to dismiss filed in City of Oakland v. Keenan of the Southern District of New York will hear oral argument on the motions to dismiss filed in City of New York v.