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California legislature passes bill empowering private citizens to sue over gun violence

JURIST

In a press release from Newsom regarding the new legislation, a link was drawn between SB 1327 and the Texas abortion bill upheld by the Supreme Court. Newsom elaborated further by declaring, “So long as the Supreme Court has set this precedent, California will use it to save lives.”.

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Connecticut judge orders conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $473M in punitive defamation damages for Sandy Hook comments

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Jones received a similar outcome in a Texas court in August ordering him to pay $45.2 In a separate order late Wednesday, Bellis temporarily blocked Jones from moving any personal assets out of the country at the request of the plaintiffs, who claimed that Jones was trying to hide assets in order to avoid paying court orders.

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Peru dispatch: Constitutional Court ruling on father’s naming rights when mother’s identity unknown to him is a victory for equality

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On September 27 th , 2021 Ricardo Moran filed a lawsuit against the National Identity and Civil Status Registry ( RENIEC , in Spanish) requesting the registration of his minor children as Peruvian citizens, who were conceived through surrogacy in Texas, United States.

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

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Numerous groups attack the viability standard that the court adopted in Roe v. Trinity Legal Center and Catholic Medical Association, National Association of Catholic Nurses-USA, Idaho Chooses Life and Texas Alliance for Life make similar arguments. 1 in support of that law. Amicus briefs supporting Mississippi.