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The constitutionality of a magnet school’s admissions policy

SCOTUSBlog

In 2020, the Fairfax County School Board instituted a new admissions policy that eliminated the entrance exam in favor of a holistic, two-track system. They argued that the board changed the policy to reduce the number of Asian American students at the school. A short explanation of relists is available here.

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Peru dispatch: corruption allegations made by arrested ex-advisor to dismissed Prosecutor throw new light on an old issue

JURIST

Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas , Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. Jose Daniel Yampy Meche is a law student from UNSAAC and a member of CIED. He files this dispatch from Cusco.

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Federal appeals court allows Missouri to enforce vegan food label law

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Missouri is not barred from enforcing a state law that criminalizes misleading advertisements of vegan food products as containing meat. The companies alleged that the statute violated their First Amendment and due process rights, as well as the Dormant Commerce Clause.

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India dispatch: Central Government plan to decide what constitutes ‘fake news’ draws criticism from journalists

JURIST

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Rishabh Yadav, a postgraduate law student at the University of Delhi. There is an actual need for strong laws to tackle this issue.

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Russia fines Google additional 2M rubles for hosting prohibited content

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Russia’s communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor , had issued a warning earlier this week stating that the regulator has instituted an administrative protocol against the American IT company for repeated violation of the procedure. This fine is supposed to be a part of a larger crackdown on social media companies in Russia.

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Out now: RabelsZ 88 (2024), Issue 1

Conflict of Laws

7–59, DOI: [link] This article presents the torts chapter of the Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws, as approved by the American Law Institute in May 2023. 7–59, DOI: [link] This article presents the torts chapter of the Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws, as approved by the American Law Institute in May 2023.

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Kazakhstan dispatch: Kazakhstan government brings landmark environmental lawsuit against Caspian Sea oil field developer

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Aidana Tastanova is a Kazakhstan national and a 3rd year law student attending the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under a Kazakh government scholarship. The company filed a petition. billion USD. billion USD. Currently, the case materials are under consideration in the administrative court of Atyrau.