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Arkansas Senate approves bill banning gender-affirming care for trans minors

JURIST

.” The bill also establishes a private cause of action in which an individual may “assert an actual or threatened violation of this subchapter as a claim in a judicial or administrative proceeding and obtain compensatory damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or any other appropriate relief.”

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Stern Rebuke: Auburn University Hit With Punitive Damages in Free Speech Case

JonathanTurley

He argued that academic integrity was being sacrificed for sports. There seemed little balance struck in this case and the jury responded by hitting Auburn with punitive damages. It awarded $145,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. The decision is a substantial victory for free speech.

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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…

Conflict of Laws

Assume that you successfully obtained a favourable judgment from a foreign court that orders the losing party to pay punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages. Written by Béligh Elbalti (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics – Osaka University). Introduction. Indeed, in its judgment No.