Constitutional Law Court Court Rules Tort 
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
By a vote of 5-4, the justices held that only a plaintiff concretely harmed by a defendant’s violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court. The District Court ruled that all class members had Article III standing on each of the three statutory claims.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 7, 2021
Meghan just won a case against Associated Newspapers and the ruling by London High Court Judge Mark Warby should be a concern for anyone who values the freedom of the press. Moreover, our tort for the public disclosure of embarrassing private facts has an exclusion for “newsworthy” stories. F-R Publishing Corp.,
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JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Free speech has always held a precarious position in Australia which does not have an equivalent to the First Amendment in guaranteeing free speech as a constitutional right. Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 19, 2021
We also discussed a torts case involving a delay in calling police, but that case involved people who were deemed partially responsible for a death. In 2009, the New York courts ruled that Metro workers were not legally required to assist a woman being raped at a station. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule.
Constitutional Law Reporter
MARCH 9, 2021
S. _ (2021), the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Tort Claims Act barred college student James King’s claims of police brutality. The Court unanimously held that the district court’s dismissal of King’s claims under the FTCA triggered the “judgment bar” in 28 U.S.C. In Brownback v.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
APRIL 8, 2022
On February 8, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic gave its final approval to the proposed constitutional law A.C.3156-B 3156-B providing environmental protection amendments to Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. By Riccardo Luporini, Matteo Fermeglia, and Maria Antonia Tigre. 179/2019 ).
JonathanTurley
APRIL 23, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. The Court sought to create “breathing space” for the media by articulating that standard that now applies to both public officials and public figures.
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