HowAppealing

MARCH 25, 2021

“Ford Can Be Sued in States Where Accidents Occurred, Supreme Court Rules; The justices unanimously rejected a plea to limit product liability suits in state courts”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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The Crime Report

MAY 18, 2021

That not only amounts to a reversal of a precedent set earlier by the Court, but is an “alarming” step back in protecting juveniles, say Arthur Ago and Rochelle Swartz of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. In Miller v. Four years later, in Montgomery v. Photo courtesy Mississippi Department of Corrections.

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

Since the Supreme Court struck down New York’s longstanding gun law, lower courts have ruled heavily against restricting guns, reports Jacob Gershman in the Wall Street Journal. . The June 23 ruling in N ew York State Rifle and Pistol Association v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The post Supreme Court Rules Federal Agencies Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. “Both provisions thus exempt government agencies from the Act’s otherwise-broad definition of ‘person’ for particular reasons in particular contexts,” he emphasized.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Sixth Circuit reinstates Ohio State University’s Lanham Act and state law right-of-publicity claims against Redbubble : You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 11, 2021

Could prior Supreme Court decisions help eliminate uncertainties in the recall process? That’s an interesting question, because the only court decisions regarding a gubernatorial recall aren’t published in the official reports and their precedential effect is questionable. ” ( Kowis v.

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LawInSport

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

A recent United States district court decision on copyright infringement has brought the issue of recreation of tattoos in video games back into the spotlight and has diverged from an earlier ruling from another district court in a different judicial circuit. The position under English law.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 23, 2023

Here’s the Tuesday morning read: US Supreme Court’s Andy Warhol decision keeps ‘fair use’ questions alive (Blake Brittain, Reuters) Top Court’s Pork-Producer Ruling Could Affect Abortion-Pill Suit (Mary Anne Pazanowski, Bloomberg Law) What It’s Like After the Supreme Court Rules Your Child’s Death Doesn’t Count (Shirin Ali, Slate) (..)

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LLRX

APRIL 26, 2023

A flurry of court rulings in April 2023 has left the future of the abortion pill mifepristone in question. Supreme Court decision on April 21 allows the drug to remain accessible without additional restrictions as the merits of the case are weighed in lower court proceedings. For now, a U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 22, 2022

Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Stolen Art, Signs and Puerto Rico’s Status (Adam Liptak, The New York Times). Supreme Court considers whether high school football coach has right to pray on the field (Mark Walsh, ABA Journal). To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 12, 2023

One of the three CLAY award Supreme Court decisions is Guardianship of Saul H. 5th 827 — “ Helping a teen boy escape El Salvadorian gangs and become a lawful resident.” 5th 93 — “ Missed break premiums count as wages, State Supreme Court rules.” 2022) 13 Cal.5th 2022) 13 Cal.5th

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JURIST

JUNE 12, 2023

Gentry in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama with the assistance of the Alabama ACLU, Civil Rights Corps and the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was held in jail pre-trial due to his inability to afford a $1,000 bail, based on the Alabama bail schedule in the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 31, 2023

This blogpost is an edited version of this blogpost written in Dutch by Stichting IJI (The Hague Institute for private international law and foreign law). Furthermore, on July 4 a bill was proposed that encloses several private international law provisions. This blogpost briefly highlights both developments.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 2, 2021

Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony (Adam Liptak, The New York Times). Supreme Court will not take up Johnson & Johnson challenge of $2.1 No ‘Magic Words’ Needed as Asylum-Seekers Lose at High Court (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law).

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Supreme Court ruling striking down New York State’s laws requiring permits for carrying a weapon will have a long-term effect on state gun laws, but in the interim it can be used by states to establish tougher gun restrictions, according to a new analysis from RAND Corporation.

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Patently O

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The court decides internet related cases using online tools. Although the court uses AI judges in some cases, this one was decided by humans. Read an English translation created by GWU Law Students Yuqian Wang and Jiaying Zhang supervised by Prof. More AI related decisions are available at the GWU AI Litigation Database.]

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Supreme Court found that the trial court erred in overturning the LIFE Act by “relying on since-overruled United States Supreme Court decisions interpreting the United States Constitution when determining that the LIFE Act was void ab initio.”

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JURIST

JULY 7, 2021

A South African court has agreed to hear ex-president Jacob Zuma’s challenge to a 15-month jail term for failing to attend a corruption hearing, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported. They claimed that respect for the rule of law and court decisions is crucial for the protection and promotion of human rights.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2021

In doing so, the Court rejected Taylor’s argument that Lathrop and Keller are no longer binding, because of intervening precedent from Janus v. In Janus , the Supreme Court overruled Abood v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A Second Circuit decision vacated two lower court rulings which allowed healthcare workers to claim religious exemptions to New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The decision also vacated an injunction from the Northern District of New York and a prior Second Circuit ruling on an Eastern District of New York case.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 28, 2022

In what observers called as an “unusual” lineup of justices, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Fair Sentencing Act can be applied retroactively when considering First Step Act sentencing reductions, and (separate from the text of the First Step Act), so too can other laws and material changes of fact.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 22, 2023

786), the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court ruled to recognize a German court’s bankruptcy ruling based on the principle of reciprocity. 3, where the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court ruled to recognize and enforce a trademark judgment of the Korean Supreme Court. 99 Trade Co.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Alfred Bourgeois became the 10th person to be put to death by the federal government this year, after the Supreme Court on Friday evening denied his application for a delay of the execution. Federal law and Supreme Court precedent ban the execution of someone who is mentally disabled. The Supreme Court ruled in 2002 in Atkins v.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 6, 2024

Dr Chukwuma Okoli (Assistant Professor in Commercial Conflict of Laws at the University of Birmingham; Senior Research Associate; Private International Law in Emerging Countries, University of Johannesburg) We would like to thank Joy Chebet, Law Student at Kenyatta University, for her research assistance and comments.

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The Crime Report

JULY 13, 2022

Was the Supreme Court decision last month overruling Roe v. Wade one of the worst decisions in the 233-year history of the Court? The ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization has been described as such by many judicial commentators and experts in the middle of the spectrum, and a large segment of the U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Claud & Faraz Siddiqui — As we move into the heat of the summer, we can look forward to the annual June deluge of opinions coming from the Supreme Court. The cases were both brought under the False Claims Act (FCA), the Civil War-era law that the government uses to claw back funds it pays out to parties that overbill federal programs.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 27, 2022

Our justice system is supposed to protect such people by assigning them a “legal guardian” —a surrogate decision-maker who acts under the authority of the probate court or of state laws governing guardianships. Abuse of Power. Few police academies provide educational training on legal guardianships.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 10, 2024

Supreme Court ruled that public officials may be held liable for their social media activity in certain circumstances. The District Court found that because Freed managed his Facebook page in his private capacity, and because only state action can give rise to liability under §1983, Lindke’s claim failed. In Lindke v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 17, 2022

Share On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a VA benefits decision that was based on an agency regulation in effect at the time the decision was rendered does not constitute “clear and unmistakable error” even if the agency regulation is later deemed to conflict with the text of the relevant benefits statute.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 11, 2024

This interesting case comment has been kindly provided to the blog by Nicolás Zambrana-Tévar , LLM, PhD, KIMEP University The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has found in favor of Spain as defendant in a property case spanning several decades. The case was returned to the Court of Appeals.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Introduction It is widely recognized that choice of court and choice of law agreements are powerful tools for structuring and planning international dispute resolution. Alex Mills, Party Autonomy in Private International Law (CUP, 2018) p. The parties also agreed that English law should be the governing law.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 26, 2022

Because of federal statutory habeas law, the prisoner had a steep uphill climb in seeking relief. ” ’ ” Indeed, the panel said, “Certainly we would not find it unreasonable had the California Supreme Court determined Ross was prejudiced by counsel’s deficient performance.” Quoting the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 1, 2023

Share As expected, Thursday’s decision in Slack Technologies v. Pirani rejected a lower-court ruling that had substantially broadened liability for publicly traded companies under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933. Rather, shareholders sell theirpreexisting shares into the public securities market.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 18, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down a decision in California Restaurant Association v. The court overturned a District Court ruling to invalidate a Berkeley, California, prohibition on natural gas infrastructure in newly-constructed buildings. Berkeley decision.) City of Berkeley.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A Texas state court ruled that the federal law under which Torres brought his suit, the Uniform Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act , which allows members of the military to sue to remedy employment discrimination based on their service, is unconstitutional. And in LeDure v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In analyzing the two essential elements of an FCA violation — the falsity of the claim and the defendant’s knowledge of the claim’s falsity — the District Court ruled against SuperValu on the falsity element. The Supreme Court remanded the case back to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for further proceedings.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 7, 2022

” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings. ” The court doesn’t consider whether a plaintiff might succeed in suing for negligent misrepresentation or promissory estoppel.

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