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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…

Conflict of Laws

This is the question that the Supreme Court of Japan answered in its recent judgment rendered on 25 May 2021. The present case has already yielded an important Supreme Court decision rendered on 18 January 2019 (decision available here ). Again, the issue of punitive damages was not raised before the Supreme Court.

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“Just Blind Chance”: The Rising Call For “Random Selection” For College Admissions

JonathanTurley

While the lower courts ruled for Harvard, the trial judge did note that there may have been bias in favor of minority admissions and encouraged Harvard to deal with such “implicit bias” while monitoring ‘any significant race-related statistical disparities in the rating process.’ No more “soft” criteria. Just blind chance.”