Conflict of Laws

APRIL 27, 2025

The matter is expected to be brought before a Turkish heavy penal court for further proceedings. The Maltese Courts Decision In its judgment dated 13 February 2025 (Application No. 719/2020TA), the Civil Court (First Hall) of Malta, presided by Judge Toni Abela LL.D.,

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Kentucky is structural or is subject to harmless-error review; and (3) whether, in the context of jury selection, the 14th Amendment protects both religious status and religious belief, religious status only, or neither. relisted after the Jan. 12 and Jan. 19 conferences) Missouri Dept. of Corrections v.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2024

Permitless carry is now legal in 27 US states.

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JURIST

AUGUST 4, 2021

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a complaint arguing that the law is unconstitutionally vague. The US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana agreed and issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the law. A three-judge panel of the appellate court reversed the lower court decision in a 2-1 split.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

There is an interesting fight brewing in Kentucky between Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Gov. Beshear has correctly cited a major victory recently before the Kentucky Supreme Court — an unanimous decision in favor of his authority to issue pandemic orders. Andy Beshear. In Beshear v.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 9, 2025

That understanding, Mendenhall's brief argues, jibes with British and American common law, was reflected in a long series of court decisions, and "continued virtually without question for over 160 years." He concedes that this Court is bound by Jones and must affirm the district court's decision granting Denver's motion to dismiss.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 13, 2022

James Harlan served in Congress and as Kentucky’s attorney general, and was a devoted follower of Henry Clay, to the point that Clay’s politics and James’ were almost interchangeable. Having lived through Dred Scott , he was deeply conscious of how mistakes by the court could lead to terrible outcomes. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In their petition, the legislators argue that courts are split as to whether an official seeking to intervene in a case under a state law must prove that the state’s interest is not adequately represented. Federal law curtails the extent to which a federal court can consider arguments that a prisoner has not presented in state court. .

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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? public seems to feel the same way. The decision has been criticized as “ an odious and discredited artifact of popular bigotry ” It was effectively overturned in 1983.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

An increasing number of Americans now believe US Supreme Court decision-making is based more on political ideology than the rule of law. Evidence that this disturbing trend is true can be found when taking a closer look at the shift in how the Court has dealt with juvenile cases dating back to 2005.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 13, 2024

The trial court said it was troubled by the “disproportionate number of African-Americans who were struck,” but it was reluctant to grant Broadnax’s challenge to the strikes under Batson v. Kentucky because “it implies some sort of nefarious intent on the part of prosecutors.” Kentucky ex rel. rescheduled before the Jan.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

District Courts in Louisiana and Kentucky agreed with the plaintiffs and preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the rule in the plaintiff States. Several States and other parties sought preliminary injunctions against the new rule, arguing among other things that the rule exceeded the bounds of the statutory text enacted by Congress.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 31, 2024

Louisiana did not initially file a response to Granier’s petition, but – when instructed to do so by the Supreme Court – it countered that Granier was not entitled to relief because no Supreme Court decision had clearly accepted claims of implied bias. Kentucky ex rel. rescheduled before the Mar.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

Some of these states had inactive preexisting laws banning abortion that have returned to effect in the wake of Roe, while others intentional passed “trigger laws” with language enacting their provisions the moment a court decision overturning Roe or an amendment or legislation codifying a state’s right to restrict abortion went into effect.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Two of the AGs leading the investigation – from Texas and Kentucky – took the unusual step of publicizing their civil investigation demands (“CIDs”), revealing the broad outlines of their inquiry. court decisions finding antitrust violations in connection with climate pledges. companies engaged in the fossil fuel business.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 28, 2024

The justices did not act on two sets of high-profile petitions that they considered last week: a group of challenges to bans imposed by Illinois and several municipalities in that state on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, as well as challenges to bans on gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee and Kentucky.

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The Crime Report

MAY 17, 2022

Understandably, critics are troubled by the Supreme Court acting in such a unilateral manner and enlarging its own authority. By using the shadow docket, the Supreme Court escapes accountability for weighty decisions. He also made history as the first Latino editor in chief of the Texas Law Review.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

A group of states brought suit in a federal district court in Kentucky, challenging the constitutionality of the HISA and its funding mechanism. But in response to legal challenges, Congress amended the law in 2022 to give the FTC the power to make changes to the authoritys rules. Judicial factfinding for restitution Under Apprendi v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 30, 2025

BRIC is widely relied upon, and local newspapers are reporting the potential loss of millions of dollars in funding for localities in Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , New Jersey , Florida , North Dakota , and Alaska. Pursuant to the Clean Air Act and the 2007 Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 27, 2022

In the Dobbs litigation of 2022, 26 states asked the court to overturn Roe and its successor, Casey. South Dakota, Louisiana and Kentucky have immediate prohibitions that will come into effect. Thus, we remain deeply divided. Roughly 16 states are poised or expected to make abortion illegal immediately under so-called trigger laws.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Justice Sotomayor dissented, writing that she believed the Court’s interpretation would allow defendants to “sidestep” the general bar on appellate review by “shoehorning” a civil rights or federal officer removal argument into their case for removal. They seek a court decision setting aside government approvals of the power plant.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 29, 2025

The Fifth and Sixth Circuits granted the Trump administrations motions to voluntarily dismiss the governments appeals of district court decisions holding that the Federal Highway Administration lacked authority for its rule requiring states to set declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions from on-road mobile sources (and, in the case of the Western (..)

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