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New York court rules state ethics commission unconstitutional

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The post New York court rules state ethics commission unconstitutional appeared first on JURIST - News. Republican State Senate Leader Dean Skelos and Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver also both resigned in 2015 amid public corruption charges, for which they were eventually convicted.

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US appeals court rules against environmentalists challenging Louisiana liquid natural gas facility

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Courts have recently ruled against natural gas companies , overturned state laws regulating natural gas and ruled in favor of youth climate activists. The post US appeals court rules against environmentalists challenging Louisiana liquid natural gas facility appeared first on JURIST - News.

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US Supreme Court ruling against EPA limits wetland protections

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The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that wetlands must be adjacent to and “indistinguishable” from protected waters in order to qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA , the Court sided with the appellants, prioritizing the rights of wetland owners whose property is not adjacent to protected waters.

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US Supreme Court rules that federal sentencing law does not require consecutive sentences

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In a slip opinion on Friday, the US Supreme Court declared that a federal sentencing law gives district courts discretion to impose either concurrent or consecutive sentences for certain drug-related crimes. The case is an appeal from the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Court ruled that 18 U.S.C. §

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US Supreme Court rules bankruptcy debtor liable for partner’s fraud

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” The court ruled that because the statute’s text is written in the passive voice, the statute turns on how the money was obtained, not who committed the fraud to obtain the money. The post US Supreme Court rules bankruptcy debtor liable for partner’s fraud appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Namibia Supreme Court rules in favor of recognizing foreign same-sex marriages

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The court declared that if a marriage is legally concluded in accordance with the statutory requirements for a valid marriage in a foreign jurisdiction, it should be recognized in Namibia. Accordingly, the appellants, who were legally married in South Africa and Germany, should be recognized as spouses under the Act, the court ruled.

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US Supreme Court rules that law criminalizing encouragement of illegal immigration is constitutional

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The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the majority, criticized the lower court ruling , which called the law “overbroad,” saying: Properly interpreted, this provision forbids only the intentional solicitation or facilitation of certain unlawful acts.