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Iran court issues $312.9M judgment against US over 2017 Tehran terrorist attack

JURIST

The report stated that the Iran Judiciary’s ruling aims to prevent further US violations of international law. ” The lawsuit began when families of victims of the attacks sued the US for damages. 199 million of the damages awarded are for punitive damages against the US. .”

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Court rules federal immunity law does not shield Turkish bank from U.S. prosecution

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Turkish bank can be prosecuted in U.S. courts for its role in a conspiracy to evade U.S. But the court left the door open for the bank to press a different immunity argument in the lower courts. This article was originally published at Howe on the Court.

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In mostly humdrum order list, court adds no new cases to its docket

SCOTUSBlog

in which Epic has asked the justices to weigh in on whether a state law that places a cap on punitive damages can provide the kind of fair notice that the Supreme Court has said the Constitution’s due process clause requires, so that a punitive damages award that complies with the law passes constitutional muster.

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Court Rules Air Force Is More At Fault For Mass Shooting Than The Shooter

JonathanTurley

government was 60 percent responsible. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) showed Kelley as eligible to buy such firearms despite his 2012 conviction by a general court martial of domestic assault on his wife and child. The court ruled that. That should have made him ineligible.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

JonathanTurley

Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. The court ruled that newspapers and television stations that post articles on social media sites like Facebook are liable for other third party comments on those posts. punitive damages.

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The Supremes Give the FTC “Nothing but Heartaches”: Court Unanimously Rules No Restitution in Injunction Cases, and How Will This Ruling Impact FDA?

FDA Law Blog

Supreme Court in 1999 that the agency lacked the authority to obtain compensatory relief or punitive damages. The article also discussed the operative language of the FDC Act and its legislative history to demonstrate that the FDA does not have the authority to get monetary relief in injunction cases filed in court.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. Hawaii Court Ruled that Commercial Aquarium Fishing Required Environmental Review. Lawsuits Asked Court to Compel Review and Updating of Energy Efficiency Standards.

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