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“Justice Amy Coney Barrett Issues Her First Majority Opinion; The 7-to-2 ruling rejected an environmental group’s Freedom of Information Act request”

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Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court sides with government over environmentalists in Barrett’s first signed majority opinion.” ” John Fritze of USA Today reports that “ Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivers first opinion in case involving records disclosure.”

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The High Court’s ‘Self-Inflicted Wounds’: A Backward Look

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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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China Adopts Restrictive Theory of Foreign State Immunity

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In two prior posts ( here and here ), I discussed a draft of the FSIL (English translation here ). In this post I analyze the final version of the law, noting some of its key provision and identifying changes from the draft, some of which address issues that I had identified. Russia and China long adhered to the absolute theory.

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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?

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The Supreme Court has handed down a decision in AMG Capital Management, LLC, et al. The question presented is whether this statutory language authorizes the Commission to seek, and a court to award, equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement. By Karin F.R. Moore & Jeffrey N. Gibbs & John R.

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Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

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329-402 Badr, Yehya Ibrahim “The Hague 2019 Convention for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judicial Decisions: A Comparative Study”, International Journal of Doctrine, Judiciary, and Legislation (IJDJL) 2 (2021), pp. 1 of December 2018 (available here ) Nygh, Peter; Pocar, Fausto “Report of the Special Commission”, HCCH Prel.-Doc.

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“Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Texas Abortion Law but Leaves It in Effect; The law, which bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, was drafted to evade review in federal court and has been in effect since September”

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“Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Texas Abortion Law but Leaves It in Effect; The law, which bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, was drafted to evade review in federal court and has been in effect since September”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G.

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Appeals Court Ruling on Transgender Rights: What It Means

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In a case involving a former inmate who accused a Virginia prison of discrimination, a federal appeals court has held that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers individuals with “gender dysphoria.”. The ruling expanded the legal consensus on the discrimination protections available to some transgender people.