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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“California ammunition background check law can remain in effect, court rules”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on an order that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

The UK’s House of Commons passed a bill to declare Rwanda a safe country by 320 votes to 276, seeking to bypass the courts to implement the government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to pursue their claims in Rwanda.

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JUNE 24, 2023

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) , a federal law that criminalizes the encouragement of illegal immigration, does not violate the First Amendment of the US Constitution. ” The US government filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in 2022. Hansen that 8 U.S.C.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the seizure of 700 safety deposit boxes under the process of civil asset forfeiture went beyond the warrant issued and violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. The case has been remanded back to the district court for further proceedings.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law Wednesday night shielding in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liability, moments after it was passed by the legislature. The new law protects IVF providers from some civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

The Hong Kong High Court ruled against Jimmy Lai in his challenge against the court’s jurisdiction to hear the charge of conspiracy to sedition on Friday. The court rejected both arguments. The court held that the limitation period for conspiracy only started running at the end of the alleged continuing act.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

The German Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled a law allowing double jeopardy in criminal cases where new evidence was available was unconstitutional. Originally, the law allowed four reasons for reopening a case: forgery of documents, false statements by a witness, judicial negligence or valid confessions post-trial.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Poland’s constitutional court ruled on Thursday that some parts of EU law are not compatible with the Polish constitution and declared that the constitution supersedes EU laws, setting off a legal crisis within the EU. The European Commission said it reaffirms the primacy of EU law.

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JULY 1, 2022

The Court of Justice of the European Union Thursday held that Lithuanian law ordering the automatic detention of asylum seekers was inconsistent with EU law. This law was under judicial review by the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania for a preliminary ruling on the status of a detained asylum seeker.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled Wednesday that the opposition Move Forward Party’s (MFP) efforts to change the country’s royal insult law are illegal, ordering a cessation of any attempts to push for change.

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JUNE 16, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Wednesday that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) partially preempts a California law that invalidates waivers of the right to assert representative claims under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Justice Alito wrote the opinion of the Court.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“US appeals court ruling strikes at core of landmark voting rights law”: Joseph Ax of Reuters has this report. The post “US appeals court ruling strikes at core of landmark voting rights law” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 16, 2024

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can be sued for blocking users on social media if the official posts about state matters and is authorized to speak for the state. The Supreme Court crafted this test after hearing two cases in which public officials blocked social media users. In one, Lindke v.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

“The Wealth Tax You May Already Owe; If the Supreme Court rules for the government in Moore v. all unrealized gains will be taxable under existing law”: Ilya Shapiro will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Panama’s Supreme Court unanimously held Tuesday that the 20-year concession for the Canadian Cobre Panamá copper mine was unconstitutional. The law would have created a new 20-year contract for First Quantum’s Cobre Panamá mine. Canadian First Quantum acknowledged the judgement.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Why Google AI court rules when you can use the Practical Guidance Generative AI Federal and State Court Rules Tracker instead? The post Don’t Google Generative AI Court Rules… Do This Instead appeared first on Above the Law.

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APRIL 9, 2024

“Abortion in Arizona set to be illegal in nearly all circumstances, state high court rules”: Ray Stern and Stacey Barchenger of The Arizona Republic have this report. Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star reports that “ Court ruling makes nearly all abortions in Arizona illegal.”

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JANUARY 22, 2024

In the lead-up to a highly-anticipated ruling from France’s Highest Constitutional Court that must be delivered before Thursday, hundreds of thousands gathered across the country to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed immigration law reform package.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Wednesday ruled that two South Carolina school disturbance laws cannot be used to prosecute students for disruptive behavior. The could said that children as young as seven were referred to prosecutors by their schools under these laws.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Alabama State Senator Tim Melson filed a bill Tuesday in an effort to protect the state’s in-vitro fertilization (IVF) industry following the recent state Supreme Court ruling. ” On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law. .”

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The US Supreme Court Wednesday ruled in a slip opinion that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor cannot discharge a debt that resulted from her partner’s fraudulent activity under 11 U.S.C. § The buyer later sued and obtained a $200,000 judgment in California state court. 523(a)(7)(A). 523(a)(7)(A), regardless of her culpability.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

A federal court in Pennsylvania ruled that undated mail-in ballots must be counted in a Monday decision that could significantly influence future elections in the state. The court agreed with the plaintiffs, holding that refusing to count votes due to a missing or incorrect date on the envelope violated the Materiality Provision.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos”: Tim Craig and Sabrina Malhi of The Washington Post have this report. And in commentary, online at Slate, law professors Courtney G.

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MAY 13, 2022

The Supreme Court of Canada Friday ruled that extreme intoxication is a valid defense to criminal charges like murder and rape, overturning section 33.1 The court upheld a lower court’s ruling in R. Brown which also found the extreme intoxication law unconstitutional. of the Criminal Code.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Wednesday ruled that an artificial intelligence (AI) machine cannot be an inventor under the Patent Act. However, US federal courts have consistently held that inventors must be natural persons.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Supreme Court Rules for Georgia Man on Double Jeopardy Claim”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report. ” And in commentary, online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a Jurisprudence essay titled “ Turns Out It’s Really Useful to Have a Former Public Defender on the Supreme Court.”

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Seven judges of the Supreme Court of Illinois Thursday ruled that claims against employers for statutory damages under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) were not barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA). The appellate court ruled similarly in 2020.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

The UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that an “inventor” under the Patents Act 1977 must be a “natural person” and not artificial intelligence (AI). The court noted that when crafting the legislation, Parliament did not anticipate that machines would be acting as inventors.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court held Thursday that several provisions in the country’s Federal Climate Change Act of 2019 were insufficient and violate freedoms in the Basic Law. The court described the idea of climate change having severe impacts that affect virtually all aspects of human life.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Arizona’s Supreme Court found on Tuesday that a 159-year-old law banning abortion is enforceable following the US Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn abortion rights case Roe v Wade, sending a 52-year-old case back to trial court. The 2022 ruling Dobbs v. The case, Planned Parenthood v.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“Texas teens need parental consent to access birth control, federal appeals court rules”: Bayliss Wagner of The Austin American-Statesman has this report. ” Brendan Pierson of Reuters reports that “ Court upholds Texas parental consent law for birth control.”

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JULY 13, 2021

The European Court of Human rights has found that Denmark violated its international human rights obligations when it imposed a law that lengthened the amount of time a newly-arrived refugee must wait until they can apply for family reunification.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Gun control laws fall at dizzying pace after Supreme Court ruling”: John Kruzel of The Hill has this report. The post “Gun control laws fall at dizzying pace after Supreme Court ruling” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 11, 2024

The post “In Death Penalty Cases, a Texas Court Tests the Supreme Court’s Patience; The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, one law professor said, treats Supreme Court rulings as ‘optional guideposts rather than the commands of a higher tribunal’” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JUNE 5, 2023

The Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) ruled Monday that Poland’s 2019 court reforms violated EU laws on effective judicial protection, judicial independence and the rule of law. This is not the first time Poland and the EU Commission have tussled over rule of law issues.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The UK Supreme Court held Tuesday that Deliveroo riders were not entitled to form a union and collectively bargain with Deliveroo for better working conditions due to a lack of employment relationship. This case was an appeal from an original ruling by the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) in 2017.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

“Pennsylvania cannot bar adults under 21 from carrying guns, court rules”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. And Shweta Watwe of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Third Circuit Nixes Gun Carry Ban for 18-to-20-Year-Olds.” Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

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