JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2024

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Tuesday a lower court order and ruled against a trailer park in a case involving the application of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The court found that the policy had a disproportionate impact on Latino residents.

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JURIST

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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JURIST

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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APRIL 19, 2024

“DEI ‘lives on’ after Supreme Court ruling, but critics see an opening; Legal experts largely agreed the Muldrow decision lowered the bar in workplace bias claims, but views diverged on how that standard would play out in DEI cases”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Wednesday that Texas legislation aimed at restricting or banning “sexually explicit” books in public school libraries likely violates the Constitution, affirming a lower court’s injunction against it. However, immediate legal pushback ensued.

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JURIST

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. ” On Friday, the court held that section 33.1 of the Criminal Code. in 1994 in response to R.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Panama’s Supreme Court unanimously held Tuesday that the 20-year concession for the Canadian Cobre Panamá copper mine was unconstitutional. Law 9, which had granted unrestricted mineral exploitation rights with royalty payments pegged at 2 percent, was declared unconstitutional by Panama’s Supreme Court in 2017.

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Above The Law

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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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that Texas does not have the authority to regulate gaming on the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo reservation in El Paso, Texas. The post US Supreme Court rules Texas may not regulate legal gambling on Native American reservation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

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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JURIST

JANUARY 1, 2023

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Friday that licensed physicians can legally perform abortions insofar as the fetus is less than 15 weeks old. In September 2022, a trial court ruled that a 1901 near-total abortion ban could be enforced following Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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JURIST

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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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 21, 2020

As a litigation paralegal, you need to be good at finding the relevant court rule quickly. Every time I went to him and asked him what to do about a particular court filing or other litigation-related issues, he would answer, “I don’t know, Ann. Back then, there was no such thing as Google or online court rules.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2023

The Kenyan Supreme Court ruled Friday that married couples are not automatically entitled to equal shares of matrimonial property in case of divorce. This precedential ruling stated that upon divorce each partner should exit their marriage with the wealth each of them acquired individually.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The US Department of Justice filed an appeal on Friday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging a lower court ruling in July blocking new applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The court also held that DACA failed the first step in Chevron USA v Natural Res.

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JURIST

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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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of the Commonwealth on Wednesday , allowing Pennsylvania to use WiFi connection information which police obtained without a warrant to pinpoint the defendant’s location at the time of an on-campus robbery at Moravian College. In Commonwealth v. United States.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Louisiana State Bar violated lawyers’ free speech rights, appeals court rules”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters has this report. ” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. .” ” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Supreme Court of Norway unanimously ruled Monday that the license for a Storheia and Roan wind power plant is invalid. ” The Court noted that green energy is an essential endeavor, and Norwegians have a right to a “good and healthy environment.”

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JURIST

AUGUST 27, 2023

Australia’s Victoria Court of Appeal on Friday refused to grant the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne leave to appeal an earlier decision concerning child sexual abuse allegations against the late Cardinal George Pell. The appeal concerned the proper construction of the act.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

Australia’s Federal Circuit and Family Court Monday ruled that Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa was improperly cancelled by Australian border services, and that he must be allowed to enter Australia immediately. He further ordered that the Australian government pay Djokovic’s legal fees.

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JURIST

MAY 17, 2021

The US Supreme Court held Monday that individuals whose convictions became final before Ramos v. In April 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in Ramos that defendants on trial in state courts must be convicted by a unanimous jury under the Sixth Amendment, which is incorporated to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment.

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JUNE 22, 2023

“Abortion in Florida remains in limbo until conservative state high court ruling; The state’s Supreme Court will act on a legal challenge that will decide the fate of abortion access”: Gary Fineout of Politico has this report.

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that an immigration judge’s two-sentence decision denying asylum to an Ecuadorean man was insufficient. ” The Court found that it could not allow incredibly difficult logistics to give license to Immigration Judges to skirt their responsibilities.

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JURIST

APRIL 13, 2023

A federal appellate court in Texas ruled late Wednesday night that the abortion drug mifepristone is to remain available on a limited basis pending an ongoing legal dispute. These conflicting rulings may require the US Supreme Court’s intervention to resolve the conflict.

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JURIST

MAY 8, 2021

A two-judge division bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday denied relief in a petition by the Election Commission of India seeking to restrict media coverage of open courts. Thus, in light of the constitutional scheme, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea of the Election Commission for restricting reporting by media houses.

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JURIST

MAY 25, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday against a non-US citizen who was contesting his indictment for unlawful re-entry into the country. The district court dismissed the indictment, and that finding was affirmed upon appeal to the Ninth Circuit. The case, US v.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Hungarian Constitutional Court ruled against a petition from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government Friday, seeking to challenge a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union that held Hungary’s asylum policies broke European law.

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HowAppealing

MAY 8, 2023

“A Brief History of Appellate Court Rule Changes”: Tomorrow’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers, will contain this month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column. It concludes: In the very near future, I will be writing to the U.S.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

A federal appeals court in Los Angeles overturned the decision to house homeless people living on the streets of Skid Row in a controversial ruling on Thursday. The judgment means that Los Angeles County will not be legally required to house homeless people in Skid Row.

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JURIST

APRIL 29, 2021

The Supreme Court of Appeal in Malaw ruled Wednesday that the imposition of the death penalty is unconstitutional and contrary to the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution of Malawi. ” In its landmark judgment, the court further held that; The essence of the right to life is life itself—the sanctity of life. .”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Article 1, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution offers greater protection to citizens from warrantless searches of their vehicles than does the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Court chose not to define the meaning of exigent circumstances.

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JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2021

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch explained in the ruling that Proposition 22 “limits the power of a future Legislature to define app-based drivers as workers subject to workers’ compensation law.”. A clause requires 7/8ths of the state legislature to support amendments to Proposition 22.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Uzuegbunam v. The court ruled that Article 3 standing’s redressability element is satisfied if the plaintiffs’ claim is based on a completed violation of a legal right. Further, according to the court, nominal damages by themselves can redress a past injury.

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JURIST

JULY 31, 2021

Germany’s Federal Court Thursday ruled that Facebook’s deletion of racist comments and the blocking of some user accounts was done improperly and ordered the comments reinstated. The posts in question attacked Muslim migrants to Germany as criminals.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2021

The German Federal Court of Justice, der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), ruled Thursday that war crimes committed abroad can be tried in the German courts. German courts have recognized universal jurisdiction over some of the most serious crimes under international law.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the attorney general’s office does not have authority under the consumer protection law to sue natural gas exploration firms over their leasing practices. Therefore, the defendants asserted that they were not subject to action under the UTPCPL.

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