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Delaware court rules Fox Corp. must face election coverage defamation lawsuit

JURIST

A Delaware Superior Court Judge Tuesday ruled Fox Corp. Davis ruled that Delaware’s two-year statute of limitations applies and not New York’s one-year statute of limitations. ” The post Delaware court rules Fox Corp. of election fraud related to the 2020 US presidential election.

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In a dispute over uncashed MoneyGram checks, Delaware faces the ire of 30 other states

SCOTUSBlog

Share The fate of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed money may depend on the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the term “money order” in an arcane 1974 federal statute. On one side is Delaware. The case, known as Delaware v. Under the Supreme Court’s 1965 decision in Texas v.

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Delaware Loses Bid to Keep Uncashed MoneyGram Checks

Constitutional Law Reporter

In Delaware v. Supreme Court held that uncashed MoneyGram checks are governed by the Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler’s Check Act (FDA) and should be returned to the state where they were issued. According to the Court, the Disputed Instruments share two relevant similarities with money orders.

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US judge refuses to dismiss Hunter Biden gun charges

JURIST

” At the time of Weiss’ appointment, he was a US Attorney for the District of Delaware. The federal gun charges against Hunter Biden, brought in the state of Delaware, stem from the allegations that Hunter Biden lied about his drug addiction on federal firearm purchase forms.

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Data on Choice-of-Court Clause Enforcement in US

Conflict of Laws

There are state courts and federal courts, state statutes and federal statutes, state common law and federal common law. This feeling of pity is compounded when I imagine this same lawyer trying to advise her client as to whether a choice-of-court clause will be enforced by a court in the United States.

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Good Things Came in Threes for These Drug Companies: Three Judges at the Third Circuit Found for Three Drug Makers in 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

FDA Law Blog

Six district courts presided over these decisions. AstraZeneca won in the District of Delaware, while Sanofi Aventis and Novo Nordisk lost at the District of New Jersey. Both courts found the statute to be ambiguous, but only the Delaware court vacated HRSA’s penalties; the New Jersey court remanded the issue to HRSA.

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Judge Orders Philadelphia to Remove Plywood Box Covering Columbus Statute

JonathanTurley

Common Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick issued an order on Friday that Mayor Jim Kenney and the city of Philadelphia must remove the plywood box covering a statue of Christopher Columbus. The court’s rulings puts it at odds with city licensing board that upheld a July 2020 decision by the city historical commission to remove the statue.

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