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US Supreme Court refuses to reinstate a Florida law targeting drag shows

JURIST

The US Supreme Court, in a split decision, issued a brief statement on Thursday refusing to reinstate a Florida law that targets drag shows. Kavanaugh and Barrett appeared to disagree with the grounds upon which the state of Florida appealed the lower court’s ruling. ” The case at issue , Griffen v. .”

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What is the Statute of Limitations on Personal Injury Cases in Florida?

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While the standard statute of limitations for personal injury cases in Florida is four years, certain factors can extend the deadline or effectively pause the timer.

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Court refuses Florida’s request to reinstate anti-drag law

SCOTUSBlog

Share A divided Supreme Court on Thursday denied Florida’s request to allow it to temporarily enforce a law that makes it a misdemeanor to allow children at drag performances. The brief unsigned order means that the state cannot apply the law anywhere in the state while a Florida restaurant’s challenge to the law continues.

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Costco Beats Wiretap Suit Targeting Web-Tracking Software

Law 360

A federal judge permanently dismissed a proposed class action against Costco over its "session replay" software that tracks web users' activity amid what he called an "outbreak of litigation" from litigants who have "seized on a novel reading of Florida's decades-old wiretapping statute."

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New Wrinkle in Pre-1972 Sound Recording Cases – Georgia Supreme Court Holds that iHeart Streaming Does Not Violate State Criminal Statute

Broadcast Law Blog

The Georgia Supreme Court this week issued a decision holding that the streaming of pre-1972 sound recordings by iHeart Media does not violate the state’s criminal statutes against the “transfer” of recorded sounds without the permission of the owner of the master recording.

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Florida Supreme Court Rejects Public Performance Right in Pre-1972 Sound Recordings – What’s Next?

Broadcast Law Blog

In a decision this week, the Florida Supreme Court rejected claims by Flo & Eddie (of the 1960s band the Turtles) that there was a common law public performance right in pre-1972 sound recordings in the state of Florida (the opinion is available here ). Could California decide differently?

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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. A clause is contrary to public policy when a statute or a judicial decision declares that enforcement is inconsistent with the policy of the state. The United States legal system is immensely complex.

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