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Federal Circuit Gives Stare Decisis Effect to a Judgment of Claim Validity

Patently O

Stare decisis, Latin for “to stand by things decided,” is a legal principle that directs courts to adhere to previous judgments, i.e., precedent, when resolving a case with comparable facts. the Federal Circuit applied stare decisis to a prior validity ruling involving a different patent and a different accused infringer.

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US dispatch: ‘independent state legislature’ theory raised by Moore v. Harper threatens US election administration

JURIST

In normal circumstances, the Court’s previous repudiations of the independent state legislature theory would counsel in favor of following the principle of stare decisi s, which suggests the Court should not overturn previous decisions except in extreme circumstances. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (2015).

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Tandon steals Fulton’s thunder: The most important free exercise decision since 1990

SCOTUSBlog

24, 2020, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Fulton v. For the court to overrule Smith now, it would have to overcome the stare decisis effect of both Smith and Boerne. In normal times, the Fulton case would likely have dominated discourse about religious exemptions during the 2020-21 term. Share On Feb.

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Collateral Estoppel Beats Precedent Every Time

Patently O

Broadcom, were still pending in D.Del on December 4, 2020 when Judge Alsup issued his dismissal order of the Apple case. Apple ended with district court judgment remaining in force, including the decision that the Fortress license left Uniloc without standing. The two other cases, Uniloc v. Motorola and Uniloc v. ” Id.

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Conflict of Laws and Diversity of Opinions—A View of The Nigerian Jurisdiction

Conflict of Laws

In the next section, I further the discussion on the issue of diversity, looking at subject matter diversity, diversity of views, and the place of stare decisis and precedents in light of the current debates about PIL and expertise in the Nigerian Supreme Court and its resonance for the legal system.

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Rhodes Alumni Launch Campaign to Remove Justice Barrett from School’s Hall of Fame

JonathanTurley

However, Rob Marus and Katherine Morgan Breslin also authored a letter in 2020 opposing the confirmation of Barrett as “diametrically opposed to the values of truth, loyalty, and service that we learned at Rhodes.”. According to the letter, the signatories’ “firm belief in the Rhodes Honor Code we all signed impels us to make this request.”

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The Nigerian Court of Appeal declines to enforce a Commonwealth of Virginia (in USA) Choice of Court Agreement

Conflict of Laws

In the year 2020, the Nigerian Court of Appeal delivered at least three decisions on foreign choice of court agreements. [1] In the first two decisions delivered in the year 2020, the Nigerian Court of Appeal gave full contractual effect to the parties’ foreign choice of court agreement. [2] 1] Kashamu v UBN Plc (2020) 15 NWLR (Pt.

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