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Pakistan court grants former PM Nawaz Sharif protective bail

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The protective bail restrains authorities from arresting Sharif until he appears before court on October 24. A court ruling allowed him to travel to London, England for medical treatment with the expectation that he would return to Pakistan to serve his jail term. Any fair hearing would have established his innocence.

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Three Supreme Court cases lead to California Lawyer of the Year honors

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Three of the cases resulted in Supreme Court opinions. One of the three CLAY award Supreme Court decisions is Guardianship of Saul H. 2022) 13 Cal.5th is also the only one of the three CLAY award Supreme Court cases to also be among the Daily Journal’s “ Top Verdicts of 2022.” 2022) 13 Cal.5th

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New York’s updated concealed-carry law returns to the court

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But the court did not specify exactly what history courts must look to. In response to the Bruen decision, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul convened an emergency legislative session to enact a new law, the Concealed Carry Improvement Act of 2022.

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Divided Ninth Circuit finds unreasonable the Supreme Court’s rejection of a death penalty habeas petition

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Davis that, even under a highly deferential standard of review, and contrary to a district court ruling, the superior court’s rejection of two defense expert witness’ testimony was “objectively unreasonable.” ”) It ordered the district court to conduct a de novo review of the Atkins claim.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in New York’s Highest Court Supporting New York City’s Local Law 97

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City of New York began in 2022, when a group of cooperative apartment owners filed suit seeking to invalidate Local Law 97. The initial complaint, which brought five claims challenging Local Law 97s lawfulness, was dismissed by the trial court. Glen Oaks Village Owners v.

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Guest blog post: Japanese Court Upholds Mistakes in post-disaster Energy Policy in Yokosuka Climate Case Decisions

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Tokyo High Court On February 22, 2024, the Tokyo High Court ruled against an appeal in the Yokosuka climate case. In July 2022, the United Nations declared the right to a clean, healthy sustainable environment. The case was filed by 45 residents in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2019.

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US Ninth Circuit rules in favor of Spain in a decades-long case concerning a painting looted by the Nazis

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Court decisions In 2019, a US District Judge for the Central District of California, applying Spanish law, found that court filings did not demonstrate a “willful blindness” on the part of the Museum, when it added the painting to its collection.

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