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

JURIST

When the North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the redistricting plans under the state constitution in February 2022, the North Carolina General Assembly submitted remedial legislative and congressional plans to a state superior court. The North Carolina General Assembly immediately appealed that ruling.

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India Supreme Court allows petition of 2002 communal riots victim

JURIST

The remission orders issued by the State of Gujarat on August 10, 2022, were deemed flawed for several reasons. Furthermore, the court declared its own judgment from May 2022 as null and void, asserting that it was obtained by suppressing and misrepresenting material facts, thus fraudulently misleading the court.

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Canada: On Deviations From Declarations: The SCC Gets Decisive On Stare Decisis - Miller Titerle + Company

Mondaq

In R v Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, the SCC has made it crystal clear: these declarations are. When a trial judge rules that a law is unconstitutional, who is bound by that decision?

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Collateral Estoppel Beats Precedent Every Time

Patently O

” As to waiver based upon the “not binding” statement from Motorola, the Federal Circuit concluded that the intent of that statement was with reference to stare decisis and binding precedent rather than binding as a matter of preclusion. Uniloc USA, Inc. Motorola Mobility LLC , 52 F.4th 4th 1340 (Fed. ” 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. Ltd & Ors.

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A few initial thoughts on Loper and the end of Chevron Deference

Patently O

” Justice Gorsuch filed a lengthy concurrence, portions of which were joined by no other Justice, in which he argued that stare decisis principles supported overruling Chevron because the decision was inconsistent with “the laws adopted by the Nation’s elected representatives,” the APA, and the Constitution. .”

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Back to the Bullpen: Minor League Teams Settle with MLB Over Latest Challenge to Baseball’s Historic Antitrust Exemption

Fordham Law News

13] The Court defended the exemption largely on the grounds of stare decisis and congressional acquiescence, tasking Congress with changing the long-standing law if they felt the need. [14] 2022) aff’d, No. 1 (West). [7] Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice (2023) [link] [8] Nostalgic Partners, LLC v. 11] Fed.

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