Law 360

JANUARY 5, 2024

Supreme Court ruling addressing states' jurisdiction over out-of-state companies and a key ruling in sprawling multidistrict litigation against Silicon Valley's biggest companies over social media addiction are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases for 2023.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

In 2023, for example, China removed a floating barrier erected by the Philippines and deployed its Coast Guard near the Julian Felipe Reef. There has been previous court involvement in this dispute. The Philippines and China have had altercations over this area in the past.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Introduction On November 12, 2024, the Dutch Court of Appeal in The Hague issued its eagerly awaited appeals judgment in Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) and others v. The district court had granted Milieudefensies claims for a reduction target of 45% by 2030, leading to Shells appeal in 2022. Royal Dutch Shell.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As Congress continued to legislatively develop the statute, courts also added common law nuance, including the law of patent eligibility. Later, in Mayo and Alice , the Supreme Court fleshed-out its two step test for determining eligibility for these categorical exclusions. The recent decision in Hawk Tech Sys. 593 (2010).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 27, 2025

Last week, building electrification secured an important victory in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Similar to other challenges against local natural gas bans, the plaintiffs in this 2023 lawsuit argued that the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempted Local Law 154.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Indonesian Constitutional Court Ethics Council stripped Chief Justice Anwar Usman of his role Tuesday for ethics violations tied to his participation in a recent case that changed Indonesian law, allowing President Joko Widodo’s son to run for the vice-presidency in the upcoming elections. However, Usman will remain on the court.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an appeals court decision on Wednesday, which found that the Senate congressional map did not violate the state’s constitution. Several Missouri citizens previously challenged the map, drawn by a court-appointed redistricting commission, for failing to preserve communities of interest.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Alabama’s request to allow it to use a congressional map in the 2024 elections that a lower court had concluded likely violates the Voting Rights Act. In June of this year, a divided Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s decision in favor of the challengers.

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Intelligize Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Rulemaking activity by the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance The SEC indicated that it is focusing on registrants’ board diversity disclosures by including “corporate board diversity” as an item in its 2023 regulatory agenda. The post Supreme Court Decision Complicates Diversity Disclosure Landscape appeared first on Intelligize.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 5, 2023

“Supreme Court’s conservative majority to decide direction of law on race, elections and religious freedom this month”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report. And today’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s Washington Journal contained a segment titled “ Amy Howe on Key Supreme Court Decisions in June 2023.”

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Patently O

JANUARY 31, 2023

By Jason Rantanen It’s time for the January 2023 Federal Circuit statistics update! These charts draw on the Federal Circuit Dataset Project , an open-access dataset that I maintain that contains information on all Federal Circuit decisions and docketed appeals. What about the type of opinion that the court is issuing?

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

66, 2023) of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law (formerly Annual Yearbook of Private International Law) – published by the International Law Association of Japan – has recently been released. 561) Tokyo District Court, Judgment, April 12, 2021 Applicable Law to Tort Liability — Infringement of a Right of Child Custody (p.

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 31, 2024

Court of Appeal Justice Brian Hoffstadt writes in today’s Daily Journal about the Supreme Court’s August decision in People v. Gray (2023) 15 Cal.5th The Supreme Court reversed the opinion that Justice Hoffstadt authored in the case for the Second District, Division Two. 5th 152 (see here ).

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JURIST

JANUARY 8, 2024

2023 was a year of great legal and political change in the history of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Summary of the law: This law introduces a new method for reviewing cases previously tried by regional courts and their equivalents as part of the general appeal process. More change is coming in 2024.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 26, 2023

Coal-Fired power plants targeted at the case, taken by Attorney Shunsuke Sugit In March 2023, two important decisions regarding the operation of newly built coal-fired power plants were handed down by courts in Japan. The court further held that the right to a stable climate was not an established right.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This is exemplified by the decisions of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne for the international service of process. But an exception is made in cases where an Austrian decision for costs can be executed in the country of residence of the plaintiff. Mandl: Apparent and virtual establishments reflected through Art.

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Patently O

JANUARY 3, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has begun 2023 with its first precedential patent decision in DexCom, Inc. 2023-1795 (Fed. In an opinion by Judge Stoll, the court affirmed a district court decision denying DexCom’s motion for a preliminary injunction. by Dennis Crouch The U.S.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The first release of hostages occurred in November 2023, as part of a successful Israel-Hamas deal. As part of recent developments, the Histadrut confirmed on Monday their acceptance of a recent court decision to end the general strike earlier than expected.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 22, 2023

Written by Dr. Meng Yu and Dr. Guodong Du, co-founders of China Justice Observer * On 20 August 2023, China Justice Observer released the 2023 version of List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. The full version of the 2023 List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments is available here.

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JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2023

The Supreme Court of India Friday dismissed a plea challenging the Caste Census initiated in the Indian state of Bihar. By terming the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) a “Publicity Interest Litigation,” the Supreme Court lent its tacit approval to the caste census.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 30, 2024

Recently, the 25th Volume (2023) of JYPIL has been published. It outlines trends, legislative changes, and Supreme Court precedents since 1996, with a focus on judgments involving the United States and China. It suggests that Japan might consider recognizing parentage through foreign decisions.

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 12, 2023

Yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, was one of several firsts: the first conference of 2023, the first with Patricia Guerrero as chief justice, and the first for new Justice Kelli Evans. Conference actions of note included: Supreme Court accepts Ninth Circuit jail employment case. Parole eligibility.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Introduction: I have been reporting on this blog some recent cases from the Dubai Supreme Court (DSC) regarding the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (see here , here and here ). In that judgment, the English court ordered the division and transfer of property as part of the distribution of matrimonial property on divorce.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2025

On November 26, 2024, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic dismissed the countrys first strategic climate case ( Klimatick aloba R v. The plaintiffs, partially successful in the first instance court (see here ), have already filed a constitutional complaint with the Czech Constitutional Court.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Introduction It is widely recognized that choice of court and choice of law agreements are powerful tools for structuring and planning international dispute resolution. Choice-of-court agreements conferring jurisdiction on foreign courts are often disregarded or declared null and void.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, a Dutch District Court dealt with a case on the recognition of US court decisions on legal parenthood over children born from a high-tech surrogacy trajectory in the US, providing many private international law insights on how to assess such request for recognition.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Under the Supreme Court decision Allen v. In that case, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that it did not have the authority to overturn redistricting maps, as it would violate the separation of powers. The rights groups say that the North Carolina legislature did not include these criteria when redistricting the state.

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JURIST

JULY 4, 2024

Vinatier’s arrest on June 6th was followed by a court decision to keep him in custody until August 5th. Russian journalist, taken into custody in October 2023. According to Russian legislation, the crime carries a maximum penalty of five years of imprisonment. Both were detained on espionage charges similar to Vinatier.

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Law 360

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Supreme Court grabbed headlines in employment discrimination law this year, but circuit courts made waves as well, with decisions on religious carveouts to bias law and what a worker has to endure to pursue a discrimination case.

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Intelligize Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

Though some PredictIt users have become adept at this form of political wagering, few probably would have bought shares in the likelihood that PredictIt itself would become the subject of a potential landmark court decision. In July, the U.S. Federal agencies don’t want to see PredictIt taking bets on those kinds of questions.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The decisions of the Moroccan Supreme Court also reflect these efforts as the Court has shown its willingness to oversight the proper application of the HCCH Conventions (on the application of the 1980 HCCH Convention, see here ). The Supreme Court Ruling No. Emphasis added). 283 of 2 June 2015 (Case No.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

FTC Supreme Court decision stripping FTC of its ability to obtain restitution or disgorgement under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. She also hinted that such notices may become more common following the 2021 AMG v.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Share In its first opinion of the 2023-24 term in an argued case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning threw out a dispute over whether a self-appointed “civil rights tester” has a legal right to file a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act alleging that a hotel had failed to provide information about its accessibility on its website.

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Law 360

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Appellate courts issued a bevy of important decisions applying federal benefits law in 2023, including a recent Second Circuit ruling in favor of Cornell University that deepened a circuit split and a Tenth Circuit finding that an Oklahoma law regulating pharmacy benefit managers was preempted.

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At the Lectern

AUGUST 20, 2021

They reiterate the argument today and say, “the easiest solution is for the California Supreme Court to allow the recall election to go forward, but hold that if Newsom is recalled, the lieutenant governor will then become governor until the expiration of Newsom’s term in January 2023.”

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At the Lectern

MARCH 18, 2024

A while back, we wrote : “It is often said that the Supreme Court is not an error-correction court, meaning the court’s policy is to not use its discretionary review authority simply to fix a mistaken Court of Appeal decision. Espinoza (2023) 14 Cal.5th ’ ( Rule 8.500 (b)(1).)”

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Broadly speaking, indirect jurisdiction refers to the jurisdiction of the foreign court in the context of recognizing and enforcing foreign judgments. Concretely, the court being asked to recognize and enforce a foreign judgment evaluates whether the foreign court had proper jurisdiction to hear the dispute. I (2017) 151.)

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