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SCOTUS Clarifies Court Must Resolve Competing Arbitration Provisions

Constitutional Law Reporter

Suski , 602 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that where parties have agreed to two contracts — one sending arbitrability disputes to arbitration, and the other either explicitly or implicitly sending arbitrability disputes to the courts — a court must decide which contract governs.

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SCOTUS Clarifies Reach of FAA Exemption for Transportation Workers

Constitutional Law Reporter

LLC , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption for transportation workers in interstate commerce applies to transportation workers regardless of whether they work in the transportation industry. Supreme Court’s Decision The Supreme Court unanimously reversed. “A

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The Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court on the Law on Civil Marriage – Applicability to Foreign Muslim and the Complex Issue of International Jurisdiction

Conflict of Laws

Introduction In a previous post , I reported and commented on a decision rendered by the Abu Dhabi Supreme Court (hereinafter “ADSC”) in which the Court addressed the issue of the applicability of the Abu Dhabi Civil Marriage Law (Law No. The action was introduced on 19 March 2024. In that case ( Appeal No.

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Dubai Supreme Court Admits Reciprocity with the UK and Enforces an English Judgment

Conflict of Laws

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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Supreme Court will hear two resentencing cases

At the Lectern

Here are some of the notable actions at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one: Striking a strike. The court granted review in People v. to reconsider past decisions to impose prior strikes” and that “[c]ourts should consider Section 1385.” The court decided to also hear People v.

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SCOTUS Sides With NRA in First Amendment Dispute

Constitutional Law Reporter

Vullo , 602 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the National Rifle Association (NRA) may continue its First Amendment lawsuit against the former head of New York’s Department of Financial Services. The Supreme Court also reaffirmed its holding in Bantam Books, Inc. In National Rifle Association of America v.

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On LawNext: The Inside Story of the Caselaw Access Project, with Three of the People Who Made It Happen

LawSites

March 1 marked the culmination of an ambitious and audacious project to digitize and provide free and open access to all official court decisions ever published in the United States. While Harvard’s Library Innovation Lab did all the work, Ravel — and later LexisNexis after it acquired Ravel in 2017 — footed the bill.