JURIST

JUNE 25, 2024

Hunter Biden filed documents on Monday seeking a new trial after his conviction on three felonies on June 11, 2024. He argued that the decision should be vacated since the trial began before an appeal for an earlier motion was concluded. Therefore, the district court lacked jurisdiction over the matter, Biden said.

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JURIST

JULY 4, 2024

The court was considering an appeal filed by the defendant challenging a Bombay High Court decision in February 2024 that denied their request for bail. Justices J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan criticized the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for delaying the framing of charges against Shaikh.

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2024

Consequently, the court stayed the trial court order granting bail to Kejriwal until the final order’s pronouncement. Sanjeev Nasiar , legal cell state president of Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), commented on the high court decision while talking to news agency ANI.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Indonesina presidential candidate and Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto claimed victory Wednesday after early vote totals showed him with a commanding lead in the 2024 presidential election to succeed termed out incumbent President Jokowi.

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JURIST

APRIL 19, 2024

However, neither the court decision nor the bill required the opportunity for death row inmates to be resentenced if they were sentenced by judicial override before the decision or the bill. The bill aimed to allow the retroactive effect of SB16 for death row inmates sentenced before June 1, 2024.

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Intelligize Blog

JUNE 18, 2024

The final rules adopted on January 24, 2024 “better align the protections investors receive when investing in SPACs with those provided to them when investing in traditional IPOs,” according to SEC Chair Gary Gensler. The SEC’s new SPAC transparency rules take effect July 1, 2024. But are they gone for good, or can SPACs be salvaged?

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 26, 2024

On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its 46th monthly virtual workshop Current Research in Private International Law at 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (CEST). This survey of lower federal court decisions shows that U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dr. Dora Zgrabljic Rotar, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law The effect of the Hague Judgments Convention of 2019 on the recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions in the Republic of Croatia The proceeds from the conference will be edited by Prof.

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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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JURIST

MAY 22, 2024

Particularly of note was the 2024 Veirein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. The impacts the ECtHR judgment is likely to have on the UK were unclear, with Sumption seeing the decision as overreaching, with compromise being needed between the British state and the people to make such policies.

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The initiative — the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act — states that earlier, similar measures “have been weakened and hamstrung by the Legislature, government lawyers, and the courts, making it necessary to pass yet another initiative to close loopholes and reverse hostile court decisions.”

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LawSites

MARCH 7, 2024

court decisions freely available to the public in a standardized digital format. Under Harvard’s agreement with LexisNexis (and originally with Ravel), LexisNexis retained control over the commercial use of the data through March 2024. The project initially received financial support from legal research startup Ravel Law.

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LawSites

MARCH 26, 2024

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.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 10, 2024

601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the funding scheme that supports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). In Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn. of America, Ltd.,

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 9, 2024

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. In Coinbase, Inc.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 30, 2024

Georgia , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the State of Georgia can’t retry a defendant acquitted of murder by reason of insanity. In McElrath v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 14, 2024

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. In Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St.,

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 17, 2024

Nealy , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to obtain monetary relief for any timely infringement claim, no matter when the infringement occurred. The Court did not address when copyright infringement claims accrue with regard to the statute of limitations.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 25, 2024

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. In National Rifle Association of America v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 5, 2024

United States , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a district court’s failure to comply with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(2)(B)’s In McIntosh v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 29, 2024

County of El Dorado , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a traffic impact fee imposed by the County of El Dorado based on a fee schedule in the County’s General Plan ran afoul of the Constitution’s Takings Clause. In Sheetz v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Kirtz , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a consumer may sue a federal agency under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681n and 1681o for failing to comply with the terms of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 25, 2024

Fikre , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Yonas Fikre’s lawsuit against the FBI is not moot. Accordingly, his suit alleging that the government placed him on the No Fly List unlawfully may proceed in the lower courts. Facts of the Case Respondent Yonas Fikre, a U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 26, 2024

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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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 10, 2024

Freed , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public officials may be held liable for their social media activity in certain circumstances. In Lindke v.

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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. As that may develop, the 2024 edition of this conference will be worth coming back for. She also hinted that such notices may become more common following the 2021 AMG v.

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Patently O

APRIL 16, 2024

2024 WL 1561195 (Fed. 11, 2024) Human clinical trials play an essential role in the discovery, development, and regulatory approval of innovative drugs, and federal law mandates the public disclosure of these trials. A recent Federal Circuit decision, Salix Pharms., By Chris Holman Salix Pharms., Norwich Pharms. Norwich Pharms.

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Customs & International Trade Law

JULY 21, 2023

The test period is extended from July 21, 2023 to February 14, 2024. Diamond sawblades and parts thereof, from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of court decision not in harmony with the final results of antidumping administrative review; Notice of amended final results.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 31, 2024

Tokyo High Court On February 22, 2024, the Tokyo High Court ruled against an appeal in the Yokosuka climate case. This blog post introduces two judgments of the Yokosuka climate case, one issued in January 2023 and the second in February 2024.

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Patently O

APRIL 26, 2024

.” The Lower Court Decision In 1842, Wood sued William Underhill and Aschel Gerow for infringement. This is over $1 million in 2024 dollars based upon a 2% annual inflation rate. This was a big case with Wood alleging that the defendants had made 100 million bricks and 100 million tiles using his patented process.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 6, 2024

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advisory opinion on April 21, 2024 in response to a request submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS).

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The first commercial marketing of each, according to the biosimilar patent settlement agreement, was July 1, 2023, which would render the FIE expiration date July 1, 2024. Thus, 18 months from approval would result in expiration of FIE on April 15, 2023, and on September 18, 2023 respectively. This all sounds complicated, I know.

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At the Lectern

MAY 30, 2024

Supreme Court decisions that “ ‘erode the analytical foundations’ of Hatch ,” and the justice “respectfully urge[d] the California Supreme Court to reexamine the continuing vitality of Hatch ’s narrow definition of an acquittal under federal double jeopardy principles.” Clark (2024) 15 Cal.5th

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Ruling: In its ruling dated 25 January 2024 ( Appeal No. It is likely, however, that the courts relied on the MOJ letter to reach this conclusion. In any event, as noted in the introduction, this case represents the first Supreme Court decision explicitly recognizing reciprocity with the UK.

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Patently O

APRIL 29, 2024

In its decision in this particular case, the Federal Circuit affirmed without opinion the lower court decision on improper reissue. Industrial Chemicals, Inc. Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp. , 668 (1942). Petition for Writ of Certiorari, Ikorongo Tech. Bumble Trading LLC , No. 23-1118 (U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 11, 2024

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. The case was returned to the Court of Appeals.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The recent judgment of the High Court of Bahrain (a first instance court in the Bahraini judicial system ) in the Case No. 2/13276/2023/02 of 17 January 2024 is nothing but another example of this entrenched practice that can be observed in the vast majority of countries in the region. 5/11341/2023/02 of 4 January 2024 ).

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