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Supreme Court Rules Federal Agencies Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act

Constitutional Law Reporter

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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SCOTUS Sides With NRA in First Amendment Dispute

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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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Supreme Court Clarifies When Public Officials Can Be held Liable for Social Media Activity

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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. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. The Sixth Circuit Court ruled that Freed was not liable because he maintained his Facebook page in his personal capacity.

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

Conflict of Laws

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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Bahraini High Court on Choice of Court and Choice of Law Agreements

Conflict of Laws

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. 231/2005 of 27 February 2006 ).

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China Adopts Restrictive Theory of Foreign State Immunity

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When the law enters into force on January 1, 2024, China will join those countries—a clear majority—that have adopted the restrictive theory of foreign state immunity. As discussed further below, the addition of “rulings” (??) but not to “rulings.” The corresponding provision in the draft law referred to Chinese “judgments” (??)