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Shareholder Litigation To Watch: A Midyear Report

Law 360

Supreme Court arguments, the fate of a new wave of lawsuits against special purpose acquisition companies and the future of shareholder claims of artificial intelligence malfeasance are among the issues that securities practitioners are following as the second half of 2024 unfolds in the courts.

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Kenya dispatch: government deployment of Kenyan police to gang-plagued Haiti provokes debate, division

JURIST

This is mainly due to the interference of foreign powers, domestic political malfeasance, natural disasters, social instability, and epidemics. It was once one of the wealthiest nations in the Caribbean but is now one of the poorest in the Western Hemisphere.

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Spoiling for a Fight: Why the Administration’s Loss Last Night May Be Not Just Expected But Welcomed

JonathanTurley

Appointed by President Joe Biden (and son of the respected liberal scholar and Clinton acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger), Hampton Dellinger was confirmed by the Senate for a five-year term beginning in 2024. He sued after receiving an email with a perfunctory termination notice shortly after the inauguration.

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No, The New Mexico Supreme Court Did Not Uphold the Merits of a 14th Amendment Disqualification

JonathanTurley

As I discussed in an earlier law review article, Grosscup resigned under allegations of malfeasance in office and said he wanted to get more involved in politics. I discuss those anti-union cases in my forthcoming book in 2024, The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.

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Watchdog agency head tells justices to stay out of firing dispute

SCOTUSBlog

Dellinger had served as head of the agency since 2024, when he was appointed by then-President Joe Biden to serve a five-year term. Under the 1978 federal law creating the Office of Special Counsel , Dellinger could be removed from his position only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.

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Trump renews request for justices to allow firing of OSC head

SCOTUSBlog

Under the law that established the agency, the head of the office can only be removed by the president for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. Then-President Joe Biden appointed Dellinger to serve a five-year term as the head of the office in 2024. After he was fired in a Feb.

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Trump asks court to allow firing of watchdog agency official

SCOTUSBlog

Dellinger was appointed by then-President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate for a five-year term beginning in 2024. Under the federal law creating the Office of Special Counsel, Dellinger could be removed by the president from his job only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. to challenge his firing.

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