ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 23, 2025

State of Norway (EFTA Court Advisory Opinion) could have sweeping consequences for fossil fuel development across Europe, especially in Norway, a major oil producer outside the European Union but deeply integrated into its legal framework through the EEA. What Is the EFTA Court? 3(2) ESA and EFTA Court Agreement ).

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Supreme Court recently agreed to consider Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. The closely watched First Amendment case involves the availability of tax exemptions for religious organizations and marks the first religious case taken up by the Court this term. The Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated the decision of the LIRC.

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NewYorkCourtWatcher

MARCH 10, 2025

WEINSTEIN AND THE NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALSby Sarah Midani (Albany Law School, Class of 2025; Editor-in-Chief, Albany LawReview)As Ms. Midani writes, the New York high court's decision to overturn Harvey Weinstein's conviction garnered mixed reactions from advocates against sexual violence, including those behind the #MeToo

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2025

Gaulkin & Esther Petrikovsky Last week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in FDA v. 2, 2025) that affirms FDAs denial of authorization to market flavored vape products. See our prior post on the Fifth Circuits decision here ). Here, the Court found that FDA had not, in fact, changed an existing policy.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 22, 2025

604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a) counts as a final proceeding under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). The Courts decision was unanimous. The District Court reopened the case. In Waetzig v.

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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. This blog post discusses Local Law 154, unpacks Judge Abrams decision, and ends with a refresher on California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley ( Berkeley ).

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Law 360

JULY 5, 2024

Catch up this week with a glimpse into Project 2025's proposals for federal labor policy and the National Labor Relations Board, a look at six significant wage and hour rulings in the first half of 2024 and how the U.S. Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 1, 2025

EPA , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court again limited the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) power under the Clean Water Act (CWA). According to the Courts five-member majority, the EPA cant enforce requirements in wastewater permits that do not spell out what a permittee must do or refrain from doing.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 24, 2025

Credit: Christine Olsson/TT On February 19, 2025, the Swedish Supreme Court dismissed the Aurora case ( Anton Foley and others v Sweden ), the first systemic climate change case brought in Sweden. It sheds light on how national courts may interpret KlimaSeniorinnen , particularly on separation of powers.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 27, 2025

student, Galatasaray University, Turkey A Maltese court has refused to enforce a $740 million default judgment issued by the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (Palm Beach County) in a defamation suit brought by Applicant Mehmet Tatlici against his half-brother, Defendant Ugur Tatlici. [1] Ugur Tatlici , Case No. 9] Defendant U?

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 3, 2025

While the parties had chosen Dutch law to be applicable to the contract, the court held that the German provision was applicable in view of Art. In its new decision, the court reiterated that sanctioned Russian parties remain bound to previously concluded arbitration agreements. 40 KGSG as overriding mandatory provisions.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Mexican government may continue its lawsuit against U.S. Lower Courts Decision The district court dismissed the case under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which generally bars suits against firearms companies based on criminals misusing their products.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 8, 2025

The payment of child maintenance is not always ordered by a court. In case of non-payment, enforcement can be carried out in the State of origin, in the same way as a court decision. Maintenance debtors may commit themselves to make these payments in an enforceable deed, also called authentic instrument.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The authors discuss both important decisions and pending cases before the CJEU as well as important decisions from German courts pertaining to the subject matter of the article. 1215/2012 does not foresee the jurisdiction of European courts for such claims. The focus is on trial proceedings.

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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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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 20, 2025

Simon , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that alleging commingling of funds alone cannot satisfy the commercial nexus requirement of the expropriation exception of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA). The Courts decision was unanimous. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. In Hungary v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 26, 2025

EPA , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court again limited the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) power under the Clean Water Act (CWA). According to the Courts five-member majority, the EPA cant enforce requirements in wastewater permits that do not spell out what a permittee must do or refrain from doing.

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Broadcast Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The US Court of Appeals today released a decision upholding the Copyright Royalty Board’s 2015 decision setting the SoundExchange royalty rates for 2016-2020. We wrote about that decision here , and provided more details here. The Court also found that the decision as the auditors had a basis in the record.

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Broadcast Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The US Court of Appeals today released a decision upholding the Copyright Royalty Board’s 2015 decision setting the SoundExchange royalty rates for 2016-2020. We wrote about that decision here , and provided more details here. The Court also found that the decision as the auditors had a basis in the record.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

Most, but not all, of these developments follow from last year’s Copyright Royalty Board decision raising webcasting rates for 2021-2025 (see our article here summarizing that decision). The CRB’s decision was published in the Federal Register in October 2021.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 1, 2025

On 20-21 March 2025, a conference on Characterisation in the Conflict of Laws was convened at St Hildas College, Oxford. with a focus on the courts of England and Wales. He provided seven steps of dealing with how the courts must engage with characterisation. The author of this report is Meltem Ece Oba (Ko University, Istanbul).

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Above The Law

APRIL 10, 2025

(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) In early June 2022, in the wake of the unprecedented leak of a draft of the Supreme Courts Dobbs opinion, Nicholas Roske, a California man in his mid-20s, was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaughs Maryland home. Roske, who was reportedly angry about the Courts decision to overturn Roe v.

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JURIST

MARCH 1, 2024

The Alabama House passed a bill and the state Senate unanimously passed another on Thursday that would safeguard access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) following the Alabama Supreme Court decision in LePage v. Both have a built-in expiration date, with HB 237 set to expire in June 2025 and SB 159 in April 2025.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

In accordance with Supreme Court precedent, the Department is restoring constitutional accountability so that Executive Branch officials answer to the President and to the people. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Axalta Coating Systems LLC v. 109 (2024), the Supreme Court upheld a decision by the U.S. Bondi , No.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 20, 2025

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court is hitting its stride in sorting through the relists. The court also agreed to take up a twice-relisted challenge to Colorados ban on conversion therapy.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 29, 2025

United States , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the knowing or intentional causation of injury or death, whether by act or omission, necessarily involves the use of physical force against another person within the meaning of18 U.S.C. Under that approach, the Court does not examine the defendants actual conduct.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 6, 2025

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. Once again this week, the Supreme Court has been busy sifting through the relists. Grants are now filling in the 2025-26 term, which will start in October.) A short explanation of relists is available here.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 18, 2025

On March 7, 2025, Judge Stephen N. The district court initially held that all the claims were barred by the FSIA, but the Eighth Circuit reversed on the hoarding claim. The District Courts Judgment The Chinese defendants decided not to appear and defend against Missouris claims. Reposted with permission. Limbaugh, Jr.

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Above The Law

MAY 22, 2025

In a surprising 4-4 vote, the Supreme Court didn’t allow Oklahoma to step on whatever ragged bits of the separation clause remain. — Sour Patch Lyds (@sourpatchlyds) May 22, 2025 (Opens in a new window) While this tie is effectively a win for the separation clause, it isn’t clear how long it will last. .

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 21, 2025

Wages and White Lion Investments , LLC , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the 5th Circuit erred in setting aside as arbitrary and capricious the FDAs orders denying the authorization of new e-cigarette products pursuant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009.

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Deremer , 2025 CCA LEXIS 46, 2025 WL 427756 (N-M.Ct. 2025), NMCCA decided that when an alleged victim has an SVC, the MCIO must notify the SVC of any interviews, especially those with intent to interrogate the “victim” about a false allegation. 202300205, 2025 CCA LEXIS 46, at *11-12 (N-M Ct. United States v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 8, 2025

VanDerStok , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule interpreting the Gun Control Act of 1968 to cover certain products that can readily be converted into an operational firearm or a functional frame or receiver is not facially inconsistent with the act.

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Above The Law

MARCH 11, 2025

(Image via Getty) It is the rare judicial opinion, particularly in the IP arena, that starts with the court admitting that they got an earlier decision wrong. Widely (and rightly) hailed as one of the judiciarys most incisive and eloquent opinion authors, Bibass February 11, 2025 opinion in Thomson Reuters v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 6, 2025

Supreme Court ruled that non-citizens challenging their removal under the Alien Enemies Act must bring habeas petitions in the district where they are detained. On March 15, 2025, President issued Proclamation No. On March 28, the District Court extended the TROs for up to an additional 14 days. Supreme Courts Decision The U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 8, 2025

On March 4, 2025, the Supreme Court handed down an important ruling in City and County of San Francisco v. In a 5-4 decision, the Court curtailed the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to issue pollutant discharge permits. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 21, 2025

At the heart of this legal uncertainty is the Supreme Courts decision in Republic of Argentina v. With Wye Oak s attorneys petitioning for certiorari in January 2025 , the case presents a critical opportunity for the Supreme Court to resolve the longstanding circuit split on the FSIAs direct effects clause.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Teare J at first instance held that the English court lacked jurisdictionfinding that the arbitration agreements were governed by French substantive rules and that England was not the appropriate forumwhereas the Court of Appeal reversed this decision by granting a final anti-suit injunction requiring RCA to terminate its Russian proceedings.

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