JURIST

MARCH 5, 2025

In early 2025, the IHA informed Amnesty International that Israeli forces had killed 155 paramedics and destroyed 43 emergency centers during the war. Amnesty International wrote to the Israeli military on November 11, 2024, seeking a solution based on the UN Basic Principles. However, it had not received a response.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The 120-day extension of the statute of limitations granted to health care liability plaintiffs who give proper pre-suit notice under the HCLA does not apply to or extend the Saving Statute. The plaintiff had filed an HCLA suit against the defendant after giving proper pre-suit notice under the statute. 3d — (Tenn.

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Above The Law

MAY 12, 2025

Bonnie Watson Coleman (@RepBonnie) May 11, 2025 DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin accused them of “body slamming a female ICE officer.” Menendez pointed out, they didn’t have to break into Delaney Hall or even make an appointment, as a matter of statute. link] pic.twitter.com/T7WWFNqSFG — Rep. But as Rep.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 31, 2025

HCCH Monthly Update: March 2025 Membership On 5 March 2025, Rwanda deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, becoming the 92 nd Member of the HCCH. Conventions & Instruments On 1 March 2025, the 2005 Choice of Court Convention entered into force for North Macedonia. 31(2) of the Convention.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

24, 2025), the plaintiff filed suit against both the city and homeowners after she tripped on a sidewalk in front of the homeowners property. The city eventually filed a motion for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations, asserting that it was not properly served and, thus, the limitations period had run. Code Ann.

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JURIST

MAY 2, 2025

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ( UNAMA ) on Thursday released its first quarterly human rights report of 2025, stating that the Taliban continues to implement decrees aimed at erasing women from public life and restricting their fundamental freedoms, including access to education, work, health care, and freedom of movement.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Italy’s justice minister, on Wednesday, defended the decision to repatriate accused Libyan war criminal Osama Njeem , blaming the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s allegedly “flawed” arrest warrant. The court demanded an explanation from Italian authorities.

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Patently O

APRIL 27, 2025

On April 28, 2025, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in one of those, Soto v. The Court will decide whether veterans can receive full retroactive Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) payments or are instead limited to six years of backpay under the federal Barring Act. Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 9, 2025

23-1141 took place in March 2025 before the US Supreme Court. From the perspective of Mexico, this case is of crucial importance because it has a direct impact on its access to US courts to seek justice for all the mayhem that cartels have inflicted using American-made weapons smuggled into Mexico. Definitions – 15 U.S.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2025

Furthermore, HRW recommended the ratification of the Rome Statute to enable the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes that have occurred on Lebanese territory since October 2023. Following the election of President Joseph Aoun on January 9, 2025, the Parliament of Lebanon nominated Nawaf Salam as Prime Minister.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 14, 2025

604 U.S. __ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that in awarding the defendants profits to the prevailing plaintiff in a trademark infringement suit under the Lanham Act, a court can award only profits ascribable to the defendant itself. A divided Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. In Dewberry Group, Inc.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 16, 2025

The first issue of the Journal of Private International Law for 2025 was published today. Rather, courts should focus on two questions: First, courts should assess whether the normative context in which the choice-of-law rule is embedded informs or even determines the question of characterisation.

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JURIST

MAY 9, 2024

The cases of murder, torture, persecution, and forcible transfer of the civilian population could amount to crimes against humanity as defined in Article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. This was confirmed by ICC prosecutor Karim A. Khan in January 2024 during a statement.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

Even though the PTE provisions established in the Drug Price Competition and Patent Restoration Act are forty-plus years old, courts are still grappling with questions about how to best implement the Patent Term Extension. On March 13, 2025, the Federal Circuit ventured into the world of reissued patents and PTE. (

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Day on Torts

MARCH 19, 2025

A legal malpractice claim filed eighteen months after the Court of Appeals affirmed the underlying conviction was time-barred. 21, 2025), the Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a pro se legal malpractice complaint based on the statute of limitations. Richardson , No. M2024-01130-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Continue reading

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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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Patently O

MAY 1, 2025

by Dennis Crouch In a case highlighting the ongoing challenge of claim construction in software patents, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the district court’s determination that Fintiv’s asserted claims are invalid as indefinite. The Statutes at Issues: 35 U.S.C. Fintiv, Inc. PayPal Holdings, Inc. , 2023-2312 (Fed.

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Fordham Law News

MARCH 31, 2025

Delaware has long been the preferred state of incorporation for corporations due to its business friendly legal framework, its specialized Court of Chancery, and its well-developed and unified body of corporate law. However, recent news suggests that corporations are reconsidering their allegiance to the state. [1] In Tornetta v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 14, 2025

In recent years, as the impacts of climate change and the energy transition have become more apparent, boards and courts have faced a challenging question: what fiduciary duties do corporate directors and officers owe around climate change? Former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court [ Video available here ] Panel 3: For Whose Benefit?

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Supreme Court tackled some of the most closely watched cases of the term. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ban, finding that the governments national security justificationswere valid. The Court also considered five other cases. Upon returning from break, the U.S. In TikTok Inc. Below is a brief summary: Stanley v.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

29, 2025), the plaintiff sent pre-suit notice of a her HCLA suit to five health care providers. The plaintiff eventually voluntarily dismissed this original suit and refiled pursuant to the savings statute. In Curtis v. Sharp , No. E2023-01583-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. This notice included HIPAA authorizations.

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Patently O

JUNE 21, 2024

by Dennis Crouch A second amicus brief has been filed – this one from the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) – encouraging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in Cellect, LLC v. The case concerns the interplay between the Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) statute, 35 U.S.C. § Vidal , No. Compare Allergan USA, Inc.

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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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At the Lectern

APRIL 17, 2025

It was a big double conference; the court ruled on 171 matters. This Part I reports on some of the highlights: Posthumous pardon recommendation Supreme Court approves posthumous pardon for Medal of Honor recipient. Life insurance policy lapses Supreme Court will answer Ninth Circuits question about lapsing life insurance policies.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 10, 2025

Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in FCC v. In reaching its decision, the appeals court found that Congress may have improperly delegated legislative power to the FCC in failing to supply an intelligible principle to guide the agencys discretion, and the FCC may have impermissibly delegated the taxing power to private entities.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 29, 2023

Photo by Mathias Reding on Unsplash Climate change litigation has finally reached the world’s highest court. On March 29, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of States with respect to climate change.

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At the Lectern

MAY 16, 2025

Part I of the report on the Supreme Court’s Wednesday double conference is here. 5th 608, which held the statute denied equal protection by precluding a resentencing opportunity for those who were sentenced to the functional equivalent of life without parole. This is Part II. Heard (2022) 83 Cal.App.5th See here.)

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LexForti

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

All the above laws and statutes were not according to the prevailing Indian System. The jurisdiction for trial and adjudication of cases related to Shipping and Admiralty Acts in India was vested in the High Courts at Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta. In the case of M. Elisabeth v. British India Steam Navigation Co.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 2, 2025

The court system in Sri Lanka is structured hierarchically and is designed to ensure justice through a combination of traditional and modern legal principles. Yet, these statutes, which were enacted during the British colonial era, were limited in their application as they applied only in judgments relating to commercial matters.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 4, 2025

Supreme Court closed out its January sitting with oral arguments in four cases. The issues before the justices ranged from where a vape company can bring suit against the FDA to whether courts should apply the moment of the threat doctrine when evaluating an excessive force claim under the Fourth Amendment. Reynolds Vapor Co.:

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JURIST

APRIL 29, 2025

Human rights groups urged the Liberian president should renew his executive order to establish a war crimes court for crimes committed in the two Liberian civil wars on Monday. We call for government and international support to ensure the establishment of the court. However, the executive order expires on May 1, 2025.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Karst — In the appellate courts lately, it’s been FDA “ Against the Music.” In yet another decision based on statutory interpretation, an appellate court has decided that FDA’s interpretation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) is contrary to the plain text of the statute. Koblitz & Kurt R.

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Patently O

JULY 31, 2024

by Dennis Crouch For the vast majority of American history, a judgment of patent infringement (by a court sitting in equity) led almost directly to injunctive relief barring ongoing infringement. This construct was flipped by the Supreme Court’s 2006 decision in eBay Inc. MercExchange, L.L.C. ,

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 14, 2023

The conference was kicked off by a keynote speech by Justice Philip Jeyaretnam (Singapore International Commercial Court), providing an in-depth analysis of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Anupam Mittal v Westbridge Ventures II [2023] SGCA 1 (discussed in more detail here ).

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JURIST

MARCH 15, 2025

Amnesty International on Friday called former Philippines President Rodrigo Rua Duterte’s appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) a “symbolic moment” for the families of those killed during his administration’s “war on drugs.”

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 21, 2023

While previously, according to Kegel , connecting factors were understood to build upon certain generally neutral conflict-of-laws interests, cultural identity is becoming a relevant aspect of party interests, which she demonstrated with the help of different recent judgement of the German Federal Court of Justice.

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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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