NewmanFerraraLLP

JANUARY 23, 2023

This Litigation Was Pretty Juicy. The plaintiff, who lived in Illinois, sought to pursue claims on behalf of herself and a class of other Illinois-based purchasers, together with those consumers who lived in Arkansas, Iowa, Wyoming, Texas, Nebraska, South Dakota, West Virginia, Utah, Idaho, Nebraska and Montana. In Cristia v.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

JANUARY 19, 2023

This Doesn't Sound Very Soothing On December 7, 2022, throat-drop manufacturer Ricola USA was sued in federal court (Southern District of New York, White Plains Courthouse), because one of its products, labelled “Green Tea With Echinacea,” is alleged to have been deceptively marketed. RICOLA USA (federal court complaint)

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The hazard—a wrongful conviction, for example—has to pass through a police screen, a forensics screen, a prosecution screen, a grand jury screen, a defense screen, a jury screen and, ultimately, appellate court and collateral review screens, before it takes final effect.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Courts regularly exclude injuries associated with the exercise of free speech or artistic expression. in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, alleged negligence and assault. However, Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal granted a motion to dismiss based on assumption of the risk. Again, the court agreed.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Courts regularly exclude injuries associated with the exercise of free speech or artistic expression. in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, alleged negligence and assault. However, Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal granted a motion to dismiss based on assumption of the risk. Again, the court agreed.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2022

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The court denied cert on Monday. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, filed an opinion dissenting from the court’s denial of summary vacatur.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

If enough broadcasters opt into this agreement, it will end the long-running litigation between GMR and RMLC. January 31 is also the date by which radio broadcasters must respond to the proposed music licensing agreement agreed to by new performing rights organization GMR and the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC).

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The Fashion Law

JANUARY 4, 2022

In late November, Peloton – fresh out of a 5-year-long apparel deal with Lululemon – filed a declaratory judgment action in New York federal court, seeking an order that it is not infringing a number of Lululemon’s design patents and trade dress by way of its new apparel offerings. The Bridal Battle.

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The Fashion Law

APRIL 28, 2021

This is the message that is being sent by way of a handful of new ESG-centric lawsuits, including one that recently landed before the Supreme Court, and new efforts being carried out by the Biden Administration, which “may be a harbinger of a wave of litigation in coming years.”. is a top priority for Equifax.’”.

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JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2023

A federal court in Georgia blocked a state ban on Sunday that banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth, finding the law is likely unconstitutional. We are gratified that the Court carefully considered the evidence and appropriately applied the law in halting SB 140.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Share 2022 was a turbulent year for the Supreme Court. In May, a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito was leaked to the press , revealing that a majority of the court was poised to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion. Less than two months later, a divided court made that decision official, in Dobbs v.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2024

The US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals declined Tuesday to rehear with the full Eighth Circuit panel of judges a prior appeals court decision curtailing private organizations’ ability to sue under section two of the Voting Rights Act for alleged racial gerrymandering in redistricting decisions.

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LegalReader

MARCH 5, 2021

Judge will determine if abuse allegations can move forward.

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LegalTalkNetwork

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

From ABA President-Elect Judy Perry Martinez updating us on gun violence, lawyer wellness, and legal education to author Bill Burnett sharing his wisdom on “Designing Your Life” as well as detailed discussions on jury selection, socio-economic bias in the courts, ABA Blueprint, gatherings of federal judges, human trafficking, Tinker v.

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JURIST

AUGUST 11, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reinstated an Iowa law on Friday that law requires public school libraries to remove books that are not “age appropriate,” such as when they describe or depict “sex acts.” ” Hot-button Iowa legislation has faced litigation in recent months.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Federal Court in Rhode Island Allowed Failure-to-Adapt Claims to Proceed. and non-U.S. FEATURED CASE.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

On June 15, 2023, the court issued the ultimate judgment not only on the torts claims but perhaps the state of our politics. Louis, a Missouri court was faced with a claim from Carly Munoz who in 2019 sent to Six Flags’ Fright Fest with her cousin. Again, the court agreed. In another June 2023 decision in Munoz v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Courts upcoming conference the second January conference — is ordinarily the justices last opportunity to add new cases to the docket in time for them to review and decide the disputes by the summer recess.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 18, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Monday morning issued orders from the justices’ private conference last Thursday. Love came to the Supreme Court last summer, asking the justices to decide whether allowing Niesman to sit on the jury even after Love’s attorney had challenged him violated Love’s constitutional rights.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Four states – Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – urged the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon to reject Texas’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election. First, the states stressed, Texas’ lawsuit does not fall within the narrow category of cases in which the Supreme Court should exercise its original jurisdiction.

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2025

(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, once celebrated as a stalwart conservative and a crowning achievement of the Trump presidency, now finds herself under fire from the very base that championed her confirmation. Her recent vote in Department of State v. Lets unpack the data.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 29, 2023

Hunter refused to admit that he was Navy’s father for years until forced to accept the results of a court-ordered DNA test. He was threatened repeatedly with contempt of court over his obstruction in the litigation in Arkansas. It was not the litigation. ” Washington is a hard town.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Biden Administration is likely to ask the court to halt litigation while it repeals the SAFE Rule and issues standards that aim to protect the climate and public health. This is equivalent to running over 200 coal plants for a year. The National League of Cities, the U.S. Read the brief here.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday rebuffed Texas’ request to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in four states – Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – that provided key electoral votes to President-elect Joe Biden. As a result, the court rejected Texas’ lawsuit without considering the merits of the state’s case.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and C.H. Two members of the court’s liberal wing, Justices Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor, penned opinions regarding the court’s decision not to take up the cases of two death-row inmates. A three-judge district court ruled that D.C. Personalweb Technologies v.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As someone who was able to work with Starr in litigation, I can honestly say that Starr was one of the best lawyers that I have seen in court. A federal judge, Solicitor General, Independent Counsel, litigator, and academic, Starr left a legacy that few could hope to match in our profession.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2025

Note : A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog , the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. President Trump expects to end birthright citizenship with support from Supreme Court: Bart Jansen of USA Today has this report. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing.

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