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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in consequential disability rights case

JURIST

The petitioner had received an accommodated school schedule when she was a student in Kentucky due to suffering from seizures primarily in the mornings. Osseo Area Schools, No. Upon moving to Minnesota in 2015, the Osseo school district did not accommodate the existing schedule Ava had at her previous school district. ” Lisa S.

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Federal appeals court says Kentucky may enforce price gouging law against sellers on Amazon

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded Thursday that Kentucky may enforce price gouging laws against sellers on Amazon, overturning a district court preliminary injunction. ” Additionally, a second relevant statute in this case prohibits misleading trade conduct. .

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Kentucky judge ends case against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend

JURIST

Walker’s attorney, Tom Wine, argued that he was acting in self defense in accordance with Kentucky’s self-defense statute when he fired a single “warning shot,” striking Mattingly. This motion now permanently closes the case against Walker in the Kentucky judicial system.

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Kentucky’s big bet and Monsanto’s Roundup warnings

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether Kentucky can recover $870 million from an online poker platform to recoup Kentuckians’ losses and whether federal approval of Roundup can protect Monsanto from violations under California law. Kentucky, ex rel.

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Texas Parents of Trans Kids Stuck in Legal ‘Limbo’

The Crime Report

But earlier this year, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton opened up a new battleground: the home. Fearing that children might soon be taken away from their parents, or worse, the attorneys immediately filed for an injunction—both on the interpretation and on the investigations themselves. Only a Pause. Omar Ochoa.

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Possible Change in Arizona Homestead Law & Refinancing

Diane Drain

. “The policy of this (long-standing) consumer protection law is that no family should lose its shelter, which is necessary for their survival and ability to work,” said Phoenix bankruptcy attorney Diane Drain. ” Tucson attorney David Hameroff agrees. Arizona bankruptcy attorneys are among those who oppose.

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In pelvic-mesh lawsuit, justices asked to untangle fair notice and deceptive marketing

SCOTUSBlog

In 2016, California’s attorney general sued Ethicon, a pelvic-mesh manufacturer owned by Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of marketing the devices to women and doctors in the state without sufficient warning of possible side effects. United States v.