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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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North Carolina’s voter-ID lawsuit, racial bias in juries and a veteran’s disability claim

SCOTUSBlog

Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit eventually affirmed the district court’s denial of the legislators’ attempt on the ground that the state attorney general was adequately defending the law. Kentucky when the evidence was not available to the petitioner during state court Batson proceedings. The en banc U.S. The case is George v.

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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.