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Understanding the cause of action in California legal proceedings

OneLegal

The post Understanding the cause of action in California legal proceedings appeared first on One Legal. Understanding how CoAs operate is important for lawyers to understand. Read our article for a comprehensive breakdown and get up to speed.

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“The Ex Parte Young Cause of Action: A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma.”

HowAppealing

“The Ex Parte Young Cause of Action: A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma.” The post “The Ex Parte Young Cause of Action: A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma.” ” Fifth Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham and Adam Steene have posted this paper at SSRN.

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US federal appellate court further curtails ability to enforce VRA

JURIST

In the appeal to the 8th Circuit, Howe argued that the tribes and other Native American representatives could not bring a private claim for alleged violations of 2 because “ 2 does not unambiguously confer an individual right, the plaintiffs do not have a cause of action under 42 USC 1983 to enforce 2 of the Act.”

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Cause of Action? Personal Injury 101

LegalReader

Each state has their own laws about how long from the date of the accident you have to file your personal injury suit.

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Divided Third Circuit panel addresses whether an order denying a motion for summary judgment challenging the existence of a Bivens cause of action is an immediately appealable collateral order

HowAppealing

Divided Third Circuit panel addresses whether an order denying a motion for summary judgment challenging the existence of a Bivens cause of action is an immediately appealable collateral order: You can access today’s ruling at this link. The majority answers “no,” while Circuit Judge Thomas M.

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Lawyers Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Concede Weaker Points At Oral Arguments

Above The Law

However, at oral argument, I explicitly told the judge that I thought that two of the causes of action really warranted dismissal and a more thorough look from the court and that I understood if the court did not want to dismiss the other causes of action.

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Canada Supreme Court rules declaratory relief may be appropriate in First Nations treaty dispute

JURIST

Canada amended its constitution in 1982 and, in doing so, created a new cause of action for bringing treaty disputes. The Court held that this section of the constitution did not create a new cause of action for treaty disputes, but rather, the cause of action flowed from the treaty itself.