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US and UK Rohingya refugees sue Facebook alleging dissemination of ‘hateful and dangerous misinformation’

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The causes of action in the suit include strict product liability and negligence, and specifically addresses the following questions of law: whether Facebook (i.e. The causes of action in the suit include strict product liability and negligence, and specifically addresses the following questions of law: whether Facebook (i.e.

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

Please note that in the German case , the Saarbrücken Regional Court of Germany refused to recognize and enforce a Chinese judgment on the ground of lack of reciprocity, despite the fact that, as early as 2013, China confirmed that there was reciprocity between the two countries.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

JonathanTurley

Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. The court ruled that newspapers and television stations that post articles on social media sites like Facebook are liable for other third party comments on those posts. punitive damages.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. Because the court was running a little behind this year and just released its last opinions on Thursday, the court also held the mop-up conference on Thursday, and the order list will be released Friday morning at 9:30 a.m.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Oregon Supreme Court Said Public Trust Doctrine Did Not Impose Obligation to Protect Resources from Climate Change. With respect to the scope of the doctrine, the Supreme Court said the public trust doctrine extends both to the State navigable waters and to the State’s submerged and submersible lands. (A FEATURED CASE. Chernaik v.