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RLUIPA personal liability and Bivens on the brink

SCOTUSBlog

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The end of the Supreme Court’s term is in sight – the court is down to its last undecided merits cases and its last regularly scheduled conference will be held next week. Three of them are brand-new relists.

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A blockbuster finale looms

SCOTUSBlog

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court continues to make way for the end of the term. On Monday, the court agreed to decide the relisted RLUIPA issue we have twice previewed. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

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Mobbing Red Wing: Federal Circuit Eases Declaratory Judgment Personal Jurisdiction against Patent Holding Companies

Patently O

1] The topic is personal jurisdiction –when may a Federal Court exercise its power over an out-of-state patentee in a declaratory judgment action challenging the patent’s validity. ISI is a subsidiary of Trimble that is both incorporated and headquartered in Iowa. In the U.S.,

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Rep. Nunes Wins Major Victory In Defamation Case Against Ryan Lizza and Hearst

JonathanTurley

There is now an important ruling out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that could have enormous implications not just for the media but anyone who retweets stories or claims. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press.

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