Conflict of Laws

MARCH 29, 2023

For litigants embroiled in cross-border litigation, the anti-suit injunction has become a staple in the conflict of laws arsenal of common law courts. This was the scenario facing the New Zealand High Court in the recent case of Kea Investments Ltd v Wikeley Family Trustee Limited [2022] NZHC 2881.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

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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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 20, 2024

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. With just a few weeks left before the Supreme Court’s summer recess, and with only the October and November argument sittings filled, the court has switched into high gear. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

A tort action for intentional infliction of emotional distress is likely to fail. There must be not just outrageous conduct but conduct intended to cause severe emotional distress. Courts regularly exclude injuries associated with the exercise of free speech or artistic expression. Again, the court agreed.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

A tort action for intentional infliction of emotional distress is likely to fail. There must be not just outrageous conduct but conduct intended to cause severe emotional distress. Courts regularly exclude injuries associated with the exercise of free speech or artistic expression. Again, the court agreed.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

There is a potentially important lawsuit pending in Kentucky on academic freedom and free speech. You simply declare that conservative views shared by a majority of the Supreme Court and roughly half of the population are not acceptable to be taught. It is that easy.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

On June 15, 2023, the court issued the ultimate judgment not only on the torts claims but perhaps the state of our politics. Louis, a Missouri court was faced with a claim from Carly Munoz who in 2019 sent to Six Flags’ Fright Fest with her cousin. A tort action for intentional infliction of emotional distress is likely to fail.

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