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Court unanimously favors Tennessee in groundwater dispute with Mississippi

SCOTUSBlog

As the court confirmed last year in Florida v. Georgia , the complaining state has a heavy burden of demonstrating that the other state’s water use is causing the complaining state significant injury. Whether Mississippi will actually be entitled to equitable apportionment, however, is highly debatable.

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Alianza Americas files class-action against FL Governor for flight of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard

JURIST

Alianza Americas Tuesday filed a class-action lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on behalf of nearly 50 migrants flown from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The case is in federal court in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

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Mareva injunctions, submission and forum non conveniens

Conflict of Laws

Pelletier sold shares to buyers in Florida while allegedly misrepresenting the company’s value. Senior Judge Andrew Ang acknowledged that “the Mareva injunction remains, at its very core, ancillary to a main substantive cause of action.” ( Allenger , [125]). In doing so, he remained in step with Bi Xiaoqiong.

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Half Baked or The American Dream: Can States Ban Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream?

JonathanTurley

The calls to boycott Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in states like Texas, Florida ,and Oklahoma will give citizens the common choice between something Half Baked and the American Dream. NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) The American Dream for many is based on notions the free market and free speech.

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RICO injury, federal jurisdiction, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt

SCOTUSBlog

One of those four involves an issue on which the court already is considering 11 other relisted cases: whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments require the use of a 12-person jury to try defendants accused of felonies, rather than the six-person jury Florida affords for many such offenses. Florida and Moore v. relisted after the Apr.

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Florida governor signs controversial ban on transgender athletes from women’s sports

JURIST

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the CS/CS/SB 1028 Bill on Tuesday, which includes a controversial provision on transgender athletes. The post Florida governor signs controversial ban on transgender athletes from women’s sports appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Divergent views on text and history as justices ponder war powers and sovereign immunity

SCOTUSBlog

Prior precedent (including Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida ) held that Congress could abrogate state sovereign immunity when acting under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment, but not when acting under many of its Article I powers. But because he worked for Texas, he had no cause of action. It’s not right.

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