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US Supreme Court rules that federal government can be liable under Fair Credit Reporting Act

JURIST

In a unanimous slip opinion, the US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) waives sovereign immunity and that the federal government can be liable for incorrect debt reporting that damages credit scores. The federal government plays a central role in the distribution and use of this data.

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey. In New York v. Oakland Raiders.

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Supreme Court Upholds Corporate Personal Jurisdiction Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

After he left the company, Mallory moved to Pennsylvania for a period before returning to Virginia. Mallory filed his lawsuit in Pennsylvania state court. In fact, Norfolk Southern has registered to do business in Pennsylvania in light of its “regular, systematic, [and] extensive” operations there. Bauman , 571 U.S. 915 (2011).

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Nissan announced that day that it would work with California and the federal government to establish “common-sense” national standards. France’s Council of State Ordered the French Government to Justify, Within Three Months, that It Can Meet Climate Goals Without Stricter Measures. Union of Concerned Scientists v. 19-1230 (D.C.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

She insists in the video that she knows all of the governing legal rules and shows the path in detail. The Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom in Pennsylvania tells customers that, if they come to their Halloween Haunt, “ Fear is waiting for you.” See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

The Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom in Pennsylvania tells customers that, if they come to their Halloween Haunt, “ Fear is waiting for you.” Pennsylvania is a comparative negligence state so contributory negligence by the plaintiffs would not be a bar to recovery. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102.

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No new relists, but you should read anyway

SCOTUSBlog

Back in April, the court asked the federal government for its views in Volkswagen Group v. Volkswagen has asked the court to consider whether the Clean Air Act prevents state and local governments from regulating car manufacturers’ post-sale, nationwide updates to vehicle emissions systems. He was then sentenced to death.

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