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Justices validate IRS’s right to retain fraudulent pre-bankruptcy tax payments

SCOTUSBlog

Miller presents the kind of simple facts that populate law-school hypotheticals. The first is Section 544, which creates a federal cause of action allowing the bankrupt to recover funds it paid out before bankruptcy whenever the transfer is voidable under applicable law. Share United States v.

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Cross-Border Litigation and Comity of Courts: A Landmark Judgment from the Delhi High Court

Conflict of Laws

Written by Tarasha Gupta, student, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat (India) and Saloni Khanderia, Professor, Jindal Global Law School In its recent judgment in Shiju Jacob Varghese v. The Indian Supreme Court in Modi Entertainment v. Owners and Parties, Vessels MV Fortune Ltd. [3]

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Yale Law Students Sue Over Alleged “Blackballing” For Supporting Law Professor

JonathanTurley

In addition to Yale Law School, the students are suing Yale Law School’s Dean Heather Gerken and its Associate Dean Ellen Cosgrove , and the Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Yaseen Eldik. became the subject of pernicious law school gossip.

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Do Lawyers Make Simple Things Difficult?

InHouseBlog

Many lawyers come out of law school not knowing the practice of law but only the theory, and that theoretical underpinning can wreak havoc for some. Even looking at uneven pavement or a pothole gets some lawyers thinking of the potentially liable parties and the causes of action that could be asserted.

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Three review grants, including one to resolve an issue that’s a law school staple

At the Lectern

Supreme Court actions of note at its conference yesterday included: Negligent infliction of emotional distress. City of Riverside to address an issue that’s a perennial favorite of law school moot courts and writing classes — the limits on a bystander’s right to recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress.

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Navigating Global Jurisdiction: The Indian Courts’ Approach to Online IP Infringement

Conflict of Laws

Written by Akanksha Oak, Jindal Global Law School, India Introduction The modern commerce landscape faces a significant challenge: the widespread infringement of intellectual property (“IP”) rights due to online interactions that enable instant global access. In the present case, the court struck a balance between these tests.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently O

Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school.

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