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SCOTUS Clarifies Reach of FAA Exemption for Transportation Workers

Constitutional Law Reporter

Petitioners Neal Bissonnette and Tyler Wojnarowski owned the rights to distribute Flowers products in certain parts of Connecticut. To purchase those rights, they entered into contracts with Flowers that require any disputes to be arbitrated under the FAA.

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Can Universities Offer Faculty Race-Based Benefits in Seeking Tenure?

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting controversy brewing at Central Connecticut State University where faculty are being offered funding to assist them in securing tenure. The federal and state governments have long used “set asides” or minority preferences in contracting or benefits. Yet, in 1989, in City of Richmond v.

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Second Circuit Holds Marketing Campaign Organizer Liable Under FTC Act for Deceptive Representations of Its Marketing “Affiliates”

Broadcast Law Blog

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is a significant victory for the FTC and its co-plaintiff, the State of Connecticut. The decision in this case, FTC v. LeadClick Media, LLC , comes from the U.S. All other defendants except one settled with the FTC long ago.). LeadClick’s Defense Under the FTC Act.

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How to Criticize U.S. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (Part I)

Conflict of Laws

Pierucci was indicted for approving bribes paid to Indonesian officials to secure a contract for Alstrom from his office in Windsor, Connecticut (p. This post also appears at Transnational Litigation Blog (TLB)] First, and perhaps most significantly, application of the FCPA in this case was not extraterritorial.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Second Circuit Rejected Challenges to Connecticut Renewable Energy Programs. CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART.

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‘Stunned for Life’: The Use and Abuse of TASERs on Children and Youth

The Crime Report

After the five seconds, the individual “flatboards” — the following shock when a target’s muscles contract and fall rigid, leading the individual to fall to the ground without being able to use their arms and hands to cushion their fall. Of those, 37 were minors aged 7-17 years.

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Corporate Compliance

Chugh LLP

These states include Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Washington. Termination of contract. . Termination of contract. Prevent and minimize potential workplace litigation. . Filing fees are normally due with the statement and can be more than $300. Resolution.