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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Alien Tort Statute

Constitutional Law Reporter

By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that to plead facts sufficient to support a domestic application of the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. Where the statute does not apply extraterritorially, plaintiffs must establish that “the conduct relevant to the statute’s focus occurred in the United States. Facts of the Case.

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How to Become a Certified Paralegal

Blackstone Career Institute

All types of law offices, including prosecutors, defense attorneys, marital, occupational, and moreemploy paralegals to conduct critical aspects of their work. The program will prepare you for an entry-level position as a legal assistant in a number of areas of law.

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The Illusion of Action: Cuomo’s New Gun Manufacturer Liability Law is a Colossal Misfire

JonathanTurley

The centerpiece of Cuomo’s plan is a new law to allow victims of gun violence to sue gun manufacturers under a nuisance theory. It is doubtful that Cuomo truly believes that the law will make a significant, if any, impact on gun violence. The new law is written to get around a federal ban on such lawsuits. Of the $138.7

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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Session With Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

The specific issue is: “ Whether the National Labor Relations Act impliedly preempts a state tort claim against a union for intentionally destroying an employer’s property in the course of a labor dispute.” The post SCOTUS Kicks Off February Session With Four Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Supreme Court Limits Standing for Class-Action Suits Under FCRA

Constitutional Law Reporter

Moreover, the Court has rejected the proposition that “a plaintiff automatically satisfies the injury-in-fact requirement whenever a statute grants a person a statutory right and purports to authorize that person to sue to vindicate that right.” But under Article III, an injury in law is not an injury in fact. the tort of defamation.

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University of Illinois (Chicago) Law Professor Sues Over Exam Controversy

JonathanTurley

The use of the censored references led to a complaint in a letter from the Black Law Students Association and later a petition which called for Kilborn to be stripped of his committee assignments and other reforms. COUNT II Violation of University of Illinois Statutes. COUNT III Violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

JonathanTurley

The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. Congress recognized the threat that tort-based lawsuits pose to freedom of speech in the new and burgeoning Internet medium. 47 U.S.C. § Craigslist, Inc. ,

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