SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 28, 2022

The Supreme Court has previously held that private plaintiffs may secure a particular judicial remedy for the violation of spending clause statutes only if the defendant that received federal funds is on notice that it exposes itself to that remedy by accepting the funds. In Thursday’s ruling in Cummings v.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Though some justices seemed receptive to the availability of emotional distress damages, questions from the bench also suggested concern about the size of emotional distress awards and the absence of explicitly defined remedies in the statutes Cummings invoked. Cummings’ lawyer, Andrew Rozynski, and Colleen Sinzdak, arguing for the U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Supreme Court ruled that comity requires an assessment of the interests of the foreign nation involved and the requesting nation. [3] and English courts do not give effect to foreign blocking statutes, like the French Blocking Statute, but have ruled in favor of disclosure of documents and information.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 24, 2025

Sonner sought restitution for a past harm but failed to demonstrate that she lacked an adequate remedy at law. The issue was whether federal courts can award equitable relief when state law permits it, but an adequate legal remedy exists. Decision The court ruled in favor of Bachmann, granting her qualified immunity.

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