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Brnovich, election-law tradeoffs, and the limited role of the courts

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Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in Brnovich v. Muller is the Bouma fellow in law and professor of law at the University of Iowa College of Law. Democratic National Committee set the path for the six-justice majority of the Supreme Court to reject challenges to two Arizona laws.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. See Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Memorandum 4 (Dec. 604C (2021); Nonrecourse Civil Litigation Advance Contracts, Ohio Rev. 2, 2014). [22]

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Federal appeals court rules mask mandate ban must include exception for disabled children

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Tuesday ruled that plaintiffs in The Arc of Iowa v. Under the terms of the injunction, Iowa’s ban on school mask mandates must include an exception for schools with disabled students who are at elevated risk due to COVID-19. One student, “S.V.,”

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Justices grant arbitration case, won’t take up Volkswagen emissions cases

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Concepcion , the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to put arbitration agreements “on an equal footing with other contracts.” On Monday, the court agreed to hear a lawsuit from a fast-food worker who alleges that a lower court treated an arbitration clause too favorably.

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Montana asks justices to revive parental-consent law for minors to get an abortion

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This week, we highlight petitions asking the court to consider, among other things, whether to overturn a ruling by the Montana Supreme Court that struck down a state law requiring minors under the age of 18 to get consent from their parents before obtaining an abortion. Iowa Pork Producers Association v.

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