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European court rules against Georgia and Azerbaijan for alleged abduction of Azerbaijani journalist

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The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Georgia and Azerbaijan violated the rights of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarli, specifically his right to an effective investigation and his right to private life. Additionally, the court ruled that Azerbaijan violated Mukhtarli’s right to private life.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in public prayer, execution method cases

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.” Kennedy brought the case to the district court claiming the school district violated his First Amendment right of free speech. The district court ruled in favor of the that the school district. Kennedy appealed the district court decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the decision.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

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This week, a court in Georgia became the latest to declare such laws unconstitutional. The case was brought by journalist Abby Martin who was denied a contract as a keynote speaker at Georgia Southern University due to her support of the BDS movement. In a 2-1 panel decision, the court also found that the was overly broad.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Some older Supreme Court decisions support that theory of consent. Some courts read [Supreme Court precedent] as effectively foreclosing [this consent-by-registration theory of jurisdiction], while others insist it remains viable.”. In Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. By contrast, the petition in Mallory v.

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Georgia Supreme Court upholds 6-week abortion ban

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The Georgia Supreme Court upheld the state’s six-week abortion ban on Tuesday, voiding certain provisions of the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act. The LIFE Act established certain limitations and provisions surrounding access to abortion within the state of Georgia.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a West Virginia federal district court had erred in concluding that it had jurisdiction to consider the coal company Murray Energy Corporation’s and its affiliates’ lawsuit that sought to compel EPA to conduct evaluations of the Clean Air Act’s employment effects.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2020

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In an article for Woodward Academy, a private school in Georgia that O’Brien attended, he reflected on his early days as a Supreme Court reporter: There was no internet in those days, nor even cable television. And I had their ear, explaining Supreme Court decisions on a regular basis over many years. EEOC that it does.

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