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US Supreme Court rules in favor of healthcare provider in identity theft dispute

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Dubin v. United States that in order to constitute aggravated identity theft, the use of a person’s identity must be at the “crux” of what makes the conduct criminal, reversing a lower court decision.

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Nigeria local government breaks silence on election annulment

JURIST

A Nigerian government official on Sunday addressed the Supreme Court’s annulment of local elections, after months of silence, with the view that while he disagreed with the decision, he would respect the court’s ruling.The Supreme Court of Nigeria nullified the local government elections in the Rivers State on October 5, 2024.

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High Court Decision Called ‘Alarming Reversal’ in  Youth Justice

The Crime Report

That not only amounts to a reversal of a precedent set earlier by the Court, but is an “alarming” step back in protecting juveniles, say Arthur Ago and Rochelle Swartz of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. In Miller v. Four years later, in Montgomery v.

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Pakistan court grants former PM Nawaz Sharif protective bail

JURIST

A court ruling allowed him to travel to London, England for medical treatment with the expectation that he would return to Pakistan to serve his jail term. According to Sharif’s lawyer Azam Nazeer Tarar, Sharif will appeal against his sentence, as he hopes to overturn his convictions and campaign for the general election.

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Federal court rejects challenge to Michigan’s State Bar membership mandate

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected Thursday a challenge to the mandatory membership requirements imposed by the State Bar of Michigan. Lucille Taylor, a lawyer from Michigan, challenged the state bar membership mandate on the grounds that it violates her freedom of association.

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Three Supreme Court cases lead to California Lawyer of the Year honors

At the Lectern

The Daily Journal today named the recipients of its annual California Lawyer of the Year award. Three of the cases resulted in Supreme Court opinions. One of the three CLAY award Supreme Court decisions is Guardianship of Saul H. 5th 93 — “ Missed break premiums count as wages, State Supreme Court rules.”

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Justices limit suits challenging misleading securities registration statements

SCOTUSBlog

Share As expected, Thursday’s decision in Slack Technologies v. Pirani rejected a lower-court ruling that had substantially broadened liability for publicly traded companies under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933. What the lower court will think of that we can only speculate.

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