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Heir to Chicago political dynasty brings his “false statement” charges to Supreme Court

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Between 2011 and 2014, Thompson took out three loans, totaling $219,000, from Washington Federal Bank for Savings, a small bank on the South Side where the Daley family made its name. But they were not false, he insisted, because he indicated only that he had borrowed $110,000 from Washington Federal not that he owed $110,000.

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Money for safety-net hospitals at stake in dispute over Medicare payment formula

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Natural Resources Defense Council , determines when a federal court must defer to an agency’s interpretation of a statute it administers. First, under step one, if the court determines Congress’ intent is clear and unambiguous in the statute, the court will interpret the statute according to its terms, without deferring to the agency.

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What is the Impact on Broadcasters of Supreme Court Decision that Corporations Can Buy Political Ads? More Money, More Ad Challenges and the Return of the Zapple Doctrine

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The Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United v. Because the station cannot censor the candidate ad (except in the exceptionally rare situation where the airing of the ad might violate a Federal felony statute), the broadcaster has no liability for the contents of the ad.

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Utah Court Enjoins Aereo Service – A Preview of the Supreme Court Decision? Could It Find Aereo to Violate Copyright Law Without Overturning the Cablevision Decision?

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Aereo finally lost a court decision. This is the first case that Aereo itself has lost, also winning a favorable decision from a District Court in Boston which essentially followed the Second Circuits reasoning (see our summary of the Boston decision here ).

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Private rights of action, overtime pay, and the constitutionality of a billboard tax

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Animal Legal Defense Fund , involving the constitutionality of a Kansas statute criminalizing trespass by deception at animal facilities with intent to damage the enterprise. McCall , the other case raising the issue, which the court will now hold pending the outcome of Mallory. Next up is Bartenwerfer v.

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A Typical Eligibility Case in 2023

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And, Congress has so since the beginning, with George Washington signing the the First Patent Act into law in 1790. As Congress continued to legislatively develop the statute, courts also added common law nuance, including the law of patent eligibility. Constitution authorizes Congress to legislatively create a patent system.

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Reviewing the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022

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The short provision has remained essentially unchanged since it was originally handwritten in the 1700s and signed into law by President George Washington. ” Unfortunately, due to a series of Supreme Court decisions, patent eligibility law in the United States has become confused, constricted, and unclear in recent years.