Court Rules Depose Statute 
Day on Torts
OCTOBER 31, 2022
After deposing Dr. Steege, defendants moved to exclude Dr. Steege on the basis that he was not competent to testify under Tenn. The trial court ruled that “Dr. Steege did not meet the locality rule outlined in Shipley v. In her initial expert disclosures, plaintiff identified Dr. Steege from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
JURIST
JULY 7, 2024
While the state argued that banning D&E promoted the value and dignity of human life, the court found that this interest was too broadly stated and not supported by evidence showing that the law was necessary or effective in achieving this goal. The court noted that S.B. Physicians Herbert C.
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 23, 2023
Alito compared Kavanaugh’s “conception of Presidential authority” to “the powers that English monarchs claimed prior to the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688, namely, the power to suspend the operation of existing statutes, and to grant dispensations from compliance with statutes.”
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 19, 2022
The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. The Court sought to create “breathing space” for the media by articulating that standard that now applies to both public officials and public figures. Reader’s Digest Association , 443 U.S.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The court also granted motions to strike the state law claims pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute. The court granted the company leave to amend its complaint with 21 days. Vermont Court Said Former Attorney General Could Be Deposed on Use of Private Email Account.
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