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Armenia becomes 124th State Party to International Criminal Court

JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Armenia officially became the 124th State Party to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday after Ambassador Mher Margaryan deposited Armenia’s accession documents in a ceremony held at the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, where Margaryan presented the instrument of ratification to the Director of the Treaty Section.

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CARET Legal

APRIL 14, 2025

With court dates, response windows, and filing deadlines constantly shifting, one missed update can jeopardize an entire case. Solution: CARET Legal offers centralized case management and deadline tracking that syncs with court rules and helps teams stay on schedule. Endless emails only add to the frustration.

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ICJ rules in favor of Somalia in maritime border dispute

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday ruled in favor of Somalia in the dispute between Somalia and Kenya concerning the maritime border of the Indian Ocean. The top court ruled unanimously that there was no agreed maritime boundary between Somalia and Kenya.

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Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check

Day on Torts

AUGUST 9, 2021

Defendant signed both his own name and plaintiff’s name on the check, then deposited the proceeds into a joint account he shared with his then wife. The trial court found plaintiff’s testimony that she was not involved in setting up the annuity and had no knowledge of it to be credible, and it ruled that defendant was liable for conversion.

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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.

Day on Torts

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Defendant filed a petition for dismissal pursuant to the TPPA, and after finding that the TPPA applied, that plaintiff was a limited-purpose public figure in the context of this action, and that plaintiff “had not established a prima facie case for actual malice,” the trial court dismissed the case. The TPPA, Tenn. Code Ann. §

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Vegetation management contractor had no duty to remove tree located beyond scope of contract with electrical service.

Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The contract incorporated the terms of the SCES Manual, and looking at those two documents plus the deposition testimony from witnesses, the Court found that trees of a certain size and trees located beyond the 10-foot right of way were to be removed “at the sole discretion of SCES or SCES Project Representative.”

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AUGUST 16, 2022

The article also states, “It is critically important to understand the labyrinth of potentially applicable ethics rules that intertwine with certain court rules on retirement.”. According to Law.com , attorney retirement in New York is “remarkably complex” with “variations of ‘retire’… used in different contexts.”

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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JULY 6, 2017

Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. The district court ruled that EPA was required to conduct such evaluations in October 2016 and set an expedited schedule for EPA’s compliance.

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A prisoner’s bid to develop new evidence rests on a 233-year-old statute about judicial writs

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APRIL 25, 2022

Share Federal courts employ the All Writs Act to serve countless ends, from assisting FBI investigations to prohibiting vexatious litigation to requiring Apple to access data. This statute, which was originally part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, empowers federal courts to “issue all writs” (i.e., Twyford disagrees.

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Exclusion of HCLA expert based on locality rule affirmed.

Day on Torts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Where an HCLA plaintiff’s expert testified at his deposition that he was not very familiar with Kingsport and that he had only reviewed information about Kingsport the night before the deposition, rather than before forming his medical opinions, the trial court did not err by excluding the expert based on the locality rule.

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Insufficient certificate of good faith leads to summary judgment for defendant.

Day on Torts

APRIL 1, 2022

In support of this motion, defendant filed the deposition of the NP, wherein she stated that she had reviewed decedent’s medical records “for the sole purpose of assessing whether there were any deviations from the nursing standard of care,” but not from the perspective of “whether those deviations caused Decedent’s death.” Code Ann. §

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Court rules for former Chicago alderman on “false statement” charges

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MARCH 21, 2025

Fridays ruling was the most recent of a series of rulings over the past several years in which the court has pushed back against a broader reading of federal criminal laws by prosecutors. In Jacksons view, there is even less for the court of appeals to do when the case goes back to the lower courts.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Trimble ␣ 315 Mo.

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In equal-protection challenge, court will review Puerto Rico’s exclusion from federal safety-net program

SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

He began receiving monthly payments that the government deposited directly into his bank account. Two lower courts ruled in favor of Vaello-Madero. In evaluating the exclusion of Puerto Rico from SSI, both courts applied the lowest level of constitutional scrutiny — a test known as rational-basis review. territories.

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ICJ rules in favor of Somalia in maritime border dispute

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A prisoner’s bid to develop new evidence rests on a 233-year-old statute about judicial writs

Exclusion of HCLA expert based on locality rule affirmed.

Insufficient certificate of good faith leads to summary judgment for defendant.

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In equal-protection challenge, court will review Puerto Rico’s exclusion from federal safety-net program

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