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Court rules that e-cigarette retailers can seek judicial review in the 5th Circuit

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The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a challenge by retailers to the Food and Drug Administration’s denial of an application by R.J. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana. The post Court rules that e-cigarette retailers can seek judicial review in the 5th Circuit appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Supreme Court likely to let vape company’s FDA challenge proceed

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Reynolds Vapor Company and a group of retailers based in Texas and Mississippi, primarily fielded questions from just two justices, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson a promising sign for his clients. The question comes to the court as part of the FDAs efforts to regulate the multibillion-dollar vaping industry. (The

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

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1982), the Supreme Court addressed a boycott of white-owned businesses in Mississippi. The Supreme Court held that a state’s right to regulate economic activity “could not justify a complete prohibition against a nonviolent, politically motivated boycott.”. I cannot sign any form promising not to boycott Israel.”

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“Milestones for African Americans in the California Judicial Branch” has a number of Supreme Court connections

At the Lectern

The court ordered an enslaved person — Archy Lee — returned to his enslaver, a Mississippi citizen. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision, the court stated, “where slavery exists, the right of property of the master in the slave must follow as a necessary incident.” Following the U.S.

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“A Mississippi case leads US appeals court to strike down lifetime gun ban for drug users”

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“A Mississippi case leads US appeals court to strike down lifetime gun ban for drug users”: Margaret Baker of The Biloxi Sun Herald has this report. Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press reports that “ Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case.”

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

The Volokh Conspiracy

So when people exposed to Agent Orange sued Dow in state court, Dow was able to have the case removed to federal court under the federal-officer removal statute. Parties can't forfeit Rule 23(h). Double-homicide suspect abducts his infant son, leads Mississippi police on highway chase, and shoots at officers.

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Petitions of the week: Four petitions that test the limits on lawsuits against the government

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This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider cases and statutes about suing various government entities, ranging from two counties to a state governor to the United States itself. The district court ruled that Ex parte Young applied because Congress’ approval of the compact made it binding federal law.