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US Court of Appeals partially revives suit alleging improper FBI surveillance of Muslims

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday partially revived a suit alleging improper FBI surveillance of Muslim residents of Southern California. The case was heard on remand from the United States Supreme Court and decided on the findings of the District Court. In the present case, Fazaga v.

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Court limits right to attorney’s fees for some civil rights suits

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Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of Virginia drivers challenging a state motor vehicle law was not entitled to reimbursement of their attorneys fees even though a federal district court issued an order in their favor that temporarily prohibited the state from enforcing the law and the states legislature repealed the law.

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Philadelphia district attorney sues Elon Musk for PAC money giveaways for illegal lottery

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Accordingly, Krasner invites the court to issue an injunction to restrain the petition. ” At this time, the civil lawsuit is in its early stages, but Krasner is planning to litigate the issue in court. The petition invites people to sign on in support of the First and Second Amendments.

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Justices clarify pleading rules for retirement-plan litigation

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The case involves a technical problem about pleading standards under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the courts resolution of the problem was, in a word, technical. She acknowledges that concerns about such a low threshold are serious, but she suggests three tools courts should use to mitigate them.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

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Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines– sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. . The statute of limitations ran out due to his forgetting the deadline. A Tennessee lawyer was suspended and put on probation after failing to file a personal injury case.

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US Supreme Court declines to review Minnesota handgun possession age restrictions unconstitutional ruling

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The US Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge Monday to the appellate court decision that struck down Minnesota law prohibiting adults aged 18-20 from obtaining a permit to own guns and carry them in public. The court supported its decision by a 2022 US Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.

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US Supreme Court weighs online platforms’ liability in Google recommendations case

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The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Gonzales v. The statute broadly shields online platforms from liability for content posted to the platform by its users. Instead, Stewart urged the the court to “distinguish carefully between liability for the content itself, [and] liability for statements about the content.”

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