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Federal court imposes new burden of proof in non-citizen detentions

JURIST

” The statute for apprehension and detention of non-citizen immigrants, 8 U.S. ” The statute for apprehension and detention of non-citizen immigrants, 8 U.S. The government appealed, hoping that the appeals court would rule in its favor that requiring the burden of proof to be placed on the immigrant satisfied due process.

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New Hampshire’s Alimony Law Recently Changed; Will It Change Again?

MorneauLaw

T he general test when deciding whether alimony is appropriate in a New Hampshire case is whether there is a need for alimony and an ability to pay. In the past, there was no set formula to determine the amount of alimony or how long an alimony order would last, simply a list of factors that the Court had to consider.

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Chrysler Sale Roots Sebring Defect Suit In Mass., Justices Say

Law 360

The Massachusetts long-arm statute gives representatives of a New Hampshire man injured in a car crash jurisdiction to advance his defect claims against the maker of his 2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible in the Bay State, according to a Thursday order from the state's high court.

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Forum Selection Clauses, Afghanistan, and the United States

Conflict of Laws

One Afghanistan-based company sues another in commercial court in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Supreme Court reverses. It offers insights into best drafting practices for choice-of-court clauses. courts decide whether these clauses should be enforced. Undeterred, NWTC filed suit against RMA in state court in Michigan.

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Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Of Retired Air Force Colonel For Using Racial Slur

JonathanTurley

In a major but likely controversial victory for free speech, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned the conviction of a retired Air Force Colonel for using a racial epithet at the shoe store on the Marine base at Quantico in Virginia. New Hampshire , 315 U.S. Winston , 199 S.E.2d 2d 724, 726 (Va.

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

These permitting decisions may then subject transmission lines to NEPA, among other statutes. . In May, the Court modified its earlier vacatur of NWP 12 to cover only future oil and gas pipeline construction. The Corps appealed the District Court’s amended ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Washington School Triggers Free Speech Fight Over Order to RemoveBlue Lives Matter

JonathanTurley

36, 49–51 (1961) : Throughout its history this Court has consistently recognized at least two ways in which constitutionally protected freedom of speech is narrower than an unlimited license to talk. Since Chaplinsky , the Court has largely avoided such exceptions and has held the line against content-based rules limiting free speech.

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