Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 6, 2024

Although the United States signed Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (COCA) in 2009, it has yet to ratify it. The ULC is a non-partisan, non-profit, unincorporated association comprised of volunteer attorneys appointed by each state of the United States plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Court vacated the rule as arbitrary and capricious “based on its contradictory reading of the same statutory and regulatory language and the fact that the agencies have yet to offer a definitive interpretation of this language that would support the rule.” By Faraz Siddiqui & Sophia R. Gaulkin & Jeffrey N. Wasserstein — The U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday probed Congress’ authority to deny welfare benefits to Puerto Rico and other U.S. Residents of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands can qualify for the program, but residents of Puerto Rico and the other territories are excluded. government.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Share Wednesday’s argument in Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. The Financial Oversight and Management Board is an entity created under a 2016 federal statute ( PROMESA ) to take control of and restructure the finances of Puerto Rico. At bottom, the case is a public-records dispute.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. Summary of the complaint.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. This week’s update on the cases that the Supreme Court has newly relisted will be short: There aren’t any new relists. Gorsuch said he hoped the court would overturn those cases soon in “an appropriate case.”

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We have blogged before on Trump-era drug pricing and payment regulations, most of which have been struck down by the courts (see here and here ), including another accumulator adjustment rule (see here ). The patient advocate groups are requesting that the court declare unlawful and set aside the rule.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Share Jose Luis Vaello-Madero is an American citizen who was born in Puerto Rico. But when he moved back to Puerto Rico to be closer to his family, Vaello-Madero lost his SSI benefits because, by law, Puerto Rico residents are excluded from the program. The case, United States v. Factual background.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

Earlier this month, Los Angeles County filed a petition in California Superior Court to hold Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva in contempt for deliberately and openly ignoring three subpoenas issued by the state Civilian Oversight Commission (COC) last fall.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 21, 2021

right now , so what can the Supreme Court do to give us a break from the tedium of endless Zoom meetings ? The court won’t be meeting in conference for four weeks after this Friday. But with so many relists primed to grant, the court may make substantial inroads on filling its fall argument calendar on the next order list.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 13, 2021

How does the Supreme Court possibly top the excitement of last Friday’s fourteen new grants — including grants in a few important First Amendment cases? With 10 new relists, including some cases that could be blockbusters if the court decides to take them. John Elwood reviews Monday’s relists. Abbott , 20-305. Munsingwear, Inc.

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