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US Supreme Court refuses to reinstate a Florida law targeting drag shows

JURIST

The US Supreme Court, in a split decision, issued a brief statement on Thursday refusing to reinstate a Florida law that targets drag shows. Kavanaugh and Barrett appeared to disagree with the grounds upon which the state of Florida appealed the lower court’s ruling. ” The case at issue , Griffen v. .”

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What is the Statute of Limitations on Personal Injury Cases in Florida?

LegalReader

While the standard statute of limitations for personal injury cases in Florida is four years, certain factors can extend the deadline or effectively pause the timer.

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Court sends social media moderation cases back to lower courts

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Monday sent a pair of challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that would regulate how large social media companies control content posted on their sites back to the lower courts for another look. Texas and Florida passed the laws at the center of the two cases in the wake of Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S.

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Court refuses Florida’s request to reinstate anti-drag law

SCOTUSBlog

Share A divided Supreme Court on Thursday denied Florida’s request to allow it to temporarily enforce a law that makes it a misdemeanor to allow children at drag performances. The brief unsigned order means that the state cannot apply the law anywhere in the state while a Florida restaurant’s challenge to the law continues.

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New Wrinkle in Pre-1972 Sound Recording Cases – Georgia Supreme Court Holds that iHeart Streaming Does Not Violate State Criminal Statute

Broadcast Law Blog

The Georgia Supreme Court this week issued a decision holding that the streaming of pre-1972 sound recordings by iHeart Media does not violate the state’s criminal statutes against the “transfer” of recorded sounds without the permission of the owner of the master recording.

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New Law Allows Creditors to Invade Arizona Homestead Protection

Diane Drain

Some language was included as an amendment, but only time will tell if that language holds up to litigation of the issue. Courts have repeatedly reiterated that the legislative purpose of the homestead exemption statutes is to allow the family to prevent judgment creditors from taking the family home.(ii)

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“Happy Together” – The Ninth Circuit Plays the Golden Oldies of Copyright Law

The IP Law Blog

The crux of the case turned on the meaning of the phrase, “exclusive ownership,” which the California legislature used in California’s copyright statute in 1872. They filed similar suits in Florida and New York contending that those states’ copyright laws required a similar result. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. ,

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