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US Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count provisional votes for defective mail-in ballots

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The US Supreme Court rejected Friday an RNC application to stay a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that grants voters who cast defective mail-in ballots an option to alternatively cast in-person provisional ballots. The RNC also relied on a 2020 state case, Pennsylvania Democratic Party v.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders state police to disclose social media monitoring policy

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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that the state police (PSP) must disclose its social media monitoring policy to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania under the state’s right-to-know law (RTKL). The case is an appeal from the Commonwealth Court of Pennslyvania. Justice David N.

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US Supreme Court rules that federal government can be liable under Fair Credit Reporting Act

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In a unanimous slip opinion, the US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) waives sovereign immunity and that the federal government can be liable for incorrect debt reporting that damages credit scores. The federal government plays a central role in the distribution and use of this data.

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US federal judge blocks enforcement of non-compete ban against real estate broker

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The judge noted that the ban has a “huge economic impact” and that regulation of non-compete clauses has historically been reserved to state governments. The judge concluded that the relevant statute here, Section 6(g) of the FTC Act, “falls short” of doing so.

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Supreme Court gives government broad authority to dismiss whistleblower lawsuits

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Share The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Department of Justice has broad, but not unfettered, authority to dismiss whistleblower lawsuits filed under the False Claims Act’s qui tam provision even when the government initially elected to allow the whistleblower to proceed with the action.

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US appeals court rules that Second Amendment protects non-violent offenders from federal firearm bans

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The case resulted from Bryan Range’s appeal from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Bruen , the federal government “did not carry its burden of showing that our Nation’s history of firearm regulation supports disarming Range.” Circuit Judge Thomas M. Under 18 U.S.C. §

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

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Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey. In New York v. However, the U.S.