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

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In the complaint, Krasner argues that this petition violates the State Lottery Law by organizing an unauthorized lottery. Krasner noted in his press statement that the “civil action neither precludes nor requires potential future action under Pennsylvania criminal law.” He’s paying them to sign the petition.”

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Justices clarify pleading rules for retirement-plan litigation

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ERISA establishes a series of detailed rules to deal with retirement plans, much of which tracks traditional rules of trust law. She observes that the exemptions for reasonably priced transactions are set forth in a different part of the statute and so do not impose additional pleading requirements to set out a claim.

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

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.” The plaintiffs presented two-fold claims: the first alleging unconstitutional searches in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and the second alleging religious discrimination violating religious freedom under the First and Fifth Amendments and various statutes. The Supreme Court remanded the case back to the Appeals Court on appeal.

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India government releases draft bill of country’s first mediation law

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India’s Ministry of Law and Justice released Friday the Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 , inviting comments and suggestions from all stakeholders. As of date, in the absence of a separate statute, Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code , as well as the rules framed by several high courts under that section, govern mediation in India.

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ICJ holds hearings on states’ legal obligations with respect to climate change

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Article 65 of the ICJ Statute further establishes the court’s jurisdiction to provide advisory opinions. Although non-binding, they serve as authoritative statements of international law. This opinion has set a precedent for future climate-related litigation and may influence the ICJ’s forthcoming decision.

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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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“Parsing Invalidating Statutes (Part II)”

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“Parsing Invalidating Statutes (Part II)”: John F. Coyle has this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.” In this post, I continue this discussion by highlighting several statutes that purport to invalidate choice-of-law clauses in insurance contracts.”

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