JURIST

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Two public interest groups implored US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on Tuesday to investigate anonymous text messages sent to young Wisconsin voters threatening civil penalties and jail time for violating state voting laws. years in prison or “fines up to $10,000.”

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 20, 2024

Mr. Bumble responds that “if the law supposes that, the law is a ass – a idiot.” The scene came to mind with a decision yesterday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 4-3 in Sojenhomer v. Moreover, there is a statute that expressly bars the use of eminent domain to take property to for “pedestrian way[s].”

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 19, 2023

Laws governing elections and the right to participate in the political process receive varying degrees of scrutiny when challenged in court. The Supreme Court has held that election laws restricting “core political speech” trigger a high degree of suspicion under the First Amendment. A federal district court dismissed their lawsuit.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 14, 2021

District Judge James Peterson this week upheld Wisconsin’s voter identification rules for college students. 2020), the court considered a variety of challenges to Wisconsin voting regulations, including one part of § 5.02(6m)(f). Peterson found that such rules were rationally related to the purpose of combatting voter fraud.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Ohio courts do not have to defer to a state agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous law. The Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas reversed the Board’s decision without affording any deference to the agency’s interpretation of the relevant statute.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

A new report from the Movement Advancement Project, and backed by more than a dozen other national advocacy organizations, has found that hate crime laws across the nation are inconsistent and incomplete when it comes to addressing bias-motivated crimes, reports Channel 3000.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

Second, courts will read federal statutes to abrogate that immunity only when they speak to the point “unequivocal[ly].” Specifically, the Band operates an online payday lending operation, which advances loans that would be illegal under the law of the jurisdictions in which many of their borrowers, including Brian Coughlin, reside.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Share The fate of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed money may depend on the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the term “money order” in an arcane 1974 federal statute. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , will be the second case argued on Monday, the opening day of the 2022-23 term. On one side is Delaware.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. It is also hard to instruct a jury on an ambiguous statute.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 16, 2022

Prosecutors had argued that the claim was spurious on the grounds that the teenager’s decision to bring an AR-15 to the protest made him an “initial aggressor” under Wisconsin law. jurisprudence, according to a forthcoming Legal Studies Research Paper published under the auspices of George Washington University Law School.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 11, 2023

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , 598 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. MoneyGram applied the common-law escheatment practices outlined in Texas v. The post Delaware Loses Bid to Keep Uncashed MoneyGram Checks appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. In Delaware v. It was Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first opinion.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin : The case centers on what should happen to uncashed checks issued by MoneyGram, which is the second largest money transfer company in the world. McDonough: The case involves whether the doctrine of equitable tolling applies to a statute governing veteran benefits. Arellano v.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Penal Law § 400.00(2)(f) Lower courts have upheld the New York law, but there are ample constitutional concerns over its vague standard, such as showing that you are “of good moral character.” Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University.

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2021

The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously struck down a state law provision Friday that allowed police to draw blood from unconscious drivers and test it for alcohol content without a warrant. An individual who is unconscious or otherwise unable to withdraw consent was presumed not to have withdrawn consent under the law.

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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2021

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a blow to Democratic governor Tony Evers when it struck down his statewide mask mandate. Under state law, the governor can declare a state of emergency for 60 days, after which it can only be extended by a joint resolution by the state legislature. We conclude he did not.”

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. A number of different parties had lined up on either side of the issue of whether EPA’s stay was lawful. and non-U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Baltimore and Incinerator Operator Settled Lawsuit over Local Air Law. Oil pump, ( Creative Commons ). By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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JURIST

MAY 10, 2021

The Archdiocese of Wisconsin filed suit Friday against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC), alleging that the department’s COVID-19 policy restricting ministers’ access to prisoners violates state law. To address COVID-19 concerns, the Wisconsin DOC adopted a policy temporarily suspending all visits.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 7, 2021

District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, Epic Systems won an award of $140 million in compensatory damages in a trade-secrets dispute with Tata Consulting Services. Applying a Wisconsin law that limits punitive damages to twice the amount of compensatory damages, the district court capped Epic’s award at $280 million.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2021

This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider cases and statutes about suing various government entities, ranging from two counties to a state governor to the United States itself. The district court ruled that Ex parte Young applied because Congress’ approval of the compact made it binding federal law.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Brandon Hasbrouck is an assistant professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has written an article in The Nation calling for a new form of reparations based on voting. the outcomes in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania were worryingly close.”. t is ours, too. It must be ours.”. ” McCulloch v.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The latter program was at issue in last Monday’s oral arguments — specifically, whether Wisconsin Bell, a midwestern offspring of the former AT&T monopoly, can be sued under an anti-fraud statute for overcharging schools and libraries for phone and internet service. West Virginia v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 20, 2022

Morrissey-Berru , under which employees deemed “ministers” of religious institutions are not covered by various employment and discrimination laws. In 1981, Congress passed a statute requiring that reimbursement rates paid to organizations for managing state Medicaid plans must be “actuarially sound.” Next up is Texas v. 10 and Jan.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 20, 2022

“Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Amurodov, Jahongir. 11-116 (available here ).

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Åkerfeldt, Xerxes. Badr, Yehya Ibrahim.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 11, 2022

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming. European Private International Law and Third States”, Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2017, pp 184-193.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming. European Private International Law and Third States”, Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2017, pp 184-193.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming. European Private International Law and Third States”, Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2017, pp 184-193.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Tamara Loertscher arrived at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Aug. The Taylor County Department of Human Services had issued a request for temporary physical custody under Wisconsin Act 292, dubbed the Unborn Child Protection Act. The law can require forced addiction treatment for the duration of pregnancy.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 21, 2022

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts”, Oxford 2022. Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 31, 2022

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts”, Oxford 2022. Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts”, Oxford 2022. Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 13, 2024

Amalgamated Bank , involving what disclosures are required under federal securities law, and two-time relist Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Coverage of federal fraud statutes Porat v. Wisconsin Bell asked the full 7th Circuit to hear the case, noting that a panel of the U.S. This week’s relists are a real grab bag of issues.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 30, 2023

79-109 (available here ) Amurodov, Jahongir “Some issues of Ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019) by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, Uzbek Law Review 2020-03, pp. 11 of August 2000 (available here ), pp 19-128 II. 166-172 (available here ) Brand, Ronald A.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Garland 24-103 Issue : Whether, under the categorical approach, when a state statute of conviction on its face criminalizes conduct not prohibited by the corresponding federal statute, this mismatch defeats removal under 8 U.S.C. Zuniga-Ayala v. 1227(a)(2) , or a noncitizen must instead show something more.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 4, 2023

79-109 (available here ) Amurodov, Jahongir “Some issues of Ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019) by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, Uzbek Law Review 2020-03, pp. 11 of August 2000 (available here ), pp 19-128 II. 166-172 (available here ) Brand, Ronald A.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 28, 2025

At oral arguments on Monday, the court will take up a tax dispute between Wisconsin and Catholic Charities, which is a social ministry arm of each Roman Catholic diocese in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Supreme Court concluded that the group was not operated primarily for religious purposes.

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