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US Supreme Court declines J&J baby powder appeal, takes up H&M copyright dispute

JURIST

The pharmaceutical giant claimed that its due process rights were violated when lower courts consolidated 22 cases from 12 different states into a single Missouri jury trial. billion in punitive damages, claiming the 11:1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages was excessive.

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In Shielded, Joanna Schwartz Dissects Policing’s Legal Environment

The Crime Report

Well, now you do know it, and you know it thanks to UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz, who for over a decade has produced innovative, meticulous scholarship that harvests, then dissects, the details of policing’s legal landscape. Do we have legal mechanisms that can make it too expensive to continue to inflict these harms?

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The $24 Billion Judgment Against China in Missouri’s COVID Suit

Conflict of Laws

Eastern District of Missouri) entered a default judgment for more than $24 billion against the Peoples Republic of China and eight other Chinese defendants for hoarding personal protective equipment (PPE) during the early days of the COVID pandemic in violation of federal and state antitrust laws. Reposted with permission. Limbaugh, Jr.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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A federal bankruptcy court in Missouri enjoined San Mateo and Marin Counties and the City of Imperial Beach (the plaintiffs) from pursuing their climate change lawsuits against Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody). Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 103.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit in 2016 signaled that the legal framework for the Clean Power Plan “hinges on important issues of federal that EPA then—and the court below now—got so wrong this Court was likely to grant review.” Missouri v. Circuit majority opinion’s interpretation was foreclosed by the statute and violated separation of powers. Biden , No.

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