JonathanTurley

JUNE 16, 2021

However, this is now a defamation action which could present significant challenges based on the elements for the tort. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. The only question is whether this is actionable as a matter of torts.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Hdeel Abdelhady , who teaches part-time in the areas of international trade and Islamic law, sued the university for a variety of torts, including allegations that counsel for the university made overtures to an administrative judge about securing a federal judgeship. Id. ¶ 174. I d. ¶ 154.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Brownback , 22-912 Issue : Whether the Federal Tort Claims Act’s judgment bar, which this court has repeatedly said functions in much the same way as the common-law doctrine of res judicata, nevertheless operates to bar claims brought together in the same action. Maryland and Napue v. ” (relisted after the Sept.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Brownback , involving whether the Federal Tort Claims Act’s “judgment bar,” which bars any claim based on the same subject matter as a dismissed FTCA case, applies when both the actions were originally brought together. Maryland and Napue v. The Supreme Court did not grant review in any new cases since our last installment.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

Not only does it ensure media coverage, but it affords litigation advantages over other intentional assault type claims. If these same claims are pleaded as a trafficking offense, the statute of limitations under Section 1595 is ten years compared to some intentional tort statutes of a year or less. not unwitting third parties.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Abbott , involving a challenge to the use of nonmutual offensive collateral estoppel to hold that issues resolved in bellwether tort trials bind the defendant in later cases. The court finally denied review on Nov. 20 in six-time relist E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Remarkably, six petitions still remain from the long conference.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For insured claims, the insurer would have to seek the same information in litigation on a case-by-case basis. The solicitor general notes other instances where Munsingwear vacatur was permitted after the executive ceased certain contested policies for reasons “ undertaken in good faith and for reasons unrelated to litigation.”

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 23, 2025

Brown , 24-203 Issue: Whether the Constitution permits Maryland to ban semiautomatic rifles that are in common use for lawful purposes, including the most popular rifle in America. Lewis , 24-473 Issue : Whether Maryland v. Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 conferences.) Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 conferences.)

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. However, my students and I often discuss the remarkably wide range of torts that comes with All Hallow’s Eve. In another June 2023 decision in Munoz v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

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. climate litigation charts. Maryland Appellate Court Said Residents Lacked Standing to Challenge Update to Master Plan. CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 31, 2021

As someone who has taught defamation torts for thirty years, the Trump Administration has been a bonanza of such cases and controversies. Sullivan, the Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech. The Court in cases like New York Times v. In New York Times v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

The constitutionality of assault-weapons bans On Monday, the justices turned down a challenge to Marylands gun-licensing requirement. In 2020, a group of Maryland residents, gun-rights groups, and a firearms dealer sued to challenge the ban. A federal district court rejected this challenge, and the U.S. In Snope v. 10 conference.)

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. In order to prevail, a litigant must show either actual knowledge of its falsity or a reckless disregard of the truth.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Swalwell is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Maryland Law School. American torts have long required consent in torts. This right of consent is ongoing and can be exercised at any point in the litigation. Swalwell is missing is called informed consent. The tweet came in response to South Carolina GOP Sen.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

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. climate litigation charts. Challenge to Biological Opinion for Oil and Gas Activity in Gulf of Mexico Will Remain in Maryland Federal Court. and non-U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 7, 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. climate litigation charts. The court also dismissed defamation and related state tort claims. CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

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. climate litigation charts. Anne Arundel County, Maryland filed a motion in federal court in Maryland to remand its case to state court. and non-U.S.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 23, 2021

” What is most interesting about this lawsuit is how it is arguably meritless under both tort and constitutional law. Trump could argue truth as a defense and fall back on opinion is needed in any litigation. This is a classic example where opinion is protected under tort and constitutional law. In Ollman v. Evans 750 F.2d

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

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. climate litigation charts. Maryland Appellate Court Allowed Redaction of Attorney General’s Application to Participate in Special Assistant AG Program.

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