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Disqualified voters challenge Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement provision

JURIST

The plaintiffs allege that this provision violates the Virginia Readmission Act , a law passed in 1870 alongside a series of statutes to readmit representatives from former Confederate states to Congress. Recently, litigation has been brought against an Idaho law that banned student ID cards as an adequate form of voter identification.

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Exporting Patents: Boiled, Broiled, Barbecued or Fried

Patently O

Back in 1969, long before Bubba Gump, Louisiana Judge Alvin Rubin explained the virtues of shrimp: “Shrimp, whether boiled, broiled, barbecued or fried, are a gustatory delight.” ” However on certiorari, the Supreme Court felt itself bound by the statute and precedent. by Dennis Crouch. Laitram Corp. Deepsouth Packing Co.,

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Supreme Court likely to let vape company’s FDA challenge proceed

SCOTUSBlog

Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana. As a practical matter, he asked Suri, why is it inconvenient for the government to litigate in one circuit instead of another? During 72 minutes of oral arguments, almost all of the justices peppered Vivek Suri, the assistant to the U.S.

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Guest Post: Community Ties in Patent Litigation

Patently O

The Western District of Texas is a vast district, stretching more than 600 miles across from El Paso (on the western limits of the state) to Waco (which is much nearer to Louisiana than New Mexico). WSOU] has only two employees who work from Waco, one of whom is its in-house attorney responsible for litigation.

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Data on Choice-of-Court Clause Enforcement in US

Conflict of Laws

There are state courts and federal courts, state statutes and federal statutes, state common law and federal common law. A clause is contrary to public policy when a statute or a judicial decision declares that enforcement is inconsistent with the policy of the state. The United States legal system is immensely complex.

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Louisiana judge reinstates injunction against state’s abortion ban

JURIST

Louisiana Judge Donald Johnson Tuesday granted a petition filed by reproductive health providers against the state’s abortion ban, the latest in a back-and-forth case set in motion after the US Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Johnson granted a temporary restraining order against state laws designed to take effect after Roe v.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

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. On November 23, GM announced that it was withdrawing from the litigation. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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