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Forum Selection Clauses, Afghanistan, and the United States

Conflict of Laws

It concluded that the case should have been dismissed because the parties had previously agreed in their choice-of-court clause to litigate all disputes in the United States. states—Nebraska, New Hampshire, and North Dakota—have adopted similar statutes based on the Model Choice of Forum Act. This is unusual.

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Partisan priorities and institutional legitimacy in the flawed challenges to student-debt relief

SCOTUSBlog

Nebraska and Department of Education v. The prior administration implemented that pause, incidentally, citing the same law that the Biden administration is using, but that move did not trigger litigation, which may reveal something about the motives of the plaintiffs. A preview of the cases is here. Jonathan D.

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Sheriff’s Office Has Been Destroying Records Of Alleged Officer Misconduct For Years

The Crime Report

The illegal destruction of disciplinary records can make it harder to hold deputies accountable in a court of law, or track problem officers moving from department to department, said Sam Walker, emeritus professor of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. We’re not a law enforcement or compliance agency.

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Revenge of the rescheduled cases: Congressional proxy voting, the ministerial exception, and more

SCOTUSBlog

In 1981, Congress passed a statute requiring that reimbursement rates paid to organizations for managing state Medicaid plans must be “actuarially sound.” The case has already been rescheduled three times, clearly indicating it’s on at least one of the justices’ radar. Next up is Texas v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue , 21-379.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] Nebraska, 600 U.S. 12, 2022. [49] 49] Van Engelen, op. June 30, 2023). [52]

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The Appeal of Chaos: How Politicians and Pundits are Misconstruing The Supreme Court’s Order on the Texas Abortion Law

JonathanTurley

Not only is there a pending case on the docket of the Court that has long been viewed as a serious threat to Roe , but the White House and the House of Representatives are threatening immediate actions that could also create new challenges for pro-choice litigants. Carhart struck down a partial-birth abortion law in Nebraska.

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The Anti-ESG Movement Has Not Fared Well in Court, but Critical Decisions Are Pending

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Key Questions of Fiduciary Duty and Free Speech These recent victories involve legal principles of fiduciary duty and free speech, which have been central areas of contention in litigation surrounding climate-related financial risk. The litigation over California’s climate disclosure rules , which were issued in late 2023, is further along.

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