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National Law Journal

6th Circuit Judges Spar Over Constitutionality of Ohio’s Ballot Initiative Procedures

Judges Amul Thapar and Karen Nelson Moore disagree on whether the ballot procedures merely impose "a threshold requirement that proponents must satisfy if they want their speech and signature collection to have legally operative effect.”
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The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Tosses Pilot's $2.5M Wrongful Termination Verdict

“If it became the law that an employee may bring a wrongful discharge claim pursuant to the public policy exception to the at will employment doctrine merely by referring to generalized pronouncements about community interests offered by the General Assembly, the exception would soon swallow the rule,” the court ruled.
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National Law Journal

Amazon, SpaceX Press Constitutional Challenges to NLRB at 5th Circuit

The oral arguments represented the latest legal attack from corporations against the 89-year-old National Labor Relations Board, buoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this year in SEC v. Jarkesy.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Immunity for Mental Health Care and Coverage for CBD: What's on the Pa. High Court's November Calendar

The justices are slated to consider 12 matters between Tuesday and Wednesday, dealing with issues including the scope of immunity for mental health care providers and workers’ compensation coverage for nonprescription substances like CBD oil.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Rule 126(b) Citations to Unpublished Opinions: Some of Us Still Don’t Get It

Unfortunately, a review of relevant precedents establishes that too many lawyers are still citing caselaw that the appellate courts cannot use.
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National Law Journal

Will the 9th Circuit Still be Center Stage in Trump Policy Challenges?

Lawyers challenging Trump’s second-term policies might eye the First Circuit, in addition to the Ninth, said University of Pittsburgh law professor Arthur Hellman.
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Law.com

State High Court Adopts Modern Standard for Who Keeps $70K Engagement Ring After Breakup

"We now join the modern trend adopted by the majority of jurisdictions that have considered the issue and retire the concept of fault in this context; where, as here, the planned wedding does not ensue and the engagement is ended, the engagement ring must be returned to the donor regardless of fault," Associate Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt wrote on behalf of the Massachusetts court.
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Law.com

'What Is Certain Is Uncertainty': Patchwork Title IX Rules Face Expected Changes in Second Trump Administration

"Educational institutions are expending so many resources putting systems in place, training their employees, educating their student bodies, and then having to do it all over again in a short period of time when regulations change as much as they have in 2020 and now 2024," said Patricia Hamill, a member with Clark Hill.
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National Law Journal

11th Circuit Revives Project Veritas' Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN

"Veritas committed one infraction—it violated a policy regarding the publishing of private information, but CNN falsely accused it of violating a completely different policy—spreading misinformation," the appeals court stated. "This distinction is not an inconsequential detail."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Appeals Court Rules Pittsburgh School District Immune to Suit Over Sex Abuse of Disabled Student

The en banc panel ruled that the school district was shielded from the plaintiffs claims because Pennsylvania's exception to sovereign immunity in instances of sexual abuse only applies when the victim is a minor.
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