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National Law Journal

'Obviously Unconstitutional': TikTok Challenges Law That Could Ban the App in the US

"If upheld, (the statute) would allow the government to decide that a company may no longer own and publish the innovative and unique speech platform it created," the company's complaint states.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit Judges Probe Scope of Idaho's 'Abortion Travel Ban'

The state's law, which went into effect last May, criminalizes "recruiting, harboring, or transporting" a pregnant minor to access a legal abortion if the adult has the intent to conceal the abortion from a parent or guardian.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Third Circuit Overlooks Jurisdictional Problem in New Jersey Insurance Fraud Claims Decision

"The Third Circuit clearly had appellate jurisdiction to decide the first two issues, but it did not have jurisdiction under the FAA to decide the third issue," writes David N. Cinotti of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Must Be Ready for Growing Trend of Climate-Related Litigation, Jurist Tells Colleagues

"We know these cases are coming, we know they're here and that more are coming," said Oregon Supreme Court Justice Rebecca A. Duncan. "What do we need to be aware of? How can we manage these cases? And one of the things that we can be aware of to help us prepare are the resources."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legislative Relief for Ground Lease Cooperatives: The Next Phase of Rent Regulation

Cooperative corporations and their shareholders allege that they are subjected to unpredictable and frequently significant rent increases when ground rents reset.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bill Would Prevent NY Lawmakers From Dipping Into Lawyers' Escrow Fund

Its enactment, advocates say, would prevent the governor and legislature from rerouting money from the IOLA fund in future state budgets.
3 minute read

The Recorder

California's New Climate Disclosure Laws Under Fire in Lawsuit Against California Air Resources Board

"These laws are expected to apply to 10,000 businesses or more, including those that conduct a minimal amount of business in the state," write David R. Carpenter and Maureen F. Gorsen of Sidley Austin.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Republicans Urge US Banking Agencies to Provide Clarity in Merger Review Process

"Clear expectations and timeliness surrounding merger reviews are critical so banks can make informed decisions about whether to pursue a merger when approval is likely or withdraw an application when it is not," said Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Hear 1st Challenge to Medicare Drug Price Program to Hit Federal Appeals Court

The challenge to the program seems to be a part of a larger legal strategy to create a circuit split, thus increasing chances of U.S. Supreme Court review, said Andrew Twinamatsiko, director of the Health Policy and the Law Initiative at the O'Neill Institute.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Adultery, Fault Divorce, and Morals: A Complex Cocktail

If fault divorce in New York is hardly ever deployed, does any of this really matter? Yes, it does. First, as divorce lawyers, we should not applaud a system that allows for even the remote possibility of a fault-based divorce claim being used as a weapon that can, in turn, wreak havoc on a family, not to mention unnecessarily escalate legal fees.
6 minute read

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