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Justia’s Weekly Writers’ Picks – June 13, 2014
Scialabba v. de Osorio, US Supreme Court (6/9/14) Immigration Law Qualifying U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) may petition for family members to obtain immigrant visas. A sponsored...
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Super Size It: Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks, June 27, 2014
New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce v. New York City Dep’t of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York COA, (6/26/14) In 2012, in an effort to combat obesity among residents of...
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Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks, July 18, 2014 – As California Goes . . .
This week, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a ruling that California’s death penalty is unconstitutional. Read Courtney Minick’s analysis of the...
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Supreme Court or Bust: Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks, July 25, 2014
Two federal appeals courts this week issued conflicting opinions on Obamacare. King v. Burwell, US 4th Cir. (7/22/14) Health Law, Tax Law Plaintiffs filed suit challenging the validity of an IRS final...
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Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks – August 1, 2014
Bostic v. Schaefer, US 4th Cir. (7/28/14) Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government & Administrative Law Plaintiffs filed suit challenging Virginia Code sections 20-45.2 and 20-45.3;...
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Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks – August 22, 2014
Lodge No. 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Philadelphia, US 3rd Cir. (8/18/14) Communications Law, Constitutional Law The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), an incorporated collective...
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Catch a Falling Star – Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks September 5, 2014
Levitt v. Yelp! Inc., US 9th Cir. (9/2/14) Business Law, Internet Law Plaintiffs, small business owners, filed a class action suit alleging that Yelp, an online forum, extorted or attempted to extort...
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Oh Say Can You Pro Se? Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks – October 3, 2014
Zavodnik v. Harper, Indiana Supreme Court (9/30/14) Civil Procedure Plaintiff was an abusive litigant. In this case, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendant, which the trial court dismissed for...
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Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks – October 17, 2014
In re Adoption of K.P.M.A., Oklahoma Supreme Court (10/14/14) Constitutional Law, Family Law The issue this case presented for the Supreme Court’s review centered on the termination...
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These Are Not the Lawsuits that You’re Looking For: Justia Weekly Writers’...
Alfred v. Walt Disney Co., Delaware Court of Chancery (1/14/15) Civil Procedure This complaint concerned the T-65 X-wing fighter plane, a fictional vehicle created in connection with the movie Star...
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