Major OxyContin case headlines December session

Major OxyContin case headlines December session

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The justices will kick off the December argument session on Nov. 27 with oral argument in a pair of consolidated cases, Brown v. United States and Jackson v. United States, involving the Armed Career Criminal Act. The ACCA extends the minimum sentence – from 10 years to 15 – for an individual who had been convicted of a felony and possesses a firearm when that person has at least three “serious drug offenses.” The question before the justices … Read the rest

Routes to Reorganisation: A Comparative Study of the Insolvency Procedures Available in the UAE, KSA, US and England and Wales

Our recent insight provides a comparative summary of the insolvency procedures that are available in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), England and Wales, and the US. It compares which debtor-in-possession, office-holder and terminal procedures are available in each of those jurisdictions, as well as considering the extent to which the UAE and KSA insolvency laws provide a framework for the recognition of cross-border insolvency. 

To read that and more about how the laws in those … Read the rest

The morning read for Tuesday, November 21

The morning read for Tuesday, November 21

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

  • Voting Rights Act ruling is latest attempt by Trump-nominated judges to overturn Supreme Court precedent (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
  • Supreme Court agrees to hear San Carlos Apache appeal on health care funding (Adrienne Washington, Cronkite News)
  • Idaho Asks US Supreme Court to Permit Abortion Law Enforcement (Mary Anne Pazanowski, Bloomberg Law)
  • David Souter showed the
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The morning read for Friday, November 17

The morning read for Friday, November 17

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

  • Supreme Court denies request to reinstate Florida drag show law (David Kihara, Politico)
  • ‘He didn’t deserve to die like this’: Supreme Court decision leaves family of a man killed at the border searching for justice (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
  • She got a ticket for beeping her car horn. Now she’s asking the Supreme Court
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Justices schedule major cases on deference to federal agencies

Justices schedule major cases on deference to federal agencies

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments in January in a pair of cases asking the justices to overrule a landmark decision on deference to federal administrative agencies. Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo headline the calendar for the January argument session, which the court released on Friday morning.

Relentless and Loper Bright began as challenges to a federal rule that requires the fishing industry to pay for the cost of observers who monitor … Read the rest

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Congés payés et maladie : le Conseil Constitutionnel va devoir se prononcer sur la question

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La juridiction de sécurité sociale est seule compétente pour traiter de l’indemnisation des dommages issus d’une maladie professionnelle, y compris lorsque la maladie est due à un manquement de l’employeur /

Saisine de l’autorité administrative dans le cadre de la fixation des collèges électoraux et de la répartition des sièges : les mandats en cours sont prorogés même si l’administration refuse de se … Read the rest

Funding for Native healthcare programs, and the Armed Career Criminal Act returns

Funding for Native healthcare programs, and the Armed Career Criminal Act returns

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 The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.

Since our last installment, the Supreme Court has continued slowly chipping away at the still-sizable number of lingering relists from the end-of-summer “long conference.” The court denied review in five-time relist Johnson v. Prentice, involving an Illinois prisoner’s claim that his nearly three-year term of solitary confinement constituted cruel and unusual … Read the rest

Countdown to Compliance With European Union’s Deforestation Regulation

Companies are preparing to comply with the European Union’s new deforestation regulation (EUDR).

On June 29, 2023, the European Parliament and Council formally adopted the EUDR.  The EUDR goes into effect on December 30, 2024 for large companies (operators and traders)[1] and June 30, 2025 for micro and small exporters.[2]

The EUDR seeks to ensure that products brought into or exported from the EU market are deforestation-free.  Thus, seven commodities including cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood … Read the rest