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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (AUGUST 5 – AUGUST 9)

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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 5, 2024.

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T.O. Estate v. D.O. was a family law decision that dealt with debts owing between the spouses and their corporations. At trial, the $ 341,000 debt owing by the wife’s company to the husband was found to be statute-barred. The wife was

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The morning read for Friday, August 9

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:

Republicans ask Supreme Court to revive parts of Arizona proof of citizenship voter law (Tierney Sneed, CNN)
What the Supreme Court left unsaid about Trump’s criminal immunity (Josh Gerstein & Kyle Cheney, Politico)
Who Won Big in the Supreme Court’s Latest Term? The ‘Regulated Community.’ (Lydia DePillis, The New York Times)
Americans want to

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The morning read for Wednesday, August 7

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

How Tribal Nations Are Reclaiming Oklahoma (Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker)
US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds (Geoff Mulvihill & Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press)
Appeals court sets emergency abortion care case for argument — after the election (Chris Geidner, Law Dork)
The Law as Justice Gorsuch Sees

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The morning read for Friday, August 2

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:

Trump’s election subversion case to return to D.C. after immunity ruling (Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)
Biden administration rule protecting LGBT students blocked in 26 states (Andrew Chung, Reuters)
Schumer vows Supreme Court reform will be ‘a very big priority’ if Democrats win election (Sahil Kapur, NBC News)
Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling means

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The morning read for Thursday, August 1

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

In an Attempt to Reverse Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision, Schumer Introduces No Kings Act (Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press)
Ex-justice department officials raise alarm over US supreme court’s immunity ruling (Peter Stone, The Guardian)
Kagan’s High Court Ethics Proposal Poses Enforcement Challenges (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law)
Supreme Court Term Limits Are a Waste

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The morning read for Wednesday, August 30

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

Payday Lenders Gave Millions To Republican Group That Backed Supreme Court Suit To Annihilate CFPB (Akela Lacy, The Intercept)
Case closed? Supreme Court silent after Thomas luxury travel raised ethics scandal (John Fritze, USA Today)
After Supreme Court Forces Its Hand, E.P.A. Curbs Wetlands Protection (Lisa Friedman & Coral Davenport, The New York Times)

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The morning read for Thursday, August 31

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

Drugmakers could find sympathetic US Supreme Court in drug pricing lawsuits (Brendan Pierson, Reuters)
Alabama attorney general says he has right to prosecute people who facilitate travel for out-of-state abortions (Andy Rose, CNN)
Supreme Court Urged to Protect ‘Essential Restraint’ on Taxation (Aysha Bagchi, Bloomberg Law)
The EPA removes federal protections for most of

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The morning read for Friday, August 25

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:

US thinktank linked to billionaires behind supreme court wealth tax case lobbying (Stephanie Kirchgaessner & Dominic Rushe, The Guardian)
Law schools’ admission essays revamped after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling (Karen Sloan, Reuters)
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Problem Has a Pretty Easy Solution (Michael J. Broyde, Bloomberg Law)
The One Thing the Supreme Court

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