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8 Dec 2019, 2:08 pm
As the Guiding Principles clarify, ensuring access to effective remedy is also a part of the State duty to protect against business-related human rights abuse, and discussions on government action need to address the full spectrum of measures from prevention to remediation. [read post]
6 Jul 2013, 5:04 pm by Larry Catá Backer
Its actions were deemed in the colonial empire as efforts to usurp the prerogatives and rights of Englishmen at the heart of the American political ideology. [read post]
1 May 2020, 9:54 am
As a consequence, many states in the U.S. and nations elsewhere--within eight or so weeks after initial strong medical action, begin to develop strategies for easing restrictions (here). [read post]
25 Nov 2014, 5:21 pm by Marty Lederman
  In such cases, the violators would remain culpable, and subject to subsequent punishment, for the actions they undertook during the period of the executive’s nonenforcement policy:  Potential fines would accrue every day, and where the law in question is a criminal offense, the actors might later be convicted. [read post]
11 Mar 2019, 9:08 am by Beth Graham
” The proposed “Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act” would prohibit banking and other financial institutions from requiring consumers to enter into pre-dispute mandatory arbitration and class action waivers. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 8:24 pm
Arranged, like society, into tiers and classes reflecting social, economic and cultural standing, educational institutions, especially post secondary institutions,[5] serve as gatekeepers to position and power to speak for and to societal actors—to effectively shape societal views of the “conventional” and “acceptable” in all spheres of national activity. [read post]
25 Jan 2016, 6:00 am by Guest Blogger
  At the same time, the Supreme Court’s recent track record on labor rights, voting rights, campaign finance, and class actions evoke for some commentators the specter of “neo-Lochnerism. [read post]
29 Aug 2019, 8:03 pm
Section 10 moves from the guarantee of non governmental actors to engage in the process of victim harvesting and promotion, to the obligation of the state to investigate whatever might be uncovered. [read post]
19 May 2010, 11:17 am by Andrew S. Alitowski
“To sate a claim under the Equal Protection Clause, a Section 1983 plaintiff must allege that a state actor intentionally discriminated against the plaintiff because of membership in a protected class. [read post]
6 Jul 2020, 11:45 am by Riana Pfefferkorn
EARN IT specifically targets providers’ immunity (against state criminal charges and civil lawsuits, that is) for a particular class of user content: child sexual abuse material (CSAM). [read post]
The action was taken under the Broadcasting Act and the Broadcasting (Class Licence) Notification which requires registered Internet Content Providers (ICPs) that engage in political discussions online to be transparent about their funding sources. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 11:33 am by Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca
Meanwhile, four class-action suits against China have been filed in various U.S. district courts. [read post]
In recognition of their stellar track record and experience, Super Lawyers named attorneys Peter Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle a Super Lawyer and Rising Star respectively in the Categories of Business Litigation, Class Action, and Consumer Rights Litigation. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 1:18 pm by Randy Picker
Class actions under Rule 23 just can’t be stretched to create the far-reaching deal set out in the ASA: “the United States has reluctantly concluded that use of the class-action mechanism in the manner proposed by the ASA is a bridge too far. [read post]
22 Feb 2023, 5:16 am by Kevin Frazier
Voters and campaign donors will sooner flock to the candidate with questionable legal chops who indicates a favorable stance on an issue of the day than to the top-of-the-class, former-judicial-clerk, experienced litigator who refrains from stating their views but pledges to neutrally interpret the state’s constitution. [read post]
19 Apr 2012, 11:11 pm by Arun Thiruvengadam
"The need for concerted action by a host of actors has been emphasised by other commentators. [read post]
25 Feb 2021, 10:52 am by John Hopkins
Fox Foundation – named after the actor who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at age 29 – has been advocating arduously for legal action. [read post]
25 Feb 2021, 10:52 am by John Hopkins
Fox Foundation – named after the actor who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at age 29 – has been advocating arduously for legal action. [read post]