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When can a libel be defended as honest opinion? – Percy Preston

8 Feb 2024, 4:09 pm by INFORRM

Nothing in the post-2013 Act case law suggests that the section 3(3) requirement is any less permissive (see, for example, the first instance decision in Butt v Secretary of State [2017] EWHC 2619 (QB), and particularly Mr Justice Nicol’s comments at [39]. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] "Seven Questions on Section 3: A Response to Professor Kurt Lash"

8 Feb 2024, 9:36 am by Eugene Volokh

Lash's response to the Amar brothers' amicus brief in Trump v. [read post]

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Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses Proposed OCC Rulemaking on Bank Mergers

7 Feb 2024, 9:01 pm by renholding

On January 29, 2024, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu spoke at the University of Michigan Stephen M. [read post]

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[Josh Blackman] A Reply to Peter Keisler and Richard Bernstein, and Michael Luttig, on Section 3

7 Feb 2024, 7:45 pm by Josh Blackman

And tomorrow, Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Trump v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

A User’s Guide to Trump v. Anderson, Part Seven: Trump’s Two Remaining “Off-Ramp” Arguments: (i) That Colorado has Implemented a De Facto Extraconstitutional Presidential Qualification, in Violation of Term Limits v. Thornton; and (ii) That Colorado has Abused its Article II Authority to Appoint Presidential Electors in a “Manner” of that Colorado Law Doesn’t Authorize

7 Feb 2024, 2:35 pm by Marty Lederman

Term Limits v. [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

A User’s Guide to Trump v. Anderson, Part Seven: Trump’s Two Remaining “Off-Ramp” Arguments: (i) That Colorado has Implemented a De Facto Extraconstitutional Presidential Qualification, in Violation of Term Limits v. Thornton; and (ii) That Colorado has Abused its Article II Authority to Appoint Presidential Electors in a “Manner” of Appointment that Colorado Law Doesn’t Authorize

7 Feb 2024, 2:02 pm by Marty Lederman

Term Limits v. [read post]

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Law and Media Round Up – 5 February 2024

4 Feb 2024, 4:40 pm by INFORRM

The Claimants Michael Turner and Nikki Sanderson have sought permission to appeal the damages they were awarded. [read post]

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A User’s Guide to Trump v. Anderson, Part Four: Trump’s Argument That His Tenure as President Did Not Subject Him to Section 3 Because the President is Not an “Officer of the United States”

3 Feb 2024, 9:52 am by Marty Lederman

Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment provides:No person [1] shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, [2] who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to… [read post]

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Supreme Court to decide whether insurrection provision keeps Trump off ballot

2 Feb 2024, 1:14 pm by Amy Howe

ShareThe Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in what is shaping up to be the biggest election case since its ruling nearly 25 years ago in Bush v. [read post]

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Look Away: How the Supreme Court Could Set Aside Trump’s Disqualification for Insurrection under the Fourteenth Amendment

2 Feb 2024, 6:51 am by Dean Falvy

Donald J. [read post]

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New Issue: American Journal of International Law

29 Jan 2024, 8:37 am by Jacob Katz Cogan

United States) Cóman Kenny, Prosecutor v. [read post]

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Law and Media Round Up – 29 January 2024

29 Jan 2024, 1:35 am by INFORRM

On 23 January 2024, there was a pre-trial review before Chamberlain J in the case of Parsons v Atkinson QB-2021-004305. [read post]

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[Josh Blackman] Professor Akhil Reed Amar and Professor Vikram Amar Retreat From Their "Global" Rule for the "Offices" and "Officers" of the Constitution

27 Jan 2024, 7:54 pm by Josh Blackman

See generally Michael Stern, Amarica's Constitutional Crisis: A Kinda Intellectual History of the Office/Officer Controversy, Point of Order (Jan. 5, 2024), <http://tinyurl.com/6xu6x43r> (listing Akhil Amar's former-student protegees, e.g., Professor Kalt, Professor Chafetz, and Benjamin Cassady). [read post]

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Early Edition: January 23, 2024

23 Jan 2024, 4:38 am by Beatrice Yahia

Alissa J. [read post]

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[Steven Calabresi] Three Former Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Trump v. Anderson

19 Jan 2024, 12:56 am by Steven Calabresi

Bush, and Donald J. [read post]

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[Josh Blackman] Overview of Amicus Briefs Supporting Petitioner in Trump v. Griswold

18 Jan 2024, 11:11 pm by Josh Blackman

There is no conflict between the relief requested by Donald J. [read post]