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Family Research Council Files Amicus Brief at US Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health

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Friday, July 30, 2021
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WASHINGTON, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Family Research Council filed an amicus brief yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, in one of the most significant challenges to the Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Family Research Council filed an amicus brief yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, in one of the most significant challenges to the Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.
  • Yet no court can change the truth that a society that does not respect life that is defenseless, does not respect life," concluded Perkins.
  • I'm proud that our amicus brief boldly calls for an end to the viability standard that has no grounding in the Constitution.
  • To read FRC's amicus brief, please see: https://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF21G39.pdf
    To read FRC's state policy brief publication on what states can do to advance life in a post-Roe world, please see: https://www.frc.org/statepolicybrief/total-abortion-ban
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Mendenhall Law Group Wins U.S. Supreme Court Property Rights Case

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
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The building owners agreed to convert the building into a condominium so that each owner could control their own property.

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  • The building owners agreed to convert the building into a condominium so that each owner could control their own property.
  • In June 2017, Thomas Connors, of the Mendenhall Law Group, filed a federal suit for the Pakdels in the Northern District of California.
  • Finally, on June 29, 2021, in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the lower court's decisions to deny the Pakdels' constitutional property rights.
  • "The Pakdel decision makes federal court more accessible for private citizens to defend their constitutional property rights from infringement by local, state, and federal governments.

Hillrom Comments On Delaware Court Of Chancery Ruling

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Monday, July 12, 2021
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HillromThe company intends to appeal this ruling to the Supreme Court of Delaware.

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  • HillromThe company intends to appeal this ruling to the Supreme Court of Delaware.
  • After a trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery to address BardyDx's claims against Hillrom, the Court found for BardyDx and ruled that Hillrom is obligated to complete the transaction.
  • "We are disappointed by the Court's ruling and remain committed to enhancing shareholder value as we evaluate all available strategic options," said Hillrom President and CEO John Groetelaars.
  • Hillrom assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, unless required by law.

Class action relating to TCE in the groundwater in Shannon - Judgment rendered for establishing and opening the individual claims process

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Saturday, July 10, 2021
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The claims period will run for 12 months and will end on July 10, 2022.

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  • The claims period will run for 12 months and will end on July 10, 2022.
  • On December 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to grant leave to appeal to the parties.
  • In the context of said discussions, the parties agreed to propose the services of a claims administrator to manage the claims process.
  • Additional information is available on the website created by the claims administrator for the Claims Process, at actioncollectiveshannon.ca .

NCLA Celebrates Perfect Six for Six Amicus Record Over Administrative Power at U.S. Supreme Court

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Friday, July 2, 2021
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The high courts administrative power cases produced several unlikely majorities, including two NCLA amicus wins in the form of unanimous opinions written by Justice Sotomayor and Justice Breyer.

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  • The high courts administrative power cases produced several unlikely majorities, including two NCLA amicus wins in the form of unanimous opinions written by Justice Sotomayor and Justice Breyer.
  • These six rulings in favor of NCLAs positions show that our strategy of defending civil liberties against administrative power in the federal courts is working.
  • NCLA released the following statements:
    NCLAs six Supreme Court amicus curiae victories are a testament to good sense by the justices and a good deal of administrative abuse that needed checking.
  • Mark Chenoweth, Executive Director and General Counsel, NCLA
    The Supreme Court this term consistently ruled against unchecked power of the administrative state.

Supreme Court Decides College Athletes Fate

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
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The case was decided on June 21, 2021, and concerns whether college athletes can receive compensation or equivalent for educational purposes.

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  • The case was decided on June 21, 2021, and concerns whether college athletes can receive compensation or equivalent for educational purposes.
  • For years, the NCAA has had strict rules concerning all payments to college athletes for playing a particular sport.
  • On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court took the case and voted 9-0 upholding the lower court's decision.
  • On June 21, 2021, The United States Supreme Court upheld the lower Federal Court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the NCAA or colleges could not limit "education-related" benefits to student-athletes.

Winston & Strawn Trial Team Secures U.S. Supreme Court Victory for College Athletes in NCAA Scholarship Antitrust Class-Action Lawsuit

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh framed the decision as "an important and overdue course correction" and that "The NCAA is not above the law."

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  • In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh framed the decision as "an important and overdue course correction" and that "The NCAA is not above the law."
  • And under ordinary principles of antitrust law, it is not evident why college sports should be any different."
  • "This historic 9-0 decision is about the athletes, especially those who will never join the pros.
  • Only then will the NCAA truthfully be able to say it is devoted to the welfare of the student athletes."

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Closes Claims Brought by Sean Moon

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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On June 14, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision denying the Petition for Certiorari submitted by Hyung Jin (Sean) Moon.

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  • On June 14, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision denying the Petition for Certiorari submitted by Hyung Jin (Sean) Moon.
  • In this petition, Sean Moon argued once again that he had been appointed by the late Rev.
  • Dr. Sun Myung Moon as the leader of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification International.
  • Monday's order by the U.S. Supreme Court brings finality to the dismissal of Sean Moon's claims to take leadership of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification through the U.S. court system.

ABOTA Condemns Personal Criticism of Federal Judge

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Friday, June 18, 2021
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A federal judge in the Southern District of California recently interpreted a law enacted more than 30 years ago as violative of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitutionasrecently construed bythe U.S. Supreme Court.

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  • A federal judge in the Southern District of California recently interpreted a law enacted more than 30 years ago as violative of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitutionasrecently construed bythe U.S. Supreme Court.
  • However, in his statements,Gov.
  • Newsom engaged in a personal attack on the judge, calling him a "stone cold ideologue" and a "wholly owned subsidiary of the gun lobby and the National Rifle Association."
  • Such personal denigration of judges, regardless of one'sopinionon the merits of the issue, diminishes public confidence in our form of governance which is constrained by checks and balances.

Alliance for Lasting Liberty Coalition's Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Friday, June 18, 2021
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WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Lasting Liberty (ALL), a coalition of LGBT and religious freedom advocates, issues the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's Decision in Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia:

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  • WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Lasting Liberty (ALL), a coalition of LGBT and religious freedom advocates, issues the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's Decision in Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia:
    In the last calendar year, the Supreme Court of the United States has handed major victories to religious rights (in Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia) and LGBT rights (in Bostock vs. Clayton County).
  • Both sets of rights are important, and the Court has now established major guardrails clearly protecting them.
  • Still, the Court's decision does not comprehensively address the issues covered by the Fairness for All Act and the power to do so belongs to Congress.
  • The Alliance for Lasting Liberty (ALL) is a coalition of religious and LGBT individuals and organizations who support Fairness For All legislation.