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Supreme Court Rules in NRA v. Vullo: Landmark Decision Upholds First Amendment Rights

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On May 30, the US Supreme Court, in National Rifle Ass’n of Am. v. Vullo, 602 US __ (2024), unanimously held that the National Rifle Association (NRA) plausibly alleged in a complaint that it filed in federal court that...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Preemption, the First Amendment, and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel on Today’s Decisional Menu - SCOTUS Today

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Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down three decisions on a Thursday, each of them substantively important to the individuals involved, but all of them essentially involving the Supreme Court’s instructing lower...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides NRA v. Vullo

On May 30, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided NRA v. Vullo, No. 22-842, holding that the National Rifle Association (NRA) stated a claim that Maria Vullo, while acting as the superintendent of the New York Department of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - May 30, 2024

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 22-529: This case addresses the standard for determining when state laws that regulate national banks are...more

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New FMC D&D Invoicing Rules Are Officially in Effect

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The Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) Final Rule on Demurrage and Detention Invoicing (Final Rule) is in effect. The Final Rule requires certain minimum information for demurrage and detention (D&D) invoices and provides...more

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The Supreme Court Update - November 6, 2023

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On November 3, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in 3 cases: Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, No. 23-3: This case concerns the enforceability of “delegation clauses” in arbitration agreements. A...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Gun Trusts in Estate Planning: No Time To Be Quick on the Trigger

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When considering an estate plan, clients who own firearms should remember that very often, their firearms require special consideration and planning, particularly given the intricacies of federal, state, and local gun laws...more

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FIRPTA and Publicly Traded Corporations

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On May 19, 2023 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released AM 2023-003 (the Memo or GLAM) holding that the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act’s (FIRPTA’s) 5% publicly traded exception (the 5% exception) applies at...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Post-Facebook v. Duguid Litigation Roundup (UPDATED)

As part of Manatt’s continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme Court’s newly clarified definition of an...more

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Cozen Currents: Guns in America: How Did We Get Here?

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The Cozen Lens- Americans are a global outlier in gun ownership and experience higher rates of gun death and gun violence than other peer nations. Yet the national conversation and political culture remains centered on...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

New York Judge Spares NRA “Corporate Death Penalty”

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The National Rifle Association has long been a politically charged topic for its fans and critics. For those of you more interested in the politics of the NRA’s ongoing battle with New York’s Attorney General Letitia James,...more

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New York AG's Suit To Dissolve NRA Highlights Critical Reminders for Nonprofit Boards

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New York's Attorney General is suing to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA) based upon what the AG alleges are repeated violations of state laws regulating nonprofit corporations. The Attorney General's amended...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Post-Facebook v. Duguid Litigation Roundup (UPDATED)

As part of Manatt’s continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme Court’s newly clarified definition of an...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Post-Facebook v. Duguid Litigation Roundup (UPDATED)

As part of Manatt’s continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme Court’s newly clarified definition of an...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Cases

The Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court in In re National Rifle Association of America and Sea Girt LLC, Case No. 21-30085 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. May 11, 2021), ECF No. 740, dismissed the National Rifle Association...more

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Their Aim Wasn't True – The NRA and Bad Faith Bankruptcy Filings

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Bankruptcy offers a temporary sanctuary for parties seeking relief from a variety of problems – financial crisis, lawsuits, collection actions, repossessions, foreclosure, and pandemics. Filing bankruptcy before a money...more

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Bankruptcy Court Dismisses NRA’s Ch. 11 Petition

United States Bankruptcy Judge Harlin Hale recently dismissed the National Rifle Association’s Chapter 11 petition as not filed in good faith.  The decision leaves the 150-year-old gun-rights organization susceptible to the...more

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NRA Fails In Bid To Avoid New York Regulatory Regime By Filing For Bankruptcy And Reorganizing In Texas

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New York AG Letitia James obtained a ruling from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas, denying the National Rifle Association’s (“NRA”) bankruptcy petition... ...more

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NRA Bankruptcy Case Dismissed For Cause Because It Was Not Filed In Good Faith

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Judge Harlin D. Hale of the United State Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed the chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by the National Rifle Association (the “NRA”) for cause, finding that the case was...more

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Not in My Court: Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Cases as Filed in Bad Faith

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On May 11, 2021, Judge Harlin D. Hale, of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “Court”) found that the bankruptcy cases of the National Rifle Association of America (“NRA”) and its subsidiary Sea Girt...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.12.2021 | Top Story: Fed Stands Pat on Strategy Despite Inflation Worries Roiling Markets

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Despite the reemergence of inflation and bubbles as the concerns-of-the-day that caused markets to quiver their way to a 3-month low yesterday, Fed officials remained committed to their “wait and see” strategy on removing...more

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The NRA's Chapter 11 Filing Takes Aim at the State of New York: Is it off Target?

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The National Rifle Association (commonly known as the NRA), a New York not-for-profit corporation with its principal place of business in Virginia, has tested the limits of how accommodating Chapter 11 can be to a solvent...more

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COVID-19 Price Gouging On Eggs | EPA Picks up Cleanup Tab | Not All Smiles With This Judgment

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COVID-19- Paying 4X for Eggs? New York Attorney General Alleges Price Gouging in Lawsuit Against Egg Producer- New York AG Letitia James sued egg producer and wholesale distributor Hillandale Farms Corp. and related...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Federal Anti-Deferral Rules For Foreign Income –Just A Reminder, There’s No Easy Way Out

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It’s Complicated- Coming to grips with the U.S. tax treatment of the foreign-sourced income of a closely held domestic business, and of commercial transactions involving such a business and its related foreign entities,...more

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On vaping, gun violence, and health insurance, the big talk flows, but action, not so much

When it comes to key health concerns of the American public, President Trump and his administration have offered evidence anew that whatever they say may not last to the next political moment, that inaction is its own...more

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