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The Week in Weed: November 2024

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have a look at Delaware’s licensing lottery, We note that New York’s cannabis crackdown may be...more

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Ghost (Gun) Busters: Governor Healey Blocks Gun Lobby’s Attempt to Suspend Ghost Gun Ban Through Referendum Petition

On July 25, 2024, Governor Healey signed “an Act Modernizing Firearm Laws” (“Chapter 135” or the “Act”), a new comprehensive gun law that makes several key changes to existing Massachusetts’ gun laws, including banning “ghost...more

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Second Circuit Denies Common-Law Sovereign Immunity for Foreign State-Owned Entities

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The court held that the Executive Branch's decision to criminally prosecute a foreign state-owned entity for commercial activity is entitled to deference and thus strips the entity's immunity under common law....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Understanding Title IX and Fraternity Responsibility: A Closer Look at Campus Sexual Assault

Imagine this scenario taking place at Greek parties all around the country: A fraternity hosts a party at its house and invites either another sorority or allows non-Greek students to attend. Alcohol is served at the party,...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Care Insights, Issue 9, October 2024

Welcome to The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. With Fall Break behind us and the race to end-of-term underway, we highlight the following topics of import for schools,...more

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To Err Is Human, But Artificial Intelligence Will Make Human Errors Worse

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A recent blog post advocating using Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) to “automate” criminal appeals instead raises the concern that common flaws in contemporary judicial decision-making will only get worse if we cede legal...more

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2024 Elections – Key Policy Positions and Scenario Analysis

The November elections are less than a week away, and the outcome will have wide-ranging impacts. Former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) were formally nominated for president and vice president, respectively,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Supreme Court Urged to Resolve Split on ERISA Standing Requirements in Excessive Fee Cases

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Chavez v. Plan Benefit Services, Inc., 108 F.4th 297 (5th Cir. 2024), began when three employees of a single employer sued the service providers of their health and welfare benefit plan for allegedly charging excessive fees...more

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In-Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's October 2024 Round-Up

FEC UPDATE - FEC Declines to Impose New Restriction on Joint Fundraising Committee Television Solicitations - On October 10, the FEC considered whether joint fundraising committees may distribute television...more

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Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court to Review Ruling on Universal Service Fund's Constitutionality

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The U.S. Solicitor General recently sought Supreme Court review of an en banc decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which found the Federal Communications Commission-run Universal Service Fund (USF) to...more

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Court Of Appeal: "We regret to inform that cannabis is illegal in California because federal law says so."

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In November 2016, the voters of California adopted  Proposition 64 - the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 26000 et seq.  The act established a basic framework for licensing,...more

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Trick or Treat: Don’t Let Halloween Festivities Lead to Employment Woes

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Halloween is not just for trick-or-treating. Adults and children alike enjoy dressing up and celebrating, but ghosts and goblins may not be the only things to avoid this season. Halloween can offer many temptations to behave...more

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The 2023 Term of the Supreme Court: Administrative and Regulatory Law Rulings

It is instructive to review the Supreme Court’s record in its most recent term, concentrating on regulatory and administrative law cases, which are usually back-burner issues. But not this term....more

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TikTok, The “Blackout Challenge”, and the New Limits on Section 230 Immunity

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In a recent landmark decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that TikTok could be held liable in a wrongful death suit stemming from the “Blackout Challenge” — a disturbing trend promoted through the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Arizona Court Says Preschool Isn’t School, Showing That Sometimes There Isn’t a “Right” Decision

Legend has it that Alice Cooper originally titled his hit “Preschool’s Out Forever.” I made that up, but it occurred to me when I read a headline from Law360 that read “Under Pot Law, Preschool Isn’t ‘School,’ Ariz. Court...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DDC tosses case challenging constitutionality of FDIC imposing civil penalties

On October 11, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (DDC) denied an individual plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and granted the FDIC’s motion to dismiss in a case seeking to enjoin an...more

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High Court to Review Standard Applied to “Reverse Discrimination” Cases

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On October 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services (Case No. 23-1039) to decide whether plaintiffs who are members of historically majority communities asserting...more

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The Freedom—and Limits—of Political Speech in the Workplace

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With the 2024 election quickly approaching, employers should expect an increase in political conversation and activity in the workplace. It is essential during political seasons for both employers and employees to understand...more

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The End of Qui Tam FCA Claims? How a Federal District Judge Might Have Just Sounded the Death Knell For Whistleblower Lawsuits

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A seismic shift in the world of False Claims Act (“FCA”) might have occurred recently in a Middle District of Florida courtroom. On September 30, 2024, Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle issued her ruling in US ex rel Zafirov v....more

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How the U.S. Supreme Court's Rulings on Kaiser and Purdue Pharma Affect Insurers' Rights and Interests in Chapter 11 Cases

On June 6, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision on an insurer’s standing in its policyholders’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in Truck Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., 144 S. Ct. 1414 (2024). The decision...more

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Federal District Court Finds False Claims Act Qui Tam Provision Unconstitutional

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In a landmark decision, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, held that the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam provision –...more

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Holding State Medicaid Agencies Accountable: A Federal Court Issues Ruling on Deficiencies and Discrimination in TennCare

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“Poor, disabled, and otherwise disadvantaged Tennesseans should not require luck, perseverance, or zealous lawyering to receive healthcare benefits they are entitled to under the law.” - Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., United...more

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CFPB touts three wins in funding challenges: Is it all sizzle but no steak?

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As we have previously reported, there are several CFPB enforcement lawsuits pending in which the defendants have filed motions to dismiss based in whole or in part on the argument that subsequent to September 2022, all...more

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Reproductive Health Care: A Future in Flux with the Next Administration

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Access to reproductive health care has been a part of the national debate for years, and even more so since 2022 when the US Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs overturning decades of precedent established under Roe v....more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 21-25, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Ga v. Shafer - elections, federal officer removal, pretrial habeas - Ga v. Clark -  elections, federal officer removal, special purpose grand jury, federal question - Gemini...more

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