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Nevada Legislature Adopts Significant Amendments to its Corporate Law to Further Entice Corporations to Incorporate or...

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Not to be outdone by Delaware and Texas, the Nevada Senate voted unanimously on May 21, 2025, to adopt Assembly Bill No. 239 (AB 239), which provides for significant amendments to the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) governing...more

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What Mexico Constitutional Reform to Eliminate the Autonomous Constitutional Bodies Means for the Rule of Law

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A proposed constitutional amendment being considered by Mexico’s Congress would eliminate the country’s autonomous constitutional bodies – agencies originally created to make decisions without political influence and...more

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Mexican Congress Approves Judicial Reform

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Una versión en español de esta Insight está disponible haciendo clic arriba. The Senate of the Republic recently approved the reform of the Judicial Branch, with 86 votes in favor and 41 against. This change is the largest...more

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Iniciativa de reforma al poder judicial en México

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El Ejecutivo Federal de México, el 5 de febrero de 2024, presentó a la Cámara de Diputados un paquete de iniciativas constitucionales y reformas secundarias, dentro de las cuales se encuentra la "Iniciativa que reforma,...more

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Mass. SJC adopts "totality of the circumstances” test to determine whether municipal land is held for a specific purpose

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In its recent decision in Carroll v. Select Board of Norwell (pdf), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) reaffirmed that where town-owned land is held for a specific purpose, M.G.L. c. 40, § 15A dictates that it...more

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Constitutional Reform of New York Court System Advances

Last week, court reform took a giant step forward in New York State when Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Brad Hoylman and Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles D. Lavine introduced a proposed constitutional amendment to...more

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Mexican Senate proposes new (super) regulator that would merge the antitrust, telecom and energy agencies

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On June 10, 2020, Senator Ricardo Monreal, President of the Senate’s multi-party coordination body, the Junta de Coordinación Política and leader of the ruling party’s senators, proposed a constitutional amendment to articles...more

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NY State Legislature to Hold Hearings on Court Simplification

On November 13 and 21, 2019, the New York State Assembly and Senate will hold joint hearings on the court simplification reforms proposed by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore. The proposed amendment to the State Constitution would...more

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Legislation Impacts Citizen Petitions for Florida Constitutional Amendments

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On Friday, June 7, 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 5 into law, introducing immediate changes to the process for citizens to propose amendments to the Florida Constitution....more

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Multiple Lawsuits Challenge Florida Constitutional Amendment Proposals Recommended By The Constitution Revision Commission

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Earlier this year during its once every 20-year process, the Florida Constitution Revision Commission approved 20 proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution. These proposed amendments were grouped into eight ballot...more

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