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December 20, 2024
Watchlist Flouts Justices' Major-Questions Ruling, Petition Says
Four individuals backed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review the government's terrorist watchlist, saying a Fifth Circuit ruling affirming its legality eviscerated the justices' major questions doctrine.
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December 20, 2024
Argentina Asks Justices To Review Bondholders' $310M Win
Argentina wants the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over what law applies when determining whether a country's assets are shielded from creditors under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, saying its reversionary interests worth $310 million in collateral backing recently matured 1990s Brady bonds are immune.
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December 20, 2024
Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Case Salesforce Said Caused Split
The full Federal Circuit has refused to review a ruling that revived a software patent suit against Salesforce and sunk a $6.9 million attorney fee award it won, turning aside the company's argument that the decision created a split within the court that will cause "recurring confusion."
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December 20, 2024
Colo. Panel Upholds Antero's $215M Wastewater Contract Win
A Colorado appellate panel will hold a wastewater solutions firm to a $215 million judgment for breaching salt standards in a contract to build a fracking water treatment plant for Antero Resources, recognizing an email referencing the criteria as a part of a change order and thus the deal itself.
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December 20, 2024
9th Circ. Orders Closer Security Review In Muslim Spying Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Friday partially revived a long-running putative class action over the FBI's alleged surveillance of Muslims in Southern California, saying more work needs to be done before determining whether the case is so tied to state secrets that it puts national security at risk.
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