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Case of the Day: Ben Haim v. Doe
The case of the day is Ben Haim v. Doe (D.D.C. 2023). Tamar Ben Haim, who lives in Jerusalem, alleged that she was assaulted by an unknown, off-duty agent with the Secret Service who was on the advance team preparing for President Biden’s visit to Israel in 2022. Following the alleged assault, she claimed, the……
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South West Terminal v. Achter Land & Cattle: The Case of the Thumbs Up Emoji
The case of the day is South West Terminal Ltd. v. Achter Land & Cattle Ltd., 2023 SKKB 116, a Saskatchewan breach of contract case. It’s not a typical Letters Blogatory case, but it’s fun, and I expect to see it in contract casebooks in the future. Law students my remember it as the “thumbs……
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One Last Site Change (For Now): Improved Accessibility!
Readers, you are probably getting tired of posts about Letters Blogatory adopting protocols, improving data protection, and so forth. Bear with me for one more post, as I announce a new accessibility feature. You should now see a floating toolbar with two icons on the left of your screen (unless you are reading on your……
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Case of the Day: Doe v. d’Espalungue d’Arros
The case of the day is Doe v. d’Espalungue d’Arros (W.D. La. 2023). The claims in the case arose out of an alleged sexual assault at a church retreat organized by the “Ragin’ Cajun Catholics,” the college ministry of Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Church at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The defendant, Edouard d’Espalungue……