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Case of the Day: SB v. WA
The Case of the Day is SB v. WA (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2012). The parties were civilly married in New York in 1998. About a month later, they had a religious wedding ceremony in New York and, as part of the ceremony, they signed a mahr agreement, which, under Islamic law, obligates the husband to……
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Event Announcement: Mass Torts in a Shrinking World, Nov. 2
On Friday, November 2, the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Journal of International Law will be hosting its Fall 2012 Symposium, in association with the International Human Rights Advocates and the International Law Organization. The title is “Mass Torts in a Shrinking World.” There will be four panels with some really outstanding participants, including Michael……
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Case of the Day: Gardner v. Letcher
The case of the day is Gardner v. Letcher (D. Nev. 2012). Alfred Letcher sold an Arizona mine to Christopher Gardner in 2008 for $3.6 million. According to Gardner, the parties also signed an agreement at the time that allowed Gardner to rescind the sale contract within a year and in return receive the purchase……
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Breaking: Justice Breyer Extends the Belfast Project Stay
Justice Breyer extended the temporary stay in the Belfast Project case today, without referring the application to the full court. Here is the text of his order: Oct 17 2012 Application (12A310) granted by Justice Breyer. UPON FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the application of counsel for the applicants, the response filed thereto, and the reply, IT……
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Lago Agrio: New Ecuadoran Decision
Here, courtesy of the Lago Agrio plaintiffs’ PR people, is a copy of a new decision by the Provincial Court of Justice in Sucumbios, the Ecuadoran court at the center of the Lago Agrio case. Unfortunately, no translation is yet available as far as I know, so I can’t really comment on the merits. The……