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Justia Legal Resources: Guide to Lawsuits and the Court Process

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When Can a Federal Court Hear a Case? There are two main situations in which a federal court might be able to hear a case. The first is when the lawsuit raises a question of federal law. The judge can rule in favor of one party or the other at this point because they dont need the help of the jury to apply the law. (A

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Unlikely Careers for Lawyers

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JAG Lawyer A Judge Advocate General is a unique opportunity for those who want to defend their country in court. In the episode “ Going From Law School to the Air Force JAG Corps ,” Professor Tony Ghiotto discusses his transition from the battlefield to the classroom. and advising them to “take the bull by the horns.”

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What is a “Social Media Platform”?–NetChoice v. Uthmeier

Eric Goldman

Florida keeps making mockable arguments that the judge keeps swatting down. For example, Florida argued that it didn’t intend to imminently enforce all of the law. I’m not sure that’s a correct characterization of the law, but the court is working without a net here and it shows. 230(e)(3). May 22, 2025).

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X Corp. v. Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

If a contract does that, it should not be enforceable as a matter of federal law. Indeed, under the conflict preemption doctrine, state laws, including contracts, cannot undercut federal policy. First, he assessed the interests that the relevant state law, as applied to the case at hand, aims to promote.

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Privacy Law: Status of Legal Practice Area in 2025

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The history of privacy law The roots of privacy law in the U.S. It was in 1917 that a judge ruled there were protections for the contents of sealed mail. In 1974, a pair of laws protected student academic records and put guardrails on the federal governments collection and use of personal information.

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Court orders Texas to remove anti-migrant Rio Grande barriers–The Hill

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BY RAFAEL BERNAL AND REBECCA BEITSCH “Governor [Greg] Abbott [R] announced that he was not ‘asking for permission’ for Operation Lone Star, the anti-immigration program under which Texas constructed the floating barrier,” District Judge David Alan Ezra wrote. Texas is ordered to remove the buoys by Sept.

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It Turns Out You Can’t “Sue the CDA”–Fyk v. US

Eric Goldman

The judge’s response might be characterized as: WTF = What The Fyk? That the CDA is a federal law does not mean Mr. Fyk can bring a claim against the United States government; preventing such a flood of lawsuits is at the core of standing doctrine. He sued the government to declare Section 230 unconstitutional.

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