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Customer paid Rs 13,000 for car ownership transfer, but dealer kept it in its workshop for years, court orders Rs 2.57 lakh with 10% interest

Consumer court car dealer case: A consumer commission has upheld an order directing a car dealer to pay Rs 2.57 lakh to a customer after failing to complete the ownership transfer of a second-hand vehicle. The car remained at the dealer’s workshop for several years following an accident. Holding the…

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California Appeals Court Upholds Trial Court Order That Cited Hallucinated Cases

The nonexistent cases were first introduced by opposing counsel, but the appellant's lawyer didn't spot the error at the trial court, and submitted a proposed order to the trial court that cited those cases. That, the appeals court held, meant that appellant forfeited the right to challenge the decision.

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Still No Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Defamation Case Over Sexual Assault Allegations

From yesterday's decision (in my view, a correct decision) by Judge F. Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.) in Doe v. Doe… The post Still No Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Defamation Case Over Sexual Assault Allegations appeared first on Reason.com.

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"If Doe Wishes to Use Judicial Proceedings" "to Seek Relief from … Defamat[ion],"

"he must do so under his true name and accept the risk that certain unflattering details may come to light over the course of the litigation."

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Court overturns ex-state attorney's mortgage fraud conviction but upholds perjury convictions

A federal appeals court has upheld the perjury convictions of former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, but the court overturned a mortgage fraud conviction and the resulting forfeiture of a Florida property

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Boston Police Officer's Tweets from "Stop the Steal" Rally Protected by First Amendment Against Government Employer Retaliation

An excerpt from the >16,000-word opinion written by Commissioner Paul Stein in Abasciano v. Boston Police Dep't, decided last month… The post Boston Police Officer's Tweets from "Stop the Steal" Rally Protected by First Amendment Against Government Employer Retaliation appeared first on Reason.com.

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Criminal Conviction Based on "Only Women Can Be Mothers" and "'Transing' Kids Is Abuse and Homophobia" Signs, …

displayed on defendant's car and on her fence facing neighbors who have a transgender child; an appellate court reverses the conviction on procedural grounds, without resolving the First Amendment issue.

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Florida Court Rejects Pseudonymous Petition to Get Public Records

The case involved a public records request to identify the "six or seven pretty big legal conservative heavyweights" whom Gov. DeSantis labeled as "trusted advisors for his judicial appointments to the Florida Supreme Court."

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Pennsylvania Trial Court Rejects Pseudonymity in Defamation Suit Over Sexual Assault Allegations

(as well as other allegations).

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14th Court Case I've Seen in Which AI-Hallucinated Citations Appeared

From Kruse v. Karlen, decided yesterday by the Missouri Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge Kurt Odenwald, joined by Judges Michael E. Gardner and Renée D. Hardin-Tammons (for more on the earlier 13 cases, see these posts): Jonathan R. Karlen ("Appellant") appeals from the trial court's grant of…

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Court Upholds Denial of Pseudonymity to Plaintiff in #TheyLied Libel Suit Stemming from Title IX Complaint

"Appellant wants the option to hide behind a shield of anonymity in the event he is unsuccessful in proving his claim, but he would surely identify himself if he were to prove his claims."

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Florida Appellate Court Rejects Third Circuit's Reasoning as to Felons and the Second Amendment

From Edenfield v. State, decided Wednesday, in an opinion by Judge Bilbrey and joined by Judge Winokur, with Judge Long concurring in the result (for more on the Range case, see here): We deny Appellant's amended motion for rehearing, rehearing en banc, and to certify a question of great public…

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Calling 10-Year-Old "Fucking Little Snitch" Isn't Punishable as "Obscene," "Threatening," or "Fighting Words"

From Commonwealth v. Hanner, decided last week by the Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court, in an opinion by Judge John Bender, joined by Judges Mary Jane Bowes and Megan Sullivan: The facts, as taken in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth as the verdict winner, are straightforward. Sometime during 2021,…

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Accepting Sub Teacher Job at School Where Your Ex Teaches Isn't "Stalking"

From yesterday's Florida Court of Appeal decision in Ahern v. Leon, in an opinion by Judge Alan Forst, joined by Judges Melanie May and Jonathan Gerber; seems quite correct to me: Appellant and Appellee briefly dated in mid-2016 and again from March through July 2017. In October 2017, Appellee informed…

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