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Three states end judicial deference practices

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Top Call of Duty esports players sue Activision for $680M in damages, alleging the publisher has an unlawful monopoly on the game's esports scene

Activision dismisses the lawsuit as 'meritless'.

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SEC emissions disclosure rule could come later than expected

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spokesperson Mellissa Campbell Duru said last week the expected October release date for the commission’s emissions disclosure rule was a best estimate that could be inaccurate, according to a Bloomberg Law report. Campbell Duru also said the SEC—like BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and others in…

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Why you shouldn't be surprised that autoworkers are asking for a 40% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

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Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

WEKU

Intel scores a rare win in multi-billion dollar rollercoaster lawsuit that'll make you say 'Is this really what patent law is like?'

Strap in, this is patent law at its most absurd.

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Senators urge DOJ to scrutinize landlords’ use of RealPage software to raise rents

Four U.S. senators are calling on the Justice Department to look closely at how Richardson-based RealPage’s software is used by big landlords.

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Economy and Society, February 21, 2023: Will Congress block Biden’s ESG retirement plan rule?

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Trump’s CDC changed COVID reports under political pressure, panel finds

The CDC bowed to the Trump administration’s demands to change the editorial process of its weekly scientific journal after warnings from then health secretary Alex Azar to “get in line,” a House investigation found.

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Economy and Society, August 16, 2022: ESG becomes a campaign theme

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LGBTQ hospital workers denied fertility coverage in test of US discrimination law

An Illinois-based Catholic hospital system that employs more than 24,000 people will only cover fertility treatment for workers in opposite-sex marriages, a policy some lawyers say could run afoul of federal discrimination laws.

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Privacy lawsuits challenge the future of virtual try-on features

Companies may be collecting shopper’s biometric data without their consent, lawsuits allege.

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Ex-Prosecutor Markus Funk and Judge Virginia Kendall (N.D. Ill.) on Possible Prosecution of S. Ct. Leaker

A new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday (written with the help of ex-prosecutor Andrew S. Boutros), following up on their Bloomberg Law piece from May 11, lays out some possible bases for the prosecution: Consider Section 1512 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which makes it…

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Casino Mogul Steve Wynn and Lawyer Lisa Bloom Settle #TheyLied Libel Claim, Bloom Will Reportedly Retract

From Bloomberg Law (see also Casino.org (Devin O'Connor)): Former Wynn Resorts Ltd. CEO Steve Wynn agreed to dismiss his lawsuit accusing attorney Lisa Bloom and her law firm of defaming him in a press release that said Wynn ordered female show performers to present themselves in a more sexually appealing…

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"Betraying the Bench: Could the SCOTUS Leaker Face Criminal Charges?"

An interesting article by two former prosecutors (T. Markus Funk and Andrew S. Boutros) and District Judge Virginia M. Kendall (N.D. Ill.)

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Comparing U.S., English, and German Self-Defense Law

T. Markus Funk (a partner at Perkins Coie and a scholar of, among other things, self-defense law) and I published an article on this subject at Bloomberg Law last week; I thought I'd reprint it, with Bloomberg's permission. The material on English and German law is Markus's contribution, and the…

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