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A Matter Of Public Concern: Eliminating The Public Concern Test To Safeguard New York Times Co. V. Sullivan, Alyssa T. Calcerano

Catholic University Law Review

In recent years, Justices Thomas and Gorsuch have expressed a strong interest in reconsidering, and perhaps overruling, the landmark defamation decision, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. The Court’s defamation jurisprudence has undergone many changes since the landmark case was decided, namely, the Court has since adopted a test known as the “public concern” test. Though adopted by only a plurality of the Court, the “public concern” test has been integrated into the defamation decisions of lower federal courts and state courts. This comment encourages the Court to abandon any push toward the wholesale abandonment of Sullivan and, instead, …

The Challenges Facing Academic Freedom And Free Speech, Keith E. Whittington

Catholic University Law Review

There are growing challenges to free speech and academic freedom on American college campuses. There is pressure from both the political left and the political right to suppress controversial speech on campus, and there are calls to restrict speech that come both from members of the campus community and from those beyond the campus gates. In this difficult environment, it is essential that academics both understand the principles of academic freedom and campus free speech and work to advocate for them.

The Unconstitutional Impact Of Anti-Transgender Legislation On Native Hawaiians, Aaliah Moi-Matsumoto

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Cancer Alley: Solutions For Effective Regulation And Enforcement Of Air Pollution, Lisa Lee

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

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internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

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Standard Ochrony Konsumenta Na Rynku Reklamy Kredytu Konsumenckiego W Świetle Dyrektywy Parlamentu Europejskiego I Rady (Ue) 2023/2225 Oraz Innych Regulacji Prawa Unijnego Z Zakresu Regulacji Rynku Finansowego, Rafał Włoczka

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

This article examines the legal framework governing consumer credit advertising under Directive (EU) 2023/2225 of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 October 2023 on credit agreements for consumers. While enhancing consumer protection in the financial market through the regulation of consumer credit advertising has been widely studied, there is a lack of a systematic comparison with other EU financial market regulations on this issue. The article aims to critically assess the regulatory framework for consumer credit advertising in the EU. It reviews legislative developments in consumer credit directives and contrasts them with advertising requirements for other financial services. …

Termin Do Złożenia Oświadczenia O Zastosowaniu Sankcji Kredytu Darmowego, Krzysztof Kaczorowski

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

Niniejsze opracowanie odnosi się do zagadnienia rozpoczęcia biegu terminu do złożenia oświadczenia o zastosowaniu sankcji kredytu darmowego, unormowanego w art. 45 ukk. Przedmiotem analizy w artykule jest przede wszystkim pojęcie wykonania umowy, użyte w art. 45 ust. 5 ukk jako chwila wskazująca początek biegu ww. terminu. W dotychczasowych stanowiskach doktryny i judykatury pojawiały się dwie główne koncepcje, zgodnie z którymi umowa jest wykonana w chwili wypłaty kredytu przez kredytodawcę lub w chwili spłaty całości kredytu przez kredytobiorcę. Sformułowano trzy pytania badawcze: 1) jakie koncepcje pojęcia wykonania umowy pojawiają się na gruncie orzecznictwa i doktryny prawa polskiego i jakie argumenty przejawiają …

Ograniczenie Konsumenckiej Ochrony Prawnej Osób Fizycznych Prowadzących Gospodarstwo Rolne, Magdalena Paleczna-Sareńcza

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

The Act of 14 April 2023 on Consumer Pawnshop Loan amended the provisions of the Act of 23 April 1964 Civil Code and the Act of 12 May 2011 on Consumer Credit. This amendment concerned the extension of consumer protection to farmers with regard to the use of prohibited contractual provisions by an entrepreneur, including a consumer credit lender, and the maximum amount of non-interest costs of a loan, as well as its collateral. The personal scope of the Consumer Credit Act was also extended to include natural persons running an agricultural holding. The introduction of these solutions became the …

Jak „Zazielenia Się” Prawo Konsumenckie – Na Przykładzie Walki Z Greenwashingiem, Agata Zawłocka-Turno

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

Greenwashing has become a hot topic and a significant issue in recent years. On one hand, consumers are placing increasing importance on the sustainability of their purchases. On the other hand, businesses, recognizing this trend, increasingly employ eco-marketing. Unfortunately, they often do so ineffectively, leading their actions to take the form of greenwashing that misleads consumers. This article thoroughly discusses this phenomenon, outlining its forms, driving factors, scope, and consequences. It also describes the existing legal framework for combating greenwashing, and legislative changes that aim to address this issue more effectively. Finally, the article analyzes the legal risks faced by …

Czy Konsumenci Potrzebują Pewności Prawa?, Helena Kordasiewicz

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

Certainty in law is a commonly used expression, but attempts to find its definition may turn out fruitless. It appears in scientific articles, goals of legislation and case law, but those use instances are not always coherent. This study aims to describe certainty in law, based on how it is interpreted in European case law, studies on legal certainty, and contract theory. At first, examples from judgments of the highest courts, in which predictability of economic relations and legal certainty occur, will be presented along with the potential dangers of improperly differentiating between the two. In the second part, a …

Przegląd Orzecznictwa Trybunału Sprawiedliwości Unii Europejskiej Oraz Pytań Prejudycjalnych Dotyczących Dyrektywy 2005/29/We O Nieuczciwych Praktykach Handlowych W Okresie Od 1 Stycznia 2023 Roku Do 31 Grudnia 2024 Roku, Magdalena El-Hagin

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

This paper analyses the judgments of the CJEU in cases: C-208/21 K.D. v. Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Ż S.A., C-646/22 Compass Banca and C-379/23 Guldbrev AB, as well as five references for a preliminary ruling, concerning the interpretation of Directive 2005/29 from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024. The examination of the judgments focused on an exegesis of the facts of the particular case referred for a preliminary ruling, an indication of the position of the Court, and the author’s derivation of partial conclusions for each judgment. As regards the questions of the referring courts pending before the CJEU, the text …

Standard Unijny A Praktyka Polskich Sądów W Sprawach Nieuczciwych Praktyk Rynkowych, Małgorzata Miś, Grzegorz Miś

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

The article analyzes the discrepancies between the consumer protection standard established by Directive 2005/29/EC and the practices of Polish courts in cases concerning unfair commercial practices. The primary goal of the Polish Act on Counteracting Unfair Commercial Practices is to prevent dishonest actions by entrepreneurs, and the proper application of the law is essential for achieving this goal. However, Polish courts face significant challenges in this regard. Several factors contribute to this issue. Firstly, courts fail to recognize the specific nature of consumer cases and that such cases should not be assessed solely through the lens of civil law. Moreover, …

Appeal No. 1033: Pillar Energy, Llc V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

No abstract provided.

Appeal No. 1037: Ll&B Headwater Ii, L.P. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of chief's Order No. 2024-332 Kramer HN FRA West Unit (EAP Ohio, LLC)

Amazon: Breaking The Law And Placing Children At Risk?, Children's Advocacy Institute, University Of San Diego School Of Law

CAI Special Reports

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Pipelines & Presidential Candidates: The Dynamics Of Women Running For Public Office In Ohio, Irene Jayapandian, Barbara Palmer

ConLawNOW

Over one hundred years ago, Ohio was at the forefront of women’s political participation. In 1872, Victoria Woodhull became the first woman to run for president. In 1922, six women were elected to the Ohio state legislature for the first time, and Florence Allen was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court, making her the first woman to be elected to any state supreme court in the nation. This research looks at where the state stands now in the number of women running for office, their success rates, and the impact of having a woman at the top of the ticket. …

Trace Evidence Vs Memory Evidence: Comparing Evidence Collection Tools, Faith Nielsen, M. Kimberly Maclin

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Memory evidence and forensic evidence are both residual traces of an event. While traditional trace evidence (hair, fiber, blood, fingerprints, etc.) is left behind by a perpetrator, memory evidence resides in a person’s mind, usually that of a victim or witness. Both types of evidence have the possibility of contamination; given that memory evidence cannot be bagged and tagged like other types of forensic evidence, it is especially susceptible to contamination which can undercut its ultimate reliability. In court, jurors often have trouble conceptualizing the complexity of memory or even thinking about it as evidence at all. Drawing similarities between …

Why Top-Two Primaries Can't Be Fixed, Quinn Yeargain

Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum

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Residency Requirements In Initiative Ballot Access: The Limits Of First Amendment Rights And The Fight Against Atlanta's 'Cop City', Ross Levin

Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum

When election procedure is challenged, courts must balance First Amendment rights against states’ prerogative to regulate elections. Residency requirements are an election procedure that require petition circulators be a resident of the jurisdiction. Residency restrictions on petition circulators—who collect signatures to achieve ballot access—weigh too heavily against First Amendment rights. In jurisdictions where residency requirements remain in place for initiative ballot access, voters are unconstitutionally shut out of the political process.

In this Article, I examine two cases in which the Supreme Court extended its First Amendment ballot access jurisprudence to ballot initiatives, Meyer v. Grant and Buckley v. American …

Voter Confidence And The World Of Appearances: Where Campaign-Finance And Election-Administration Law Collide, Kishore S. Chundi

Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum

Scholarship on election-administration measures (like voter ID laws) and campaign-finance laws has been siloed. American political affiliations, in their current form, dictate that liberals support campaign-finance restrictions and oppose voter ID laws, and vice versa for conservatives. But the Court has analyzed both measures using the similarly odd lens of appearances—the perception of electoral integrity in voter ID cases and the perception of corruption in campaign-finance cases. Yet despite the nearly identical justifications for campaign-finance and election-administration measures, the Court has treated these claims quite differently. Election-administration laws receive nearly automatic deference, whereas campaign-finance laws are routinely overturned. This Article …

The Law Of Disqualification And Problems With The Supreme Court Code Of Conduct, Donald K. Sherman, Marco A. White, Virginia Canter

Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum

In this Article, we analyze the federal disqualification statute applicable to federal judges, magistrates, and Justices of the Supreme Court as compared to the disqualification provisions of the United States Supreme Court Code of Conduct and detail the ways in which the standards contained within the Code are contrary to law and history. To provide proper context, we examine the history, case law, and statutory framework that have created the current standards of judicial disqualification for all Article III judges and Justices. We demonstrate that the Court is bound to apply disqualification procedures in accordance with the United States Constitution, …