Questions tagged [injunctions]
For questions relating to court orders that compels a party to do or refrain from certain acts.
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Is there a way to avoid the "whack-a-mole" approach to ruling on Trump moving troops into cities?
Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to several US cities (DC and Los Angeles), and threatened to do so in others (e.g. Portland, Chicago, Memphis). In most cases the cities or states have ...
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Why can't I directly sue the US government if I believe a law is unconstitutional?
If I believe a law to be unconstitutional, why is is that I sue the enforcement agency into not enforcing the law, making it unenforceable, despite being still on the books? It's my understanding that ...
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Could appeals court have issued an injunction against Trump's tariffs?
Last week an appeals court ruled that Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" were not legal. However, they allowed them to stay in place until mid-October, to give the administration time to appeal to ...
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Judge put a stay on an injunction against Trump's birthright citizenship EO - can someone decipher this?
In the class action lawsuit against Trump's Executive Order that purports to end birthright citizenship for certain people, a judge today issued a preliminary injunction against the administration, ...
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How is U.S. HR1 §70302 relevant?
HR1 §70302 says
No court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order if no security was ...
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What's the problem with nationwide injunctions?
Today the Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants. But the case before them wasn't the merits of ...
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Can I, as a US citizen, sue the federal government to avoid being deported to El Salvador?
As a US citizen not charged with or convicted of any federal crime, it would be completely illegal for the US government to arrest me, deport me, and hand me over to the government of El Salvador to ...
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Can a new device owner compel a previous owner to un-register it from their account with the manufacturer?
Say I become the owner of an electronic device, like a Chromebook or iPhone, that can be locked to the current owner's account with the manufacturer (this may not be completely realistic, but take it ...
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Declaration of intent to breach as cause of legal action
Say that "James" does work under a valid nondisclosure agreement. During an argument with his manager, he declares that he intends to leak information covered by the NDA.
Is there anything ...
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How can Telegram defend themselves from law enforcement action? [closed]
It has been stated for over a decade on Telegram's Privacy Policy that
All data is stored heavily encrypted and the encryption keys in each case are stored in several other data centers in different ...
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The availability Interim Measures before the CJEU
I read this part of a book about interim measures from the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union), and I am not sure if I completely understand it or not.
Does it mean that if the financial ...
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What would happen to Ben Newman if he didn’t pay his costs order by December?
Ben Newman is a UK animal rights activist who interferes with horse races by running onto the course to delay the races. He was criminially convicted in early July 2023 and given a fine and community ...
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Bar to win a preliminary injunction to block an M&A deal
This is a thread of tweet about the bar FTC has to meet to block an M&A deal.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1669428214513672193.html
My question is does this bar only apply to FTC? Is it the ...
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Is a Request to Stay Case Pending Appeal Considered an Equitable Remedy in the USA?
A request for injunctive relief is an equitable remedy and courts have broad discretion in granting or denying it.
Is a request to stay case pending appeal also considered an equitable remedy?
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How would one comply with a court order to unpublish unlimitable information?
(If this has been asked, please deduplicate; I searched but couldn't find anything similar. Thanks!)
This is wholly hypothetical, I hope. Let's have two people, "Alice" and "Bob". ...
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