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The Indian legal system empowers courts to deal with vexatious litigation through several mechanisms. [24] One common tool is the imposition of costs on the litigant who files frivolous suits. Courts have the discretion to order costs to be paid to the opposing party as a means of discouraging such behavior.
Articles that pertain, directly or indirectly, to improper use of the legal system, or to abuse by the legal system, or to allegations thereof. Subcategories This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total.
The Church of Scientology has been involved in numerous court disputes across the world. In some cases, when the Church has initiated the dispute, questions have been raised as to its motives. [1] The Church of Scientology says that its use of the legal system is necessary to protect its intellectual property and its right to freedom of ...
Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352 (1983), [1] is a United States Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of vague laws that allow police to demand that "loiterers" and "wanderers" provide "credible and reliable" identification.
The appellate court will typically be deferential to the lower court's findings of fact (such as whether a defendant committed a particular act), unless clearly erroneous, and so will focus on the court's application of the law to those facts (such as whether the act found by the court to have occurred fits a legal definition at issue).
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United States v. Drew, 259 F.R.D. 449 (C.D. Cal. 2009), [1] was an American federal criminal case in which the U.S. government charged Lori Drew with violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) over her alleged cyberbullying of her 13-year-old neighbor, Megan Meier, who had died of suicide.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on gender-affirming care next term, marking a potential turning point for providers. The court will weigh whether Tennessee’s ban violates the ...