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The act provides immunity to the State of California and its related entities from being sued. The law immunizes public employees from liability for “instituting or prosecuting any judicial or administrative proceeding” within the scope of their employment, “even if” the employees act “maliciously and without probable cause.” (Cal. Gov. Code, § 821.6)
The lawsuit claims that military rules permitted medical exemptions but not religious exemptions violates the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. [ 86 ] On May 2, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous 9-0 decision in favor of Liberty Counsel's client that had been prevented from flying a Christian flag in Boston ...
Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act: 1971 Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act: 1957 Uniform Dormant Mineral Interests Act: 1986 Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act: 1979, 1987 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act: 1999 Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act (UEVHPA) [1] 2006
Many of these cases have lead to class action lawsuits and proceedings by the Federal Trade Commision (FTC), resulting in a number of settlements worth millions — or even billions — of dollars ...
In a non-profit corporation, the "agency problem" is even more difficult than in the for-profit sector, because the management of a non-profit is not even theoretically subject to removal by the charitable beneficiaries. The board of directors of most charities is self-perpetuating, with new members chosen by vote of the existing members.
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a publicly funded, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established by the United States Congress.It seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing funding for civil legal aid to those who otherwise would be unable to afford it.
In 2007, non-profit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen criticized the National Arbitration Forum, including its fee schedule and alleged bias. [ 11 ] According to a July 2008 Navigant analysis of the Public Citizen data, [ 12 ] 26,665 arbitrations out of a total of 33,948 arbitrations were either heard or dismissed (i.e. excluding ...
Led by the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, the Division's litigation reflects the diversity of government activities, involving, for example, the defense of challenges to presidential actions; national security issues; benefit programs; energy policies; commercial issues such as contract disputes, banking ...