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Why the obscure but specific description of Jane Doe II in the original complaint for Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity?

In Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity (2023), filed in the Wyoming District of U.S. court, the plaintiffs are seven women, members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at University of Wyoming, suing the national organization (based in Ohio) for…
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Why is Harvard allowed to ask for a specific judge in its case against the Trump administration?

From CNN's May 4, 2025 Harvard is taking the Trump administration to court. The judge overseeing the case is no stranger to either side: Harvard has asked for an expedited final decision rather than an immediate order to restore the money, leaving…
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What would happen if Protagoras v Euathlus were heard in court today?

So, I was browsing Wikipedia today, and I came across this article, detailing a lawsuit in Ancient Greece. Basically, what had occurred was that a man, Protagoras, had entered into a contract with another, Euathlus, to provide him with training in…
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Is a suit against a University Dorm for changing policies on a whim likely to succeed (USA)?

I'm going to be changing some identifying details here. Alice attends Omega University. OU has a policy which restricts guests’ access to dorms to only certain hours on certain days. The day in question is from 3 pm until midnight. Alice arrives…
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Could Alex Jones' lawyer have claimed back the data he should have produced in discovery?

As I understand it from the news and some blogs: Alex Jones and his lawyers were asked during discovery to provide any message from his cellphone that did mention the Sandy Hook massacre. He claimed he did not have any and he did not produce…
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Can lawyers ask about, and discriminate based on, iPhone ownership during a case involving Apple?

In the lawsuit(s) between Epic and Apple, assuming it ends up in front of a (federal) jury, are the lawyers for each side allowed to ask potential jurors whether they have iPhones or Android phones; and, on the other side, are they allowed to ask…
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Why do courts dismiss cases as moot?

Trump recently received a subpoena that would have forced him to testify at a trial. He appealed it saying he couldn't be compelled to testify as the sitting president. The appeal is now dismissed as moot since he is no longer president: While…
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Can a covert recording be used as evidence in UK civil court?

I have a court case against my landlord for disrepair. At the end of last year I had enough of waiting for him to respond to all the issues we have in the property, and I've sent him a letter of claim. After that he came to inspect the property…
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Can a civil court impose criminal contempt charges?

For a 2nd time, Donald Trump is being sued by E. Jean Carroll for defamation charges relating to his ongoing defamatory actions towards her. The 1st lawsuit relating to these litigants occurred in May 2023 and resulted in a jury finding Trump liable…
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Federal Rules of Procedure - Multi-jurisdictional local rules

Has anyone anyone ever come across a full set of the complete Federal Rules that also contains an indexed version of every jurisdiction's local rules? I looked last year and I know the big 2 didn't offer this as they'd prefer you buy each state…
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Do judges limit the amount of work required from each party's lawyers in a civil case to a reasonable amount?

One of the reasons rich parties tend to beat poor parties in civil cases is that the rich party will initiate a bunch of actions in the case that the poor party has to respond to. The poor party cannot afford to pay for the required legal services…
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Difference between "dismissed with prejudice" vs. "res judicata"?

What are the differences and similarities between the two? How are they used in the USA? Thanks.
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In a civil trial, can a party “call” its opponent’s witnesses in making its case?

I mean, as opposed to merely cross-examining them in the course of the opposing side’s presentation of their case. A closely related question asks of calling the defendant itself, though not its witnesses.
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Is there a time limit to initiating a legal complaint?

In the case of an injury that continues to affect the Plaintiff, is there some time limit for filing legal documents with a court?
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What remedies are there if it was subsequently discovered that a witness lied at trial?

Suppose this is a tort case (my understanding is unlike a criminal case there is no double jeopardy in tort cases), where a plaintiff was suing a defendant for a lot of money in a tort. A witness testifies that s/he was with the defendant at the…
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