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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama Cannabis Court Faces Dilemma: To Treat Applicants Fairly or Equally?

“Equal is not fair, and fair is not equal. Equal is obtainable but fair is not.” The Montgomery County Circuit Court overseeing the launch of Alabama’s medical cannabis program has an interesting dilemma on its hands. It...more

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US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Civil Rights Enforcement in Williams v. Reed Case

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In a 5-4 opinion by Justice Kavanaugh, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, the Supreme Court reversed the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision and established a significant precedent...more

Bilzin Sumberg

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Is Unconstitutional—But Only for Some Companies

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On Friday, March 1, 2024, a federal judge in Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional. See NSBU v. Yellen, No. 5:22-cv-1448, 2024 BL 69366, 2024 Us Dist Lexis 36205 (N.D. Ala. Mar. 01, 2024). Here...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Alabama Federal Judge Finds the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Unconstitutional: FinCEN Responds

The Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), which became effective on January 1 this year, was enacted by Congress to combat sources of financial criminal activity and abuse of anonymous companies. The CTA requires a majority...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Alabama Federal District Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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The U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Alabama (the “District Court”) ruled on March 1, 2024, that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was unconstitutional. Presiding over the case was Judge Liles Burke, who...more

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Constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act

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On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Northeast Division (“Court”) ruled the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA” or “Act”) to be unconstitutional. The CTA, which was enacted on...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SCOTUS, First Amendment and University of Alabama

Rodney Keister was challenging the University of Alabama’s grounds use policy, which requires individuals to obtain a permit before speaking publicly on campus. In his arguments, Keister asserted that the space he was using...more

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Alabama Enacts Legislation That Restricts COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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Alabama has joined an ever-increasing number of states that have passed laws aimed at countering the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Alabama Senate Bill 9 restricts Alabama employers from requiring COVID-19...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 and Unprecedented Litigation Insights, Issue 26, October 2020

This 26th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us returning to now-familiar topics involving liability protection for businesses, wrongful death lawsuits (particularly those...more

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