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Mere days after SCOTUS enjoins universal injunctions, judges find other way to afford “complete relief.” A big one: The Administrative Procedure Act allows courts to enjoin agency actions.

Also:

• What if a defendant does not want a co-defendant dismissed and relieved of liability? The California Supreme Court says co-defendants can oppose each other’s MSJs in R&D Contractors v. Superior Court.
• The Climategate saga continues: when 12-years of anti-SLAPP litigation does not end Dr. Michael Mann’s lawsuit defending his “hockey stick” temperature graph, the D.C. court reverses on punitive damages: with a mere $1 nominal damages award, $1M in punitives is too high. Dr. Mann’s total result after a dozen years of litigation: $6,002 (and a bill for $9,000 in discovery sanctions).
• You snooze, you pay: Employer gets sanctioned $183k for late arbitration fee payment in Guffey v. Bokeet.
• Family law FC 2030 fee denial reversed for considering improper, extra-statutory equitable factors in Marriage of Sadie v. Cativar.
• Georgia appellate court sanctions lawyer for ChatGPT-cited fake cases, citing study showing AI makes mistakes 75% of the time.
• Can you hand up exhibits during appellate argument? Maybe in Texas.
• The Third District new program delays record deadlines pending mediation.

Tune in for insights on trial prep, appeals strategy, and the increasingly blurred lines between branches of government.

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Other items discussed in the episode:

• Climate Change Trial Update: Jury awards $1 plus $1M punitives for hockey-stick criticism
• Alex Anteau 'Don't Be Dumb': Ga. Court of Appeals Sanction Gives Insight...
• Law360 The Funniest Moments of The Supreme Court's Term - Law360

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