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'Untenable': judge tosses $1m Latitude privacy lawsuit

A privacy lawsuit filed against financial service firm Latitude over a data breach has been dumped after a judge ruled the case had little chance of success.

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X labels eSafety church case drop a win for free speech

Elon Musk's X has warned of legal powers used to censor speech after the eSafety Commissioner dropped a court battle over videos of a Sydney church stabbing.

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Bruce Lehrmann Returns To Lion’s Den, Lodges Appeal Against His Channel 10 Defamation Loss

Bruce Lehrmann has filed for an appeal against his historic defamation defeat in April. He will be representing himself.

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More details from Wilkinson's multi-million dollar legal bill

And what a top defamation silk charges for a day in court.

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Reynolds and Higgins defamation case peace talks halted

Senator Linda Reynolds says she is disappointed mediation talks with Brittany Higgins over allegedly defamatory social media posts have not ended the matter.

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Firefighter union loses case against Victorian minister

The United Firefighters Union has lost its Federal Court bid after a judge found Victoria's attorney-general did not coerce Fire Rescue Victoria.

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Environment group loses appeal over coal, gas projects

The full bench of the Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by campaigners related to how the federal environment minister considers fossil fuel projects.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Firearm privacy, trial transcripts, and a Good Samaritan.

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Federal Court Rules Laws Restricting Interstate Travel for Abortion Violate the Right to Travel

The decision addresses an important issue left open by the Supreme Court's decision reversing Roe v. Wade.

Reason

Are State Law Climate Change Tort Suits Preempted by Federal Law?

A recent panel discussion on whether state and local suits against fossil fuel producers are preempted by federal law (and my arguments for why the answer is "no, they are not").

Reason

AFL club accused of 'oppressive' board electoral system

Businessman Peter Lawrence has taken Melbourne FC to the Federal Court over claims its board election system is oppressive to non-preferred candidates.

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Federal Court Again Rejects Texas' Claim that Illegal Migration Qualifies as "Invasion"

The ruling builds on the same court's two prior decisions to the same effect.

Reason

Future criminal action in Lehrmann case a matter for DPP: ACT govt

The ACT has noted the Federal Court's findings.

The Canberra Times

FMG 'like kicking a dog when it's down', court hears

Expert witnesses are giving evidence in the Federal Court case that will determine whether FMG should compensate Yindjibarndi people for mining on their land.

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Women's strip search case narrows to Qatar airport

Five women's strip search case against Qatar Airways has fallen over but they are still pursuing its subsidiary that runs the airport.

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Software firm fires CEO, says $26m is still missing

Melbourne-based software company Dubber has accused its former CEO and a third-party trustee of misappropriating $30 million with 26.6 million still missing.

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'Battlelines' drawn on sex ID in trans-rights lawsuit

Roxanne Tickle lived as a woman for years before being banned from using a female-only app, a court has heard during a landmark trans-rights lawsuit.

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Defamation cases against Pesutto to be heard together

Women suing Victoria's Liberal leader for defamation will have their cases heard together in a 15-day Federal Court trial in September.

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'Outback Wrangler' argues no duty of care in heli crash

Lawyers for Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright have argued his role in a helicopter crash that killed a co-star didn't create any legal duty of care.

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AFL great Tredrea has unfair dismissal claim thrown out

Channel Nine was entitled to fire broadcaster and former AFL star Warren Tredrea for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination, the Federal Court has ruled.

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Lawyers to review EDO practices after Santos bungle

A group of independent legal experts will review the practices at Australia's peak environmental litigation group, after a damning federal court finding.

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Gamil means no: Gomeroi call on Santos to leave Pilliga

Gomeroi people are celebrating after the Federal Court ruled that Santos should not have been granted licences for coal seam gas mining in the Pilliga forest.

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Federal Court Rejects Texas's Argument that Illegal Migration Qualifies as "Invasion" [Updated to include link to the decision]

The ruling has the most extensive discussion of the meaning of "invasion" in the Constitution ever included in a court decision.

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Ex-senator fights ruling on freedom of information case

Former independent senator Rex Patrick is appealing a Federal Court decision over lengthy delays to his freedom of information requests.

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Unwilling deportee tests High Court detention ruling

An immigration detainee is fighting for freedom after a decade but the Commonwealth is pushing to keep those who don't co-operate with authorities locked up.

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