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US Supreme Court Defines Standard For Consent Decree Modification
The US Supreme Court held that the Swift "grievous wrong" standard does not
apply to requests to modify consent decrees that come from institutional
reform litigation. The flexible standard adopted by the Supreme Court in
this case states that a party seeking modification of an institutional
reform consent decree bears ...
apply to requests to modify consent decrees that come from institutional
reform litigation. The flexible standard adopted by the Supreme Court in
this case states that a party seeking modification of an institutional
reform consent decree bears ...
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