Philly Officials Issue Warning About Fentanyl-laced Pressed Pills
LegalReader
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Fentanyl-laced pressed pills are becoming more common in Pennsylvania, officials warn.
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LegalReader
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Fentanyl-laced pressed pills are becoming more common in Pennsylvania, officials warn.
JURIST
APRIL 14, 2024
When Shulhat began recording and questioning the officers about potential links to his probe into Vityuk’s property holdings, they promptly left. While Ukraine has made progress in promoting press freedom and media pluralism, the country still faces significant challenges in this area.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Amnesty International released a report Thursday alleging the targeted use of Pegasus spyware against prominent Indian journalists, rekindling apprehensions about government surveillance and press freedom in the country, following the 2021 Pegasus project disclosures that sent shockwaves through India.
JURIST
JANUARY 5, 2024
The Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday released the draft Press and Registration of Periodicals Rules, 2024, for a 30-day consultation period until February 4. The PRP Act repealed the colonial-era Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867.
JURIST
MARCH 30, 2024
UN independent experts expressed concern about the ongoing water shortage in Guadeloupe, a French Caribbean island. While France continues to dispute concerns about pollution, the experts found more than 60% of water in Guadeloupe is lost through leaks before it reaches the taps, resulting in enormous waste.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Irene Khan, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion, expressed concerns Friday about the escalating number of journalist killings in the Philippines and called for immediate action. Khan emphasized that the murder of journalists constitutes the “most egregious form of censorship.”
JURIST
MARCH 9, 2024
Reuters reported that investors and legal professors have raised concerns about the lack of individual rights safeguards, which may discourage foreign investment. ” Foreign governments have also voiced their concerns about human rights safeguards. .”
JURIST
JULY 7, 2023
Hong Kong’s press freedom score dropped four times in four consecutive years, said the Hong Kong Journalist’s Association Friday when releasing its Press Freedom Index for 2023. In 2018, Hong Kong’s press freedom score was 40.9, In 2018, Hong Kong’s press freedom score was 40.9,
JURIST
MAY 6, 2023
The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2023 World Press Freedom Index Friday ranked Greece as the lowest-ranked country in the EU for press freedom for the second consecutive year. The RSF annual report on the state of press freedom across 180 countries found that Europe is the safest region for journalists to work in the world.
JURIST
MARCH 21, 2024
During a press conference Saab announced the detention of Henry Alviarez and Dignora Hernández, two of the nine individuals with arrest warrants for alleged actions aimed at generating violence in the country. The move came on Wednesday, the eve of the registration of presidential candidates for the upcoming July elections.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Ahead of this occasion, on October 31 st , the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide, released its annual Global Impunity Index. The report compiles data on the prosecution of the murderers of journalists as a means to raise awareness on persecution of the press.
JURIST
MARCH 15, 2024
The move was not made public until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked about the national security review at a press conference in Windsor on Thursday. The revelation comes in the midst of an effort to pass legislation in the US Congress to ban TikTok.
JURIST
APRIL 10, 2024
Bielakowska was about to attend the trial of Jimmy Lai , the founder of Apple Daily. ” Vincent further claimed that the deportation represented the “dire erosion of press freedom.” During the six-hour detainment, the authorities conducted a search three times on Bielakowska and her belongings.
JURIST
JUNE 25, 2023
In a statement to the press on Saturday, the UN Security Council called for fighting to stop in Sudan in the name of civilian protection. “The fighting has to stop,” said Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of June.
JURIST
APRIL 3, 2024
President Zelensky made a brief comment on the change during a press conference with the Finnish president on Wednesday; however, no indication was given as to the reasons behind the delay in signing the bill. In February, Zelensky stated that about 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the conflict.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Emerson Sykes stated, “The SCDC’s categorical rule that incarcerated people can never talk to the press or anyone else for the purpose of publication is blatantly unconstitutional. We urge the court to block this law, and defend our right to free speech as soon as possible.”
JURIST
AUGUST 17, 2023
The August 11 raid has received widespread condemnation from news media and press freedom organizations, who cite press freedom concerns. On Monday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, along with 36 other news media and press freedom organizations, issued a joint statement condemning the raid.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The petition was filed by Advocate Abdul Jaferii on behalf of a senior journalist who contended the blocking of X was regressive, arbitrary and in contravention of Article 19 of the Pakistani Constitution which guarantees freedom of the press and the right to freedom of speech and expression to all the citizens.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced the head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Ronson Chan to five days in jail, according to the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). Chan’s sentence has fueled concern about press freedom in Hong Kong.
JURIST
JANUARY 9, 2024
The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a press release on Monday that categorically rejected its designation as a CPC, criticizing the decision as biased and detached from ground realities. The press release added, “ Pakistan’s concerns about the designation is being conveyed to the U.S.
JURIST
JANUARY 23, 2024
Additionally, the report notes that civil society claims up to 1,000 arrests, with concerns about political manipulation and excessive force by security forces. While the country boasts relatively independent media, defamation laws constrain the freedom of the press.
JURIST
APRIL 6, 2024
In a press statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ordered Muktar to depart from Somalia within 72 hours. Muktar also previously apologized for “misguided” comments about Somaliland’s status and stressed that he never intended to harm the relationship between Ethiopia and Somalia.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 10, 2024
Graham has an essay titled “ A Thought Experiment About SEAL Team 6 Goes Terribly, Terribly Wrong; Pressed in court, Trump’s lawyers made an argument that would destroy nearly all limitations on presidential power.” “Trump’s Lawyer Walked Into a Trap; By the end of the argument, everyone knew it”: George T.
JURIST
MARCH 1, 2024
The UN Human Rights Committee announced Thursday that it received a record-high number of individual complaints in 2023, with many raising issues of freedom of expression and the press, as well as concerns over the treatment of opposition leaders during elections. The announcement also highlighted freedom of press concerns in Kyrgyzstan.
JURIST
APRIL 25, 2024
During this time she has been carrying out different errands but away from journalists so as avoid saying anything about the latest events that have arisen in the country, mainly about the alleged commission of the crime of illicit enrichment and omission of documentation by the president of Peru.
HowAppealing
MARCH 25, 2024
“Breyer Says He Is Open to Supporting a Supreme Court Age Limit; The retired justice suggested that an 18- or 20-year term could dissuade members of the court from ‘thinking about the next job’ just as effectively as a lifetime appointment does now”: Minho Kim of The New York Times has this report.
JURIST
OCTOBER 22, 2023
The Sessions Court found no fault with the magistrate’s decision, noting that it safeguarded both the journalists’ interests and the security of their devices, highlighting the fact that the press is the fourth pillar of democracy. About 46 journalists were impacted, including freelancers and contributors.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2023
In a collective statement released on Friday, the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK) and Norway expressed deep concern about escalating violence and human rights abuses in Sudan, particularly in the troubled Darfur region.
CourtTechBulletin
JANUARY 20, 2022
Palmer we learned today about this Minnesota project that started last year. The project issued the following press release on May 3, 2021. Thanks to a tweet from attorney Mark C. Read more ».
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2024
McGrath addressed the adverse affects the bill may potentially have on libraries in his press release, The Idaho Library Association is very concerned about the adverse impact this bill, should it become law will have on Idaho libraries and their mission to serve all members of their communities.
JURIST
MARCH 28, 2023
Press freedom groups in Hong Kong, including Hong Kong Journalist Association (HKJA) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Monday condemned the region’s harassment of journalists. ” Under Article 27 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law , the people of Hong Kong can exercise freedom of speech, press and publication.
JURIST
JANUARY 21, 2023
The Press Information Bureau is the nodal agency of the Government of India whose purpose is to disseminate information. In such instances, the Press Information Bureau often takes a more defensive approach instead of a neutral approach ideally seen in a fact-checking organization.
JURIST
AUGUST 24, 2023
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) alleges that Gershkovich was “acting at the behest” of American authorities to collect information and state secrets about Russia’s military-industrial complex. He is the first US journalist accused by Russia of espionage since the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s.
JURIST
JANUARY 13, 2024
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said in a press release that it recorded the testimony of former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob about the use of RM700 million in funds that were “spent for publicity and promotion purposes during the previous government’s administration” on Wednesday.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
In a press conference held on Monday before being officially designated as a suspect, Bahuri asserted that he has “never engaged in extortion or bribery with anyone.” President Joko Widodo affirmed on Thursday his commitment to “respect the due legal process” when questioned about the allegations involving Bahuri.
The IP Law Blog
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
AJ Press , addressed the interplay between the decision in Jack Daniels and the Rogers test. The case involved a lawsuit brought by Ginger Rogers over a film entitled “Fred and Ginger,” which was about two Italian cabaret performers who, in their act, emulated the dance routines of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. In Punchbowl Inc.
JURIST
JANUARY 27, 2024
The Financial Times questioned Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin about the article in a regular press conference. ” Stones is about 70 years old and was previously employed by General Motors and Pfizer before establishing his own investment management consulting firm about 15 years ago, according to WSJ.
Law 360
APRIL 4, 2024
Securities and Exchange Commission attorney on Thursday cross-examined a former executive of pharmaceutical company Medivation about his alleged "shadow trading" in the stock of rival pharma company Incyte, pressing the executive repeatedly to assert that various facts and circumstances supporting the agency's position were merely "coincidence."
HowAppealing
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.” Ed White of The Associated Press recently had this report about a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Sutton ‘s dissenting opinion begins, “If you work long enough as a judge, you can expect to see just about everything.” Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued last week.
CourtTechBulletin
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
From "not the usual ABA (American Bar Association)" the courts normally hear from, it is good to know that the Bankers are thinking about the criminal justice system. The American Bankers Association share via press release on November 10 2021 their new whitepaper. Read more ».
JURIST
AUGUST 9, 2023
According to a press release from the plaintiffs’ counsel the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the law effectively “censors teaching, discussion, and scholarship about abortion at Idaho’s public universities.” ” Filed in the U.S.
JURIST
JANUARY 2, 2022
The move comes five years from the day the news outlet was established with the aim of advancing press freedom in Hong Kong, whose status as a Special Administrative Region of China leaves it largely under Beijing’s thumb. “[On] The plight of Hong Kong’s press has provoked an international outcry.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 23, 2024
Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court (Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press) US Supreme Court examines firings of pro-union Starbucks workers (Andrew Chung & John Kruzel, Reuters) Supreme Court hears case about L.A.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
.” Ben Mbarek was previously detained last year on charges of conspiracy against state security charges The Tunisian lawyer stated that Ben Mbarek did not criticize the work of the ISIE, nor did he speak about election fraud, but only criticized the elections in a general manner.
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