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MAY 5, 2024

Asylum Aid, a leading UK charity providing free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers and refugees, announced on Friday that it was launching legal action against the Home Office’s Safety of Rwanda plan to “ensure that all individual cases against removal to Rwanda are properly considered.” The charity said its legal action against the Rwanda plan aims to ensure the government does not overlook “evidence of individual risk in Rwanda cases,” and to preven

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MAY 5, 2024

Lots of small and solo law firms have staggering amounts of accounts receivable; and, even if those numbers are not sky high , for you – smaller amounts are still vexing. Accounts receivable end up counting against your profitability, because these reduce the amount of gross revenue you collect = the top line for your profit margin. So, the more you collect : the more you make.

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

World Food Programme (WFP) spokesperson in Sudan, Leni Kinzli, called Friday for unrestricted access and security assurances to deliver aid to families struggling to survive amid devastating violence in Darfur and other conflict zones across Sudan, saying “time is running out to prevent starvation.” Kinzli underscored the critical need for WFP to use the Adré border crossing to transport aid across the front lines into Darfur, where she previously said at least 1.7 million people fac

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MAY 5, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In its initial decision, the TTAB dismissed iFIT’s opposition to ERB’s I-FIT FLEX registration — finding no likelihood of confusion because the goods were in separate markets. iFIT is a major manufacturer of exercise equipment like treadmills and stationary bikes and holds several trademark registrations for IFIT marks covering fitness machines, online fitness training services and content, software, and some ancillary products like apparel.

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security said Saturday that the Police Investigation Agency issued a decision to prosecute and arrest Mai Tien Dung, who served as head of the government office of Vietnam, for the offense of abusing power or position while performing official duties. The charges are in relation to a bribery case and abuse of power that occurred in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong Province and some related localities.

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

At least four synagogues and a museum in New York received bomb threats on Saturday, with none of the claims considered credible according to city officials and the NYPD. Three of the bomb threats were reported in Manhattan, directed at Congregation Rodeph Sholom on West 83rd street, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah on West 30th street and Chabad of Midtown on 5th Avenue and 43rd street.

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MAY 5, 2024

The backlash over the settlement of Northwestern University with pro-Palestinian protesters continues to mount. In a letter acquired by The Daily Northwestern, seven out of 11 members of the “President’s Advisory Committee on Preventing Antisemitism and Hate” resigned this week in protest. Under the controversial agreement , the school will admit five Palestinian students each year, support two Palestinian faculty members annually, create special housing for Muslim students, and add students

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has accused Russia of a cyber attack that occurred in 2023. In a Friday press conference, Baerbock said the attack was “completely unacceptable and will not remain without consequences.” Baerbock, in a speech at a press conference with the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared that the “serious cyber attack against the members of the Social Democratic Party” in 2023 was carried out by the APT28 group.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 5, 2024

By Larry K. Houck — The Associated Press reported on Tuesday following confirmation by five anonymous individuals with knowledge that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) is moving to reschedule marijuana from schedule I to the less stringently controlled schedule III. US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll remain controlled substance (Apr. 30, 2024).

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday issued a statement urging French President Emmanuel Macron to speak out against the Chinese government’s alleged crimes against humanity and increasing human rights repression during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Paris, which is scheduled to take place between May 6-7. Maya Wang, acting China director at HRW argued that France’s silence and inaction would fuel the Chinese government’s repression of human rights.

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

Rwanda denied on Saturday claims made by US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller accusing its forces of an attack targeting the Mugunga camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Goma, a city in east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Rwandan government released a statement arguing the accusations, made without any investigation, are “unjustified.” It also said proper investigations must be carried out beforehand in order to unveil the causes behind the attack

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Union leaders condemned the recent series of attacks on politicians in Germany on Saturday. This included the recent assault on European Parliament candidate Matthias Ecke, who was hospitalized on Friday. One of his attackers surrendered to police custody on Sunday. Ecke, 41, is a European Parliament member for the Social Democrat Party ( Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands).

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta, a British-Palestinian doctor, said on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Saturday that French authorities denied him entry ahead of a French Senate meeting where he was providing testimony about his experience in Gaza. The authorities told him that German authorities placed a ban on him entering Europe. Dr. Abu Sitta is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who spent 43 days in Gaza City as a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders , where he provided medical care to the wound

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that his cabinet had unanimously voted to shut down operations of Al Jazeera in Israel. Authorities started raiding the news organization’s offices soon after. Israel has long had a strained relationship with Al Jazeera, accusing it of anti-Israel bias and collaborating with Hamas. The decision was enabled by a law granting the government the authority to close down foreign news outlets operating in Israel if deemed a threat to nat

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