Sun.Oct 10, 2021

article thumbnail

Newsom signs bills to strengthen gun safety laws, support domestic violence survivors

JURIST

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed several pieces of legislation on Friday that bolster California’s gun laws and provide additional protections for people dealing with domestic violence. AB 1057 allows law enforcement to seize ghost guns when the owner has a gun violence or domestic violence restraining order against them. Ghost guns are firearms that have been assembled from parts and thus may not be registered.

Laws 211
article thumbnail

“Subway Gets Fake Tuna Lawsuit Thrown Out by Skeptical Judge”

HowAppealing

“Subway Gets Fake Tuna Lawsuit Thrown Out by Skeptical Judge”: David McAfee of Bloomberg Law has this report on a ruling that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued Thursday.

Court 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  October 2, 2021 to October 8, 2021

Broadcast Law Blog

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC issued a Public Notice to remind potential applicants of the upcoming filing window for applications for construction permits for new noncommercial educational FM stations.

article thumbnail

“The Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture”

HowAppealing

“The Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture”: Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. delivered the 14th Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture last Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation. You can view the video of the event on YouTube via this link.

100
100
article thumbnail

Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.

article thumbnail

Favorable termination and indications of innocence in Section 1983 malicious prosecution claims

SCOTUSBlog

Share Civil claims seeking damages for constitutional violations arising in the criminal-justice process require the plaintiff to show “favorable termination,” meaning the criminal proceedings were terminated in favor of the accused (the plaintiff in the subsequent civil action). Thompson v. Clark , to be argued Tuesday, considers whether a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim for malicious prosecution under the Fourth Amendment requires a resolution that “affirmatively indicates innocence,” as the lower cour

Tort 103

More Trending

article thumbnail

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 10, 2021

LLRX

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

article thumbnail

“The battle over Roe v. Wade”

HowAppealing

“The battle over Roe v. Wade”: Rita Braver had this video segment on today’s broadcast of “CBS Sunday Morning.

113
113
article thumbnail

Hey Now! IQOS IQOS All Day (Just Not in the United States)

FDA Law Blog

By David B. Clissold — It seems that although FDA giveth, the ITC taketh away. IQOS is a tobacco heating system in which “heatsticks” (reconstituted tobacco blended with glycerin) are electrically heated to release nicotine-containing aerosol, but the tobacco is not combusted. Because IQOS was classified as a cigarette by FDA, it was required to have FDA marketing authorization before it could be marketed.

52
article thumbnail

“Boston Marathon bombing victims split on death penalty in Supreme Court case”

HowAppealing

“Boston Marathon bombing victims split on death penalty in Supreme Court case”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

Court 100
article thumbnail

Contract Lifecycle Management: A Business Enabler Exploring On-Ground Challenges

CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.

article thumbnail

United States: TLDR: Biden Administration's Executive Order On Non-Compete Agreements (Video) - Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Mondaq

In this week's episode, Gavin McElroy and Jesse Klinger discuss the implications of the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy for non-compete agreements that limit worker mobility.

52
article thumbnail

Job Market Trends – Q3 2021 | iHire

iHire

Are hiring and job numbers still on the upswing? Get a glimpse of job market trends with iHire’s Quarterly Job Industry Report.

52
article thumbnail

Pioneer Inventions

Patently O

Pioneer Inventions pic.twitter.com/e5a8gA7UMx. — Dennis Crouch (@patentlyo) October 7, 2021.

58
article thumbnail

China Arrests Former Journalist for Criticizing Film on Korean War

JonathanTurley

There’s an old comedy skit of a haughty art expert giving a museum tour and explaining the meaning of an abstract painting. When he finishes, a woman in front says, “I don’t like it” to which the expert responds “well you’re wrong.” The skit is funny, of course, because art is in the eye of the beholder. unless you are in China apparently. This week, former journalist (and businessman) Luo Changping was arrested.

40
article thumbnail

California Civil Discovery Act Undergoes Significant Overhaul

Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.

article thumbnail

Justices to weigh Kentucky attorney general’s effort to intervene in abortion battle

SCOTUSBlog

Share When then-President Donald Trump released his updated list of potential Supreme Court nominees in September 2020, one name that garnered attention was that of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a protégé of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Trump did not choose the 35-year-old Cameron to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but Cameron will nonetheless be represented at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, when the justices hear oral argument in his effort to def

article thumbnail

Minnesota Women Arrested After Running Over Man Who Allegedly Robbed Her

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting criminal case out of the Minnesota that highlights both criminal and tort doctrines on the defense of self and defense of property. Landis Rachel Hill, 31, and her boyfriend, Christopher Dwayne Grayson, were arrested after Hill ran over a man who allegedly robbed them. Al Rakip J. Zaidi, 21, died from “severe head trauma” after being hit by their 2001 Ford Expedition.

Tort 36