JURIST
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore announced Friday that there would be no elections in the country until security concerns were addressed. Traore previously promised elections would be reinstated by 2024 to ensure democracy. Speaking on national television, the junta leader said elections were not a priority compared to the related security concerns.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to weigh in on the constitutionality of controversial laws in Texas and Florida that would regulate how large social media companies like Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) control content posted on their sites. The laws were enacted in 2021 in response to legislators’ beliefs that the companies were censoring their users, particularly those with conservative views; the companies contend that the laws violate their First Amendment rights.
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday to allow Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce bans on gender-affirming care for minors. In a 2-1 vote, the court dismissed a challenge brought by families of transgender minors, holding that the bans did not discriminate on the basis of sex. The bans at issue, Tenn. Code. Ann. § 68-33-101 and Ky.
EvidenceProf Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
On February 15, 2022, I filed a Request for Review with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Conviction Review Unit on behalf of Michelle Heale. Here was the Introduction to that Request: On April 17, 2015, Michelle Heale was convicted of.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
‘Commercial data, commercial processing is not classified. It does not matter that the DoD wishes it were,’ said Barbara Golf, special advisor to Space Systems Command. The post Pentagon Plans To Transfer ‘High Accuracy’ Space Tracking Data To Commerce appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
The EU expressed concern on Thursday over a decision by lawmakers in Bosnia’s autonomous Republika Srpska to pass a draft law that labels non-governmental organizations (NGOs) supported by foreign funding as “foreign agents.” Under the the Special Registry and Publicity of the Work of Non-Profit Organizations draft law, these NGOs will now be required to inscribe onto a special register, despite criticism from domestic opposition, civic organizations and Western diplomats.
The IP Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
In JBrick, LLC v. Chazak Kinder, Inc. et al , 1-21-cv-02883 (EDNY Sep. 21, 2023) (Hector Gonzalez), the District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment regarding the validity of its copyright. The plaintiff had created a “unique, accurately scaled, genuine LEGO®-brick interpretation” of the Second Beit Hamikdash, or Second Holy Temple (“Second Holy Temple”).
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Alabama’s request to allow it to use a congressional map in the 2024 elections that a lower court had concluded likely violates the Voting Rights Act. The brief unsigned order, from which there were no public dissents, came less than four months after a divided Supreme Court agreed that the 2021 iteration of the map violated federal law by weakening the collective voting power of Black voters in the state.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
From the the-5th-circuit-is-lawless dept The post 5th Circuit Does It Again: Puts Yet Another Law Already Deemed Unconstitutional Into Effect With No Explanation appeared first on Above the Law.
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Patently O
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Guest post by: Dr. Paola Cecchi Dimeglio , Chair of the Executive Leadership Research Initiative for Women and Minorities Attorneys at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School (This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research. The first blog in the series is here and resources from the first conference of the initiative are available here. – Jason) Virtual reality, AI chatbots, and other emerging technolog
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Turkey responsible for unfair trial violations in a landmark judgment Tuesday concerning criminal convictions based on use of the encrypted messaging application ByLock. ByLock came under scrutiny from Turkish authorities following the failed 2016 coup attempt. The government alleged the app was used exclusively by supporters of Fethullah Gülen, an Islamic cleric living in exile whom Turkey accuses of masterminding the coup.
LLRX
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Hallucinations in generative AI are not a new topic. If you watch the news at all (or read the front page of the New York Times), you’ve heard of the two New York attorneys who used ChatGPT to create fake cases entire cases and then submitted them to the court. After that case, which resulted in a media frenzy and (somewhat mild) court sanctions, many attorneys are wary of using generative AI for legal research.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Share The Supreme Court will kick off its 2023-24 term on the traditional first Monday in October. The court’s October argument session will feature six arguments over five days, on topics ranging from federal sentencing laws to voting rights. And although the court did not make an official announcement, its website indicates that it plans to continue to provide live audio of oral arguments this term, allowing anyone interested in a case to listen from home.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Who could possibly be holding up the Court's adoption of ethical standards? The post Elena Kagan Thinks It Would Be A ‘Good Thing’ For The Supreme Court To Have An Ethics Code appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The Michigan Supreme Court has adopted a new rule that bars judges from using pronouns that are inconsistent with the preferences of parties and lawyers.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Teddy Snyder | Let's test your attorney grammar skills with a communication quiz! Figure out if these sentences are fine or if you can make them better. The post Quiz: Anything Wrong With These Sentences? appeared first on Attorney at Work.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Friday issued orders from its so-called “long conference” – the justices’ private conference in the last week of September, at which they met for the first time since the end of June to add new cases to their docket. This year the long conference yielded 12 new grants, on topics ranging from controversial laws seeking to regulate social media companies ( covered in a separate story ) to property rights and bankruptcy fees.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Biglaw may be all in on AI but they aren't exactly sure what to do with it. The post Tech Survey Reveals The Era Of Biglaw AI Is Already Here appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
The Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that there will be a ban on Russian-registered passenger vehicles starting in the upcoming weeks. The ban includes all Russian vehicles with nine or fewer seats, however, buses and small passenger vans can cross into Norway from Russia. Additionally, Finland, Estonia, Poland and Latvia have a ban on Russian-registered cars following updated regulations set out by the EU Commission.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The FBI has uncovered an international pedophilic, Satanist extortion cult after arresting a single 23-year-old in Queens on gun possession charges, reports Ali Winston for The Guardian. The cult, known as 764, has allegedly victimized dozens if not hundreds of minors, according to law enforcement. On September 12, 2023, the FBI issued a public warning about 764, noting the group is “deliberately targeting minor victims on publicly available messaging platforms to extort them into recording or l
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Patently O
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
by Dennis Crouch In most patent cases, the parties jointly agree to a system limiting the publication of confidential case information and typically file a stipulated motion for protective order seeking the a judicial order requiring the parties to comply. One problem with this approach is that it goes against our traditional notion that courts and court filings are open and accessible to the public.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Sanofi dominates the market for therapies that treat Pompe disease, a rare enzyme deficiency. The FDA has approved an Amicus Therapeutics combination treatment for patients inadequately served by the Sanofi products.
Law 360
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Intel will head to the Federal Circuit next week to try to overturn one of the largest patent verdicts ever, a highly anticipated appeal that is expected to center on how courts come up with damages. Here's a look at that case — plus a few other major intellectual property matters facing the court in the coming week.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 states sued Amazon on Tuesday for anticompetitive conduct that, they claim, has helped it maintain its “monopoly power” in the online superstore market and the online marketplace services market. The federal and state governments are asking that the US District Court for the Western District of Washington stop Amazon from engaging in these allegedly anticompetitive behaviors and restructure their business to avoid such behavior in the futu
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