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“Louisiana State Bar violated lawyers’ free speech rights, appeals court rules”

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“Louisiana State Bar violated lawyers’ free speech rights, appeals court rules”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters has this report. Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Louisiana Lawyer’s Rights Violated by Wellness, LGBTQ+ Posts.” Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

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Norway court rules police unreasonably fined Indigenous activists

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Lawyers Olaf Halvorsen Rønning and Anne Marie Gulichsen, who acted for the activists, praised the acquittal in a statement with Elden Advokatfirma. Gulichsen highlighted that this ruling emphasized the importance of the right to peaceful demonstration in a democracy such as Norway. The demonstrators refused to pay the fines.

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“Pa. High Court Reversal Rate of Superior Court Rulings Has Plummeted, Report Shows; Appellate lawyers who spoke with The Legal said there is not a clear reason for the drop-off, but the change could be linked to the type of cases the justices are taking up”

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High Court Reversal Rate of Superior Court Rulings Has Plummeted, Report Shows; Appellate lawyers who spoke with The Legal said there is not a clear reason for the drop-off, but the change could be linked to the type of cases the justices are taking up”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report , in which I am quoted.

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Peru constitutional court affirms ex-president pardon despite international court ruling

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In a statement the president of the judicial body, Francisco Morales Saravia, commented that “the rulings of the Constitutional Court must be followed and complied with, just like resolutions of the Supreme Court” referring to earlier actions by the Peruvian Supreme Court in the case.

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Ecuador court rules former vice president Jorge Glas must remain incarcerated despite illegal and arbitrary arrest

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In response to the decision, Glas’s lawyer thanked the international community for their support and indicated that they would appeal the court’s decision until achieving the former vice president’s freedom.

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US Supreme Court rules public officials can be sued for blocking users on social media in some cases

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The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can be sued for blocking users on social media if the official posts about state matters and is authorized to speak for the state. Conversely, the citizens’ lawyers argued that the court should consider how the pages were being used and what information was being conveyed.

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Lawyer files petition with Thailand anti-corruption commission against prominent opposition party MPs

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Lawyer Theerayut Suwankesorn filed a petition with Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Friday against multiple members of parliament (MPs) of the progressive Move Forward Party ( MFP ) as reported by the Thai state news agency, National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT).

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