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Protests broke out Friday in Nukus, capital of the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan, over a proposed constitutional reform. According to a statement from the region’s government: Despite the policy of openness and free expression of will pursued by the Republic of Uzbekistan, on July 1, 2022 in Nukus, a criminal group of persons organized illegal actions expressed in an attempt to seize the state administration bodies of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.

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JULY 2, 2022

“Providers challenge abortion bans in Oklahoma Supreme Court”: Curtis Killman of The Tulsa World has this report.

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JULY 2, 2022

A jury in the US state of Miami Friday unanimously found an ex-Argentine naval officer responsible for the so-called Trelew Massacre of 1972. According to the 2020 complaint , in 1972 Bravo along with three other naval officers woke up 19 political prisoners detained at a Trelew naval base. The officers lined the prisoners up against a wall and “opened fire on the unarmed prisoners,” as a result of which 16 of the prisoners died and the remaining were seriously injured.

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JULY 2, 2022

“Abortion illegal in Texas again: Texas Supreme Court blocks order that allowed abortions to resume.” Madlin Mekelburg of The Austin American-Statesman has this report. And Zach Despart of The Texas Tribune reports that “ Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court says; The ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state’s trigger law goes into effect.” You can view yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of Te

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JULY 2, 2022

The state of New York, in an emergency session Friday, passed a new gun law in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen , which struck down some key parts of the requirements for the carrying of concealed firearms in the state. The new law removes the “proper cause” criterion, which required that the applicant prove the need for their permit before receiving it.

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JURIST

JULY 2, 2022

The US Supreme Court Thursday announced that it would hear two related cases involving fraud during the October 2022 term. In Percoco v. United States , petitioner Joseph Percoco, who was convicted of bribery in 2018, is appealing his conviction on the grounds that he was not employed by the state at the time that he had accepted the bribes. Percoco was then the campaign manager for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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JULY 2, 2022

“The Conservative Supreme Court Has Arrived: From abortion and religion to guns and administrative law, ‘I don’t think Justice Thomas has ever had a better term,’ leading appellate litigator Paul Clement says.” Nicholas Tomaino has this essay in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JULY 2, 2022

Lawyer stress influences our ability to think and work. Beyond doubt, we are all experiencing incredible amounts of lawyer stress. This fantastic Twitter thread from Alexis Rockley spells it out so well. The stress is unrelenting, and it is insidious. Even when we think we are fine or “handling it,” lawyer stress influences our ability to think and work.

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JULY 2, 2022

“US Supreme Court’s Tumultuous Term Ends With Guns, Roe and Protests; Conservative majority flexed its muscle with sweeping rulings; Legal landscape shifts on regulation, religion, other issues”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

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JULY 2, 2022

Clint Eastwood had earlier accused a California-based marketing company of misusing his image and likeness to promote cannabis-based products and oils.

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JULY 2, 2022

“America gets first taste of an originalist Supreme Court; Experts and justices alike are critiquing the conservative majority for an uneven application of their judicial philosophy”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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JULY 2, 2022

The two women behind the lawsuit say that a Detroit-area hospital and environmental services contracting company asked them to clean 28 rooms using five rags--including several towels that had already been used to wipe down toilets.

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JULY 2, 2022

“With sweep and speed, Supreme Court’s conservatives ignite a new era; The term that ended this week is eliciting comparisons to the most striking in the high court’s 233-year history”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

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JULY 2, 2022

Tomorrow (3 July 2022) is your last chance to register for the online summer course 2022 of the Hague Academy of International Law (both public and private international law). Click here. More information is available here. The poster is available here. The summer course 2022 will be offered this year both on-site in The Hague and online, which is great news given the disruptions caused by the covid-19 pandemic the previous years.

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JULY 2, 2022

“Supreme Court Marshal Asks Officials to End Protests at Justices’ Homes; One official criticized the request, saying that the federal government was primarily responsible for ensuring the safety of justices and their families”: Aishvarya Kavi of The New York Times has this report. Jasmine Hilton and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “ Supreme Court marshal asks Md., Va. leaders to stop home protests.” Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that

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JULY 2, 2022

Recently, the States of Karnataka, Kerala and others preferred an appeal before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India against the judgments of respective High Courts holding that the State Legislatures had no legislative.

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JULY 2, 2022

“‘Revolutionary’ high court term on abortion, guns and more”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

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JULY 2, 2022

The Petito family claims in their lawsuit that Brian Laundries' parents knew but refused to divulge that their son had murdered Gabby Petito.

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JULY 2, 2022

“A firm’s split with its star gun-case lawyer shows what ails the left”: Columnist Megan McArdle has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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JURIST

JULY 2, 2022

The Texas and Ohio Supreme Courts Friday denied motions by state abortion providers seeking relief from the states’ now-effective anti-abortion laws. Earlier this week, a Texas judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing a century-old state law that criminalizes abortion from taking effect. On Friday, however, the Texas Supreme Court granted state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s emergency motion to stay the order.

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JULY 2, 2022

“Oklahoma plans to execute an inmate nearly every month until 2025”: Kim Bellware of The Washington Post has this report.

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JULY 2, 2022

We have previously discussed how New York has proven the gift that keeps on giving for gun rights advocates. New York Democrats have passed a series of laws that led to catastrophic losses in federal court, including the recent major ruling in in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen. After each loss, the same politicians circle the firing squad again and pass the next round of questionable gun limits.

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JULY 2, 2022

“Trump hires former 9th Circuit judge Kozinski for Twitter court fight”: Jacqueline Thomsen and Mike Scarcella of Reuters have this report.

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JURIST

JULY 2, 2022

According to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) published Thursday, “Palestinian authorities are systematically mistreating and torturing Palestinians in detention, including critics and opponents[.]” The report states that in 2021 the Palestinian national human rights organization received 252 complaints of torture and 279 complaints of arbitrary arrests in the West Bank, and 193 complaints of torture and 97 complaints of arbitrary arrests in the Gaza Strip.

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JULY 2, 2022

“The Supreme Court case voting rights experts say could bring ‘chaos’ to elections; The high court agreed to take up a North Carolina redistricting case as Republicans seek to remove a major check on the power of partisans to reshape election rules”: Jane C. Timm of NBC News has this report.

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