JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

A Texas federal court blocked administrative proceedings launched by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) against SpaceX over alleged discriminatory employment practices. The decision, announced on Wednesday, halts the DOJ’s proceedings, pending the resolution of a lawsuit filed by SpaceX in September. In an August complaint , the DOJ alleged that SpaceX violated Section 1324b of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against refugees and aslyees in its hiring practices.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

By Chere B. Estrin When contemplating the idea of leaving your current job, it’s essential to meticulously weigh your timing , as it can be just as crucial as the reasons behind your departure. The current job market is robust , affording you the luxury of not having to tolerate an unhealthy firm culture or subpar leadership. Instead, you can explore a plethora of enticing opportunities that offer rapid career advancement and greater professional accomplishments.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Oksana Bidnenko is a staff correspondent for JURIST. She is a Ukrainian law student at the Riga Graduate School of Law in Riga, Latvia. Last Wednesday, November 8, the European Commission adopted the 2023 Enlargement Agenda, highlighting certain countries’ progress towards EU accession. Notably, Ukraine and Moldova received positive proposals for showing significant progress.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

“Hawley Aims at Wokeness and Misses; The corporate speech to which he objects has nothing to do with Citizens United”: Bradley A. Smith will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Hawley Aims at Wokeness and Misses; The corporate speech to which he objects has nothing to do with Citizens United” appeared first on How Appealing.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Türkiye found itself the subject of international reproach on Friday, as a coalition of 27 bar associations, human rights organizations, and legal groups from eight countries pronounced their condemnation of the country’s alleged mistreatment of lawyers. The joint statement followed the conclusion of a fact-finding mission conducted within the nation.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

A group of Turkish mothers whose children were forcibly disappeared in the 1980s and 90s held a public vigil without police interference Saturday. This marks the first time the “Saturday Mothers” group has been allowed to proceed with such an event since police dispersed one of their demonstrations in 2018. The group’s vigils have persisted for nearly three decades, spanning almost 1,000 weeks.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

“Linda R. Hirshman, Who Challenged Stay-at-Home Mothers, Dies at 79; A feminist provocateur, she went on to write about the gay rights movement and transformative figures like the first two female Supreme Court justices”: This obituary , written by Penelope Green, appears in today’s edition of The New York Times. The post “Linda R.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

India’s government on Friday invited feedback and comments on the Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, which was introduced on the same day to modernize the regulatory framework for broadcasting services, including Over-the-Top(OTT) content. Releasing the draft bill, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur wrote: This pivotal legislation modernizes our broadcasting sector’s regulatory framework, replacing outdated Acts, Rules, and Guidelines with a u

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Colombia accounts for 0.4 % of the global greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”). The agricultural, land use and forestry sectors are the largest sources of GHG emissions in Colombia, representing 59.1% of the national total. By 2030, Colombia aims to reduce its emissions by 51% in all sectors and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. So far, the country has adopted several laws to strengthen the legal framework towards achieving these goals.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Last Thursday, on November 9, 2023, Draft No. 02.23 proposing the adoption of a new Code of Civil Procedure ( al-musattara al-madaniyya ) was submitted to the House of Representatives in Morocco. One of the most significant innovations in this draft is the introduction, for the first time in Morocco’s history, of a catalog of rules on international jurisdiction.

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SCOCAblog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Overview Experienced California appellate practitioners sometimes rely on two rules of thumb. One posits that when the California Supreme Court grants a petition for review, the court reverses about 60% of the time and affirms the other 40% of reviewed cases; call this the “60–40 rule.” The other bit of conventional wisdom (call it the “rule of thirds”) holds that the court’s docket is divided roughly into thirds: about one-third each of automatic capital appeals, general criminal, and general c

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

I got a handwritten note in the mail the other day from a colleague. We live in the same neighborhood in Chicago, text about 30 times a week, and see each other at least once a month. However, we play Words With Friends with ferocity and two days before, I'd played high scoring tiles across three bonus spaces for a single word total of 119 points at the very end of the game.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

“The New Republican Party Isn’t Ready for the Post-Roe World”: Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times. The post “The New Republican Party Isn’t Ready for the Post-Roe World” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Protests against Honduras President Xiomara Castro brought thousands into the streets of T egucigalpam, the national capital, on Saturday. The demonstrators were protesting against Castro’s attempts to appoint new public officials without a congressional vote. The demonstration was specifically sparked by the governing LIBRE party’s election of interim public officials, including a new chief prosecutor, Johel Zelaya, on 1 November 2023.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

“Judge in Charlie Adelson trial denies defense request to interview jurors”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. The post “Judge in Charlie Adelson trial denies defense request to interview jurors” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

A Texas woman pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of making threats against US District Court for the Southern District of Florida judge Aileen Cannon. Cannon currently oversees former President Donald Trump’s legal disputes around documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago, Florida residence. Tiffani Shea Gish pleaded guilty to one charge of interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

“Judicial Notice (11.11.23): Dazed And Confused; Milbank raises salaries, judges speak out about Israel-Hamas, Fox hires a conservative SCOTUS clerk as CLO, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (11.11.23): Dazed And Confused; Milbank raises salaries, judges speak out about Israel-Hamas, Fox hires a conservative SCOTUS clerk as CLO, and other legal news from the w

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Yesterday, we discussed NBC’s bizarre comparison of Hunter Biden’s multimillion dollar alleged influence peddling to Nikki Haley’s daughter’s use of TikTok. The comparison was made to hit Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. That target is notable due to another equally bizarre “fact check” by the network where the company suggested that DeSantis half lied when he claimed to have arranged the removal of hundreds of American citizens from Israel.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

“Republicans still struggle to find a winning strategy on abortion; Many say the problem is messaging or strategy, while Democrats and some Republicans say the GOP is stubbornly sticking with deeply unpopular policies”: Marianne LeVine of The Washington Post has this report. The post “Republicans still struggle to find a winning strategy on abortion; Many say the problem is messaging or strategy, while Democrats and some Republicans say the GOP is stubbornly sticking with deepl

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Three Palestinian human rights groups, Al Haq , Al Mezan Center for Human Rights , and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights , filed a lawsuit on Friday with the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking for an investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel. The submission, which was made under Article 15 of the Rome Statute , accuses Israel of genocide and war crimes, pointing to their airstrikes and bombing of the Gaza Strip.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Below is my column in the Messenger on the issuance of House subpoenas to the Biden family, including Hunter Biden. The move dramatically changes the profile of the investigation and the perils for the Biden family. After these subpoenas were issued, the House also subpoenaed an array of Biden associates connected to his alleged influence peddling or his art sales.

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