JURIST
MAY 10, 2021
The Archdiocese of Wisconsin filed suit Friday against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC), alleging that the department’s COVID-19 policy restricting ministers’ access to prisoners violates state law. To address COVID-19 concerns, the Wisconsin DOC adopted a policy temporarily suspending all visits. This blanket ban also prevents all volunteer religious ministers from visiting inmates.
EvidenceProf Blog
MAY 10, 2021
An emotional outburst by a witness can be grounds for a judge granting a mistrial. So, where there such grounds in Smith v. State, 2021 WL 1572359 (Fla. 2021)? In Smith, On June 21, 2013, [Donald James] Smith met eight-year-old.
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JURIST
MAY 10, 2021
The Supreme Court of India on Saturday formed a 12-member national task force to formulate a scientific, rational and equitable methodology for the allocation of medical oxygen to states and union territories. Since the beginning of the second wave of coronavirus infections in India the country has been facing an acute shortage of supply of medical oxygen.
Hoban Law Group
MAY 10, 2021
Remember this date: February 12th, 2020. This was the day New Leaf Data Services, LLC filed a federal complaint in the District of Connecticut against PanXchange, Inc. 1 for trademark infringement regarding each other’s use of the words “Hemp Benchmarks” in connection with hemp commodity data services. While New Leaf Data Services’ complaint makes several claims for relief, for the purpose of this examination we’ll focus on the federal trademark infringement claim.
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JURIST
MAY 10, 2021
Indonesian police have arrested Victor Yeimo, a pro-independence activist, according to a statement from Iqbal Alqudusy, the Nemangkawi Task Force’s Head Senior Commissioner on Monday. Yeimo is known as the former spokesperson and current chairperson of the National Committee for West Papua, a group of peaceful protesters advocating for a self-determination referendum.
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JURIST
MAY 10, 2021
Algeria is set to ban unauthorized protests following the Hirak movement, which has seen hundreds of thousands participate in protests over the past two years, according to an announcement published on Sunday. The Hirak movement is a successful pro-democracy group of peaceful protesters. In 2019, the movement engaged in widespread peaceful protests to speak out against Algeria’s former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika entering his fifth term in office.
The Crime Report
MAY 10, 2021
Photo by G20Voices. In the wake of recent events, communities have been quick to attack law enforcement officers, for what they believe is an unwarranted use of force. They argue that hard and fast rules are the only way to curtail such behavior. However, police departments often reject the argument, saying you cannot regulate the use of force in fluid, unpredictable circumstances where an officer’s life may be in danger.
JURIST
MAY 10, 2021
Amnesty International on Friday announced its decision to re-designate Alexei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opposition critics, as a “prisoner of conscience,” apologizing for its decision to revoke his status earlier this year. Navalny, a lawyer and anti-corruption activist, is currently serving a three-and-a-half year prison sentence , which he received in February after he was found to have violated the terms of a parole.
HowAppealing
MAY 10, 2021
“The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s high-profile year: A conversation with Justice Brian Hagedorn.” Naomi Kowles of Channel3000 of Madison, Wisconsin has this report , which includes video clips from the interview.
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JURIST
MAY 10, 2021
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Monday signed a bill that repeals an 1863 civil war-era statute , one year after Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot. The bill amends Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which was enacted to allow white citizens to arrest anyone they suspected of committing a crime and mainly used to capture slaves who were fleeing north.
HowAppealing
MAY 10, 2021
“Men Repeat at Lectern — Firms, U.S. Drive Supreme Court Gender Gap”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “Five men argued in 13% of U.S. Supreme Court cases this term, underscoring a persistently wide gender gap at the lectern that’s driven in many instances by the U.S. government and star systems at Big Law firms.
Above The Law
MAY 10, 2021
Religious fear and hatred of nonbelievers is real, the question is whether legal mechanisms exist that nonbelievers can utilize to defend themselves. .
HowAppealing
MAY 10, 2021
“We compared the Supreme Court with other democracies’ high courts. More justices would improve its work. More justices could produce more opinions — and improve consistency in U.S. law.” Professors Clifford J. Carrubba , Matthew J. Gabel , Jay N. Krehbiel , Sivaram Cheruvu , and James F. Spriggs II have this entry at the “Monkey Cage” blog of The Washington Post.
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LawTechnologyToday
MAY 10, 2021
For the contemporary lawyer, legal automation is playing an increasingly integral role. In fact, according to the International Legal Technology Association’s 2019 Technology Survey, automation was among the top three technologies that respondents said would be a “major factor in the legal technology profession” moving forward. The importance of automation – document automation, in particular – should come as no surprise.
HowAppealing
MAY 10, 2021
“Will He Stay or Will He Go?: Calls Mount for Breyer to Retire.” This month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column will appear in tomorrow’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.
The Crime Report
MAY 10, 2021
A report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that roughly two in five–38 percent–of the 24,848 incarcerated people they surveyed across 364 prisons reported a disability of some sort, translating nationally to some 760,000 people with disabilities living behind bars who are at greater risk of serving longer sentences and being exploited and abused by prison staff or other incarcerated people, reports Jennifer Sarret in an essay for Sight Magazine.
HowAppealing
MAY 10, 2021
“Veteran judge nominated to be chief justice of Maine’s high court; Valerie Stanfill has most recently served as a Superior Court justice for Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties”: The Portland Press Herald has this report. Leela Stockley of The Bangor Daily News reports that “ Janet Mills nominates next Maine supreme court chief justice.” And Robbie Feinberg of Maine Public Radio reports that “ Janet Mills Nominates Superior Court Judge Valerie Stanfill
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The Fashion Law
MAY 10, 2021
Is it a trademark infringement to advertise, offer and/or stock and ship goods that bear a sign identical or similar to another’s registered trademark without that party’s authorization? The answer is not a difficult one to determine: These activities amount to prima facie infringement under Articles 10 TMD and 9 EUTMR. Things get more complicated, however, when the same question is asked in reference to an online marketplace, such as Amazon.
HowAppealing
MAY 10, 2021
“Trial Begins for Lawyer Who Sued Chevron Over Ecuador Pollution; Steven Donziger faces criminal contempt charges for allegedly refusing to obey a federal judge who found he acted corruptly in Ecuador”: Sara Randazzo of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
LegalReader
MAY 10, 2021
Running a business is hard. Right now, the pressure of tackling a company is even more challenging. An attorney can help you create strategies that help.
HowAppealing
MAY 10, 2021
“A Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Payday Lenders Could Also Save Facebook and Martin Shkreli”: Mekela Panditharatne has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
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The Crime Report
MAY 10, 2021
Two Forest Grove, Ore., police officers are facing charges after one of them allegedly terrorized a family while off-duty for displaying a Black Lives Matter flag outside their home by pounding on it, kicking their front door, shouting for them to come outside and fight and refusing to leave. When the second officer responded to the family’s 911 call and recognized the man as a fellow off-duty officer, instead of arresting him, he simply drove him home, reports the Washington Post.
HowAppealing
MAY 10, 2021
“Let’s Get Partisan: The Importance of Appointing Party in the Justices’ Votes and More.” Adam Feldman has this post at The Juris Lab.
Livesay&Myers
MAY 10, 2021
If Child Protective Services (CPS) suddenly becomes involved with your family, you probably have some serious questions about how they operate and how the process will play out. Following are some answers to the most common questions about CPS investigations and outcomes. What Is Abuse or Neglect of a Child? Under Virginia Code § 63.2-100 , an abused or neglected child is someone under 18 years of age whose parent, guardian, or other person responsible for their care: Causes or threatens to caus
HowAppealing
MAY 10, 2021
“Arson investigation opened after small fire at Hawaii Supreme Court”: The Honolulu Star-Advertiser has this report.
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