Diane Drain

MAY 15, 2021

On January 1, 2022, HB2617 will become the law of Arizona. Your home is no longer protected from your judgment creditors, which will have a devastating effect on Arizona’s consumers, and those hardest hit by Covid-19. This bill was promoted by Ben Toma, House Majority Leader, bought and paid for by the debt collectors and creditors. There are three parts to the bill and its amendments: The bill increases a homeowner’s homestead exemption from $150,000 to $250,000 effective Ja

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JURIST

MAY 15, 2021

An Australian think tank released a report on the declining birth rates among the Uyghur population in China’s western Xinjiang province, concluding that China’s birth-control policies imposed on the Uyghurs may constitute genocide. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) analyzed the publicly-available data on birthrates in China from 2011 to 2019, and found that birth rates among the Uyghur ethnic minority dropped precipitously starting in 2017.

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HowAppealing

MAY 15, 2021

“MT Supreme Court denies AG’s request for justices to disqualify themselves”: Seaborn Larson of The Helena Independent Record has a report that begins, “The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday said the state Legislature’s attempt to ‘manufacture a conflict’ with justices presiding over a case challenging lawmakers’ subpoena power was insufficient for a full recusal of the court.” You can access Wednesday’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme

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JURIST

MAY 15, 2021

The French National Assembly passed Bill 609 Wednesday, “relating to the management of the exit from the health crisis.” The bill provides that, beginning on June 9, France’s Prime Minister may “[m]ake the access of people to certain places, establishments or events involving large gatherings of people for leisure activities or trade fairs or exhibitions subject to the presentation of” proof that an individual has recovered from, does not currently have, or is vacc

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Above The Law

MAY 15, 2021

Giving Away Other People's Money Is Good Work If You Can Get It : Alston & Bird arranged to get $1M to the serially debunked crew at Project Veritas. This isn't campaign finance, but going to these lengths to shield a donor's identity smacks of the nonsensical conservative finance interpretation that money is central to being able to speak your mind in the public square. but also no one should be able to know that you're speaking.

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At the Lectern

MAY 15, 2021

Katherine Ellison in the Washington Post talks about Olga Murray, whose 37-year-career as a Supreme Court staff attorney is only part of a fascinating life story. The article begins: “ All through the pandemic, while so many Americans have languished — feeling cooped-up and searching for reasons to get out of their pajamas — Olga Murray has flourished.

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LegalReader

MAY 15, 2021

A New York judge had ordered that the anonymous plaintiff either publicly identify himself or drop his claim.

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Corporate Governance

MAY 15, 2021

Thermo Fisher Scientific 2021 annual meeting is May 19, 10AM Pacific Time. To attend, vote, and submit questions during the Annual Meeting visit here. From there you will at least need the control number you got from ProxyVote or elsewhere. Of course, I recommend voting in advance. To enhance long-term value. Vote AGAINST Casper, Chai, […]. The post Thermo Fisher Scientific 2021 Proxy Votes appeared first on Corporate Governance.

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LegalReader

MAY 15, 2021

The teenage inmate complained of serious chest pain--and was prescribed a bottle of Ibuprofen and antacids.

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Corporate Governance

MAY 15, 2021

NextEra Energy 2021 annual meeting is May 20, 6 AM Pacific Time. To attend, vote, and submit questions during the Annual Meeting you will have to go to 20455 State Highway 249, Suite 200, Houston, Texas. Of course, I recommend voting in advance. To enhance long-term value. Vote AGAINST Barrat, Carmaren, Dunn, Lane, Robo, Schupp, […]. The post NextEra Energy 2021 Proxy Votes appeared first on Corporate Governance.

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LexForti

MAY 15, 2021

A plea has been filed before the apex court to sought directions to use PM CARES fund for the purchase of COVID-19 essentials like vaccine, oxygen plants, generators and their installation in 700+ district hospitals which could be easily accessed by the general public. The plea has been filed in order to expand the resources invested to combat COVID-19 and to ease the difficulties faced by general public by providing them better and faster treatment.

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Patently O

MAY 15, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Amanda Macias, Kevin Breuninger, and Thomas Franck: U.S. Backs Waiving Patent Protections for Covid Vaccines, Citing Global Health Crisis (Source: CNBC). David Lawder, Andrea, Shalal and Carl O’donnell: U.S. Wants COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver to Benefit World, Not Boost China Biotech (Source: Reuters). John Chalmers and Jan Strupczewski: Key EU Countries Rebuff Biden on Sharing COVID Vaccine Patents (Source: Reuters).

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LexForti

MAY 15, 2021

Hello Readers, Welcome to the Voila! Let’s Arbitrate Blog Post!! I hope you are safe and healthy. With the increasing cross-border transactions and business, the parties prefer arbitration as their dispute resolution mechanism. The growing popularity of arbitration to resolve the disputes of subject matters belonging to various areas of business and law demands lawyers and experts in this field to make the complete process smooth and effortless.

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HowAppealing

MAY 15, 2021

“Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed effort on redistricting rules”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. In today’s edition of The Wisconsin State Journal, Riley Vetterkind has a front page article headlined “ Wisconsin Supreme Court declines to adopt Republican-backed redistricting rules.” And Shawn Johnson of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that “ Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Proposal To Change Redistricting Rules; T

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JURIST

MAY 15, 2021

A Myanmar journalist has been sentenced to jail for three years after reporting on the anti-junta protests currently engulfing the country. Min Nyo, a journalist for the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), was convicted under the recently revised Penal Code in military court on Wednesday. Section 505 makes it an offence to publish or circulate “any statement, rumor or report (a) with intent to cause … any [soldier] to mutiny or otherwise disregard [their duty].” This is one of the

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JonathanTurley

MAY 15, 2021

We have been discussing the effort in Congress to punish dissenting viewpoints among members on issues ranging from the Jan. 6th riot to the pandemic to racism. This has included sweeping calls for members to be disbarred or expelled for their criticism of the 2020 election or continued questioning of election irregularities. Rep. David Cicilline (D., R.I.) has been one of those calling for punishment of members who have the temerity to disagree with his view of the election or the riot.

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