JURIST
JULY 15, 2021
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Russia has failed to justify the lack of legal acknowledgment for same-sex couples. The court stated in a press release that Russia has to provide a legal framework and policy to entitle same-sex couples to the same legal protection as opposite-sex couples. This is a violation of Section 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
EvidenceProf Blog
JULY 15, 2021
Federal Rule of Evidence 704(a) provides that An opinion is not objectionable just because it embraces an ultimate issue. So, would it violate this Rule, in a prosecution of a defendant for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a.
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JURIST
JULY 15, 2021
In a split decision on Tuesday a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that federal statutes and regulations restricting gun sales to persons 21 years old and older are unconstitutional. The plaintiffs, Natalia Marshall and Tanner Hirschfeld, filed suit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) when they were turned down attempting to purchase handguns.
The Crime Report
JULY 15, 2021
The U.S. bail system relies heavily on the imposition of cash bonds to secure the pretrial release of criminal defendants awaiting trial, despite widespread criticism that the state unfairly punishes indigent criminal defendants with pretrial jail confinement solely because of their inability to pay the cash bond. Stewart D’Allessio. Many large jurisdictions use a bond schedule to establish the amount of money a criminal defendant must pay to be released from jail pretrial.
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JURIST
JULY 15, 2021
A spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday of an impending humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as mounting conflict gives rise to human suffering and civilian displacement. Speaking at a press briefing at the Palais des Nations, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch raised concerns over the deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan, with families being forced to flee their homes due to the worsening security situation in the country.
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JURIST
JULY 15, 2021
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop a new Texas law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy from coming into force. According to the lawsuit, the law violates constitutional rights and also violates the precedent set by Roe v. Wade , in which it was held that abortion cannot be prohibited before viability (i.e. before the foetus can survive outside the uterus).
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“Why the Lawyers Cartel Is Pushing for Woke Law Schools: The ABA’s proposed accrediting standards would impose uniformity and call it ‘diversity.'” Law professor John O. McGinnis will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
JURIST
JULY 15, 2021
The US Senate approved the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention bill on Wednesday to prohibit all goods produced using forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region from entering US markets. The bill has its roots in Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which forbids the import of goods made with forced labor in any foreign country. It establishes a “rebuttable presumption” that all goods from Xinjiang are mined, produced or manufactured with forced labor, until and unless the US Custom
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“Another Attack on Mandatory Bar Membership & Dues Fails Before Appellate Panel”: Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.
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JURIST
JULY 15, 2021
The European Union on Wednesday announced the adoption of a package of proposals designed to make its climate, energy, land use, transport, and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The announcement stated that achieving these emission reductions in the next decade is crucial if Europe is to become the world’s first climate neutral continent by 2050 and make the European Green Deal a reality.
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“Liberals Blast Breyer’s ‘Ego’ as He Balks at Retirement Pressure”: Jordan S. Rubin and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law have this report.
LawSites
JULY 15, 2021
The AI-driven contract review technology company LawGeex has named legal industry veteran Sameena Kluck to the newly created position of director of brand evangelism. Kluck, who has been with LawGeex since April 2020 as a strategic account executive, said that her new position is her dream job. “What I’ve been put in this position to do is to tell our story externally and internally,” Kluck said.
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“What Thurgood Marshall Taught Me: He became the first Black Supreme Court justice, and the stories he told his clerks — like me — revealed how he helped break down America’s color line.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter will have this article in this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.
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The Crime Report
JULY 15, 2021
The responses by police, prisons and courts to the pandemic showed that the U.S. criminal justice system, once considered too sluggish and hidebound to change, is capable of reform, according to a RAND Corporation study. “The variety of pandemic responses that were required, as well as the speed and scale of those changes, created a natural experiment to test large, systemic changes to the criminal justice system in a way that many in the system and in the public more broadly would have believed
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“Supreme Court justices shouldn’t get lifetime appointments. It’s time to impose term limits. Forty-nine states don’t allow tenured lifetime judgeships, including those in which we both served, and it’s time for the U.S. Supreme Court to follow suit.” Former Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson of the Supreme Court of Texas and former Chief Justice Ruth V.
LawSites
JULY 15, 2021
Subscribers to Cheetah for Corporate Counsel, a legal research platform from Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. , now have direct access to Lawgood , a practice tool for drafting contracts and clauses using market standards. Through a partnership between the two companies, access to Lawgood’s functionality is included with a subscription to the Cheetah for Corporate Counsel product.
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“Major Supreme Court reform is unlikely. But these changes would be a good start. New ethics rules might prevent conflicts of interest — and it’s time to televise arguments.” Law professor Daniel Epps has this essay online at The Washington Post.
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The IP Law Blog
JULY 15, 2021
In recent years, the Supreme Court has decided a number of cases, including Bilski v. Kappos, Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad , and Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l , which involve the limits on patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. For example, in Alice, the court stated “[t]he ‘abstract ideas’ category embodies the longstanding rule that an idea of itself is not patentable.
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“Exclusive: Stephen Breyer says he hasn’t decided his retirement plans and is happy as the Supreme Court’s top liberal.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.
Above The Law
JULY 15, 2021
Unfamiliar with boreout? It’s a term to describe being bored out of your mind along with crises of both meaning and growth. It’s stagnation, but more than that.
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“Tree walk highlights how to identify trees, as well as the threats facing them”: Liz Sauchelli of The Valley News of West Lebanon, New Hampshire recently had this article in which Justice Stephen G. Breyer is mentioned and perhaps appears in an accompanying photograph.
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Above The Law
JULY 15, 2021
* Country that prides itself on its history continues to whitewash its 1st Amendment heroes. When will textualists do the reading? [ The Hill ] * Senator cares more about Chick-Fil-A than likely violation of the constitution and calls to violence. 1L attending a FedSoc meeting and staying for the food vibes. [ HuffPost ] * Federal legislation proposed to decriminalize marijuana.
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“Atlanta court upholds CDC eviction moratorium”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report. David Eldridge of The Washington Times reports that “ Federal appeals court leaves evictions moratorium in place, a blow to landlords.” John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “ Appeals court deals another blow to landlords on eviction freeze.” And Kayla Goggin of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Landlords Lose Challenge to Eviction Ban at
Above The Law
JULY 15, 2021
Making A Career Cleaning Up The Messes Of Serial Abusers: Maybe not why YOU went to law school, but you are not Ken Starr. What Does A Post-COVID Law Firm Look Like? Well, no one is really sure. Stephen Breyer Doesn't Mind Amy Sitting In Ruth's Seat: Why else would he not be retired? Showing Off Your Gun In Court: Not a great look for a judge (or anyone, TBH).
HowAppealing
JULY 15, 2021
“So far as I can tell, the Moses H. Cone canon is just made up. We should rethink it.” So wrote Eleventh Circuit Judge Kevin C. Newsom in a concurring opinion issued yesterday.
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