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APRIL 9, 2021

The French Parliament met on Thursday to debate a new bill that protects the right to die with dignity. The bill was proposed by centrist MP Olivier Farloni, who serves as deputy for the parliamentary splinter group Libertes et Territoires, a party made up of center-leftist and center-rightist politicians. The bill in question is set to include the right to active assistance in dying to be included in the public health code and specifies that it shall be carried out in the form of assisted suici

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APRIL 9, 2021

Share A divided Supreme Court on Friday night granted a request by a California pastor to put COVID-related restrictions on in-home Bible study and prayer meetings on hold. The ruling, issued just before midnight, was the most recent in a series of challenges, dating back almost to the start of the pandemic, to restrictions on in-person gatherings. Chief Justice John Roberts indicated that he would have denied the request; Justice Elena Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justi

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APRIL 9, 2021

Ohio judge Alison Hatheway granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday which temporarily blocks an Ohio law banning telemedicine abortions. In a case against the Ohio Department of Health, Planned Parenthood challenged the constitutionality of Ohio Senate Bill 260 , which was set to go into effect on Monday, and would institute felony criminal charges for medical providers who provide medication abortion through telemedicine.

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APRIL 9, 2021

“For a final collection, RBG picked her favorite arguments and opinions”: Online at The Washington Post, Jeffrey Rosen has this review of the book “ Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue: A Life’s Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union ,” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Amanda L. Tyler.

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APRIL 9, 2021

A judge for Shawnee County District Court in Kansas blocked the state’s ban on Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) abortions Wednesday. The Kansas legislature passed Senate Bill 95 , commonly known as the Kansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, in 2015. The Act prohibits D&E abortions, providing exceptions only for when the abortion is “necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman” or when “continuation of the pregnancy will cause a sub

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JURIST

APRIL 9, 2021

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) announced Friday that it would file Objections and Unfair Labor Practice Charges (ULPs) against Amazon with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the wake of the RWDSU’s unsuccessful union election this year at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, fulfillment center. The RWDSU is alleging that Amazon illegally interfered with the right of its Bessemer employees to vote in a free and fair election in violation of the National Labor Relations

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APRIL 9, 2021

“Must the Justices Create a Trustworthy Press? Why not just hire smart people and ask them (or free them) to do honest reporting?” Columnist Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. will have this op-ed in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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APRIL 9, 2021

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Wednesday expanding voting rights for persons with felony convictions. HB 1078 automatically restores voting rights for people with felony convictions once completing a sentence of total confinement through the Washington Department of Corrections. Total confinement is limited to the physical area of a correctional facility and does not include community custody, which is a part of a person’s sentence where they may be required to live

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APRIL 9, 2021

“Confession Of Error: Justice Breyer Is Hired Up For October Term 2021; Justice Breyer hired a fourth clerk for the next Term within the past month, strongly suggesting that he’s not going anywhere.” David Lat has this new post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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JURIST

APRIL 9, 2021

Following years of research and failed private conferences, Washington, DC, based civil rights group Muslim Advocates initiated legal proceedings against Facebook and its top executives Thursday for allowing anti-Muslim hate speech to “run rampant” on the social-media platform. Muslim Advocates alleges in their complaint that by “seeding and cultivating anti-Muslim bigotry amongst its users,” Facebook executives have committed, aided, and abetted both fraudulent and negli

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APRIL 9, 2021

“The Libertarian Case Against Voting Restrictions: The best way to prevent election fraud is to make it easier to cast ballots — and take more care in how they’re counted.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

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JURIST

APRIL 9, 2021

The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday denied relief in a petition challenging the detention of nearly 150 Rohingya refugees in Jammu and the government’s proposed move to deport them to Myanmar. The order was made with respect to an interlocutory application filed by the petitioners pending disposal of their main writ petition of 2017 that seeks basic human amenities for the Rohingya refugees in India.

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APRIL 9, 2021

“Medical Ban for Trans Kids Is Morally Repugnant, Yet Likely Legal; State governments have a surprising amount of leeway in banning therapies they don’t like”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

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JURIST

APRIL 9, 2021

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled the first six measures it will take to address gun violence. The actions, which come in response on the heels of recent shootings in Atlanta and Colorado, are executive orders that President Joe Biden hopes will supplement upcoming legislation. The first measure asks the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue a proposed rule to stop the proliferation of “ghost guns” within 30 days.

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APRIL 9, 2021

“Will Justice Breyer Retire? Reading The Clerk Hiring Tea Leaves; Law clerk hiring can offer hints into a justice’s retirement plans.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

APRIL 9, 2021

Guillermo Del Toro’s “The Shape Of Water” has faced multiple copyright lawsuits. One recently settled, but in the case, it was alleged that the films’ creators had “plagiarised the story of The Shape of Water from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paul Zindel’s 1969 play Let Me Hear You Whisper, which told the story of a cleaning lady in a […].

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APRIL 9, 2021

“Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bernstein said he’s working ‘harder than ever’ after three months abroad”: Gus Burns of MLve has this report.

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APRIL 9, 2021

Uber takes back control, Apple eyes cars, and Instacart introduces credit cards. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

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APRIL 9, 2021

“Clarence Thomas is right. Big Tech will have its day in court, eventually.” Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 9, 2021

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Friday morning read: Is the Supreme Court too partisan? Here’s what 3 reform proposals would do (Taylor Mooney, CBS News). This Is What Judicial Activism Looks Like on the Supreme Court (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times).

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APRIL 9, 2021

“Activists to Breyer: Give us your seat.” That’s the title of today’s installment of Politico Playbook.

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APRIL 9, 2021

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, the viability of certain types of disability-based claims under three federal statutes. One petition involves the Americans with Disabilities Act. Another involves the interaction of the Affordable Care Act and the Rehabilitation Act. Because an on-the-job arm injury made it harder for her to conduct health inspections for Weld County, Colorado, Laurie Exby-Stolley requested an accommodation i

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LegalReader

APRIL 9, 2021

Unfortunately, if this case stands, it will cause widespread harm to innocent business owners throughout the country.

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APRIL 9, 2021

There’s really never any risk that a conversation with Jared Correia will be boring. That said, when I saw his latest podcast featured reputation management, I was expecting a fairly straightforward interview. I should have known better. Correia’s guest Shawn Hill of NiceJob Inc. got real when talking about reviews, why they matter, and how to turn them into marketing gold.

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APRIL 9, 2021

In May 2020, the Supreme Court decided the trademark case of Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Grp., Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1589 (2020) and expressly refused to extend preclusion doctrines in the trademark realm beyond their traditional bounds set by the doctrines of issue and claim preclusion. One month later, the Federal Circuit decided In re PersonalWeb Techs.

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